Turas Siar 143 - Pádraic S. as an gCartúr le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG : Cur síos ar Bháthadh Oiligh

a bheith dhá eangach na trí eangach acu ach

to have two nets or three nets of them but

bhí formhór na gcurraigh

most of the currachs were

an uair sin bhíodh sé déanta

at that time it used to be done.

láidir acmhainneach

Strong resourceful.

le haghaidh na hoibre seo

for this work

ach

but

nuair a fuair siadsan in ann ní raibh siad in ann

When they were able, they were not able.

na trí theangacha a thabhairt anall i gcuideacht gan aon locht amháin do 'chuile dhuine a gcuid anála chéad uair

to bring the three languages across in company without a single fault for everyone their first breath.

agus bhí sé ag cur ina cheann agus ag iarraidh athrú adeir siad

and he was putting it in his head and trying to change, they say.

isteach orthu san áit a raibh siad gaoth aniar aneas

In on them in the place where they were a southwesterly wind.

go

to

nuair a tháinig siad anall

when they came over.

chuir siad amach an chéad dátheangach agus bhí an ceann eile thall

They released the first bilingual and the other one was over there.

agus dúirt

and said

fear eile de chuid na

another man of the