iris aniar billy willy phillip

bheadh péire taobh istigh agus b'fhéidir péire nó trí cinn taobh amuigh ar an bpot de bharr nár raibh aon dhuine ag iascaireacht ansin le fada an lá

there would be a pair inside and maybe a pair or three outside on the pot because no one had been fishing there for a long time.

ba 'in i naoi déag seasca

It was in nineteen sixty.

cén fáth a raibh an ainm sin 'an bád francach' air

"Why was that name 'the French boat' on it."

sea

Yes

agus

and

aha

aha

nuair a bhí sé ag teacht anall

when he was coming over

satharn é bhí tancanna móra amuigh ag

Saturday it was big tanks out at.

nuair a bhí na tancannaí sin líonta tá fhios agat

when those tanks were filled you know.

chuirfeadh sé scéal creidim ar an mbád a bhí ag teacht anall as an bhfrainc

I believe he would send a message on the boat that was coming over from France.

ach má chaithfeadh féin

"but even if he/she/it had to"