Gaeltacht le Annraoí Ua Corrduibh
This episode of ‘Gaeltacht’ was broadcast on 27 March 1969. The narrator is Annraoí Ó Liatháin. 'Gaeltacht' is a series of programmes looking at life in the Gaeltacht in the late 1960s. Over the course of a year producer and director Colm Ó Laoghaire and a film crew visited eight Gaeltacht areas. These are An Rinn (Ring) in Waterford, Bhaile Bhuirne agus Cúil Aodha (Ballyvourney and Coolea) in Cork, Corca Dhuibhne (Corkaguiny) in Kerry, Conamara (Connemara) in Galway, Oileáin Árann (Aran Islands) in Galway, Iorras (Erris) in Mayo, Anagaire, An Fál Carrach, Croithlí, Gaoth Dobhair agus Rann na Feirste (Annagary, Falcarragh, Crolly, Gweedore and Rannafast) in Donegal and Ráth Chairn (Rathcairn) in Meath. 'Gaeltacht’ was first broadcast on 13 February 1969.
Recording Information
an scoil náisiúnta ros dumhach in iorras ar an taobh thoir thuaidh de gcontae mhaigh eo
The national school Ros Dumhach in Iorras on the northeast side of County Mayo
gceantar aistreánach is ea an ghaeltacht seo
This Gaeltacht is a migratory area.
d'fhéadfaí a rá gurb í an ghaeltacht an tsaoil
One could say that the Gaeltacht is the life.
sórt sin duine eile gaeltachta
another sort of Gaeltacht person
go deimhin is iomaí duine sa tír nár airigh trácht ar an ngaeltacht seo riamh
Indeed, there are many people in the country who have never heard of this Gaeltacht.
chuireamar ceist ina thaobh sin ar phríomhoide na scoile seo
We asked the principal of this school about that.
bhuel anois is dóigh liom go dtéann sé sin fíor
Well now I suppose that is true.
ar ndóigh caithfidh tú cuimhniú
of course you have to remember
ar an áit seo iargúlta agus iargúlta go maith
in this remote and very remote place
tá sé ceapthaí amach ón tír ar fad
He is supposed to be out of the country altogether.
níl ann ach má dhearcann tú ar léarscáil éireann
it's only if you look at a map of Ireland
agus ní bhíodh daoine ag dul an bealach seo
and people did not use to go this way