Irish in Achill Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8gJCKfidfc
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Identified Speakers
The speaker is addressed as 'Thomas' and discusses local history and folklore, suggesting an older age and native speaker status.
Locations
chuala mé go raibh go leor staire ag baint leis an áit agus go háirithe leis an teach seo
I heard that there was a lot of history associated with the place and especially with this house.
an bhféadfá roinnt eolais a thabhairt dúinn faoi sheán
could you give us some information about Seán
an teach seo a tógadh
the house that was built
céad bliain ó shin
A hundred years ago
chonaic an babliac
saw the ruin
tháinig anseo
came here
an samhradh a chaitheamh ann ar bhealach
to spend the summer there in a way
agus thóg sé isteach an píosa talamh sin thart ansin fad an taobh sin den abhainn
and he took in that piece of land around there along that side of the river
tuigim
I understand
thóg sé an teach agus an ann
He built the house and the ann
tuarastal a bhí le fáil ag na daoine ag an am
salary that people were receiving at the time
tabharfaidh mise pingin in aghaidh an lae nó rud éigin mar sin
I will give a penny a day or something like that.
chuir sé críoch
he finished
ar na beithígh
on the cattle
aon
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