Irish in Achill Part II

anois ar an taobh seo gon oileán sin an áit a bhfuil caol agus do mhacha

Now on this side of the island is the place where Caol and Do Macha are.

agus d'imigh na cuairteoirí

and the visitors left.

is beag gaeilge atá le cloisteáil ann

There is little Irish to be heard there.

na daoine óga ag tíocht abhaile

the young people coming home

an scoil

the school

ní dóigh liomsa gurb iad na gaeilge

I don't think they are the Irish.

an an fionnadh a bhí mé i gcónaí

the fur I always had.

cé go bhfuil togha na gaeilge acu

even though they have excellent Irish.

agus caithfidh siad a bheith mar is múinteoirí ón áit atá ag múineadh scoile anseo anois

and they must be as they are teachers from the place who are teaching school here now.

is cainteoirí ó dhúchas

"are native speakers."

agus i ngeall air sin tá togha na gaeilge aige

and because of that he has excellent Irish.

daoine óga

young people

ach ní dóigh liom

but I don't think

chomh fada agus

as long as

tá an t-eolas agam

I have the information.