Irish in Achill Part 1

nuair a chuir sé orthu chomh fada agus a chuala mé

"when he put them on as far as I heard"

ná ní raibh cead ag duine ar bith a chur ar an taobh seo den abhainn

nor was anyone allowed to put on this side of the river

ar an gcé

on the quay

rásaí na caoirigh

sheep races

nó trí pingine ar mhó in aghaidh an lae

or three pennies or more per day

'sé an an t-airgead sin tabharfaidh tú na bhfear

It is that money you will give to the men.

ag deireadh na seachtaine

at the end of the week

ach maidir leis féin

but as for himself

bhoil níl a fhios agam cén sórt duine é

Well, I don't know what kind of person he is.

ach an méid a chuala mé

but what I heard

níor thaitnigh siad rómhór leis na daoine dar ndóigh

they weren't too popular with the people of course

agus deirtear liom go mbíodh an bhean anseo

and I am told that the woman used to be here

ach nár fhág sí an teach go ró-mhinic dtuigeann tú níl fhios agam cén fáth

but she didn't leave the house too often you understand I don't know why

sin mar 'bhí

that's how it was

ach chaith sé roinnt fíona anseo ó d'imigh sé leis arís go baile an róba

but he drank some wine here before he left again for Ballinrobe