Turas Siar 141 - Pádraic S. as an gCartúr le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, Raidió na Gaeltachta: ag cúrsáil giorriacha, an giorria marbh a d’éirigh amach as an drisiúr, Targaireacht Bhriain Rua, tomhais : "céard atá sa bhfarraige nach féidir a rá i mBéarla?"

déarfainn

I would say

iad

them

ag imeacht ar an tsráid anseo

walking on the street here

d'fheicfeá ag imeacht ag bogadaigh sa bocléimneach iad

You would see them going off skipping in the buck-leaping.

sea

yes

ach diabhal blas le céad slat ón uisce nó nach bhfuil

but not a damn taste a hundred yards from the water or not.

ach ní bhfuair siad an talamh glas agus dhul trasna réimse scealpacha agus fraoch

but they did not find the green land and to go across a field of rocks and heather.

'sé

'sé

ansin agus cnocáin agus chuile chineál an eile a bhí ann ag an am

then and hills and every other kind that was there at the time.

ba iontas ar fad a bhíonn iontas mór

A great wonder is always a big wonder.

rón a leithéid de rud a dhéanamh

seal to do such a thing.

sea

yes

ach is cosúil go raibh sé curtha ann agus go raibh sé le theacht am agus caithfidh an fear seo chuaigh roimhe

but it seems that it was placed there and that it was to come time and this man who went before must