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.
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is é an trua é
it is the pity
go nglacann na daoiní imirce mar
that people accept migration as
tá saoil
lives are
is cuimhin liom cúpla bliain ó shin bhí mé ag caint le fear fear gur rugadh
I remember a couple of years ago I was talking to a man who was born
mac óg atá ann
He is a young son.
agus mhair mé nuaíochta
and I lived innovation
agus dúirt sé dúirt sé
and he said he said
gasúir eile de shasana
other children of England
gasúr eile de shasana
another boy from England
uaill chaointe in iarthar le cianta
Wailing in the west for ages
pobal líonmhar á thógaint chun na báid imirce a líonadh
Building a populous community to fill the emigration boats
agus na tithe tréigthe mar chomhartha
and the abandoned houses as a sign
go bhfuil an bonn phobail ag dul i laghad
that the community base is decreasing
in aghaidh gach glúin dá dtagann
against every generation that comes
na bailte fearann seo
these townlands