Pádhraig S Ó Murchú agus Liam Mac Congail
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Name mentioned in the recording title, indicating a likely native speaker from the Erris region.
Name mentioned in the recording title, indicating a likely native speaker from the Erris region.
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An meon sin, an meon sin fós le...le feiceáil thart go mbeidh.
That mindset, that mindset still to be seen around, so that
Dá labhrófá Gaeilge go raibh tú ag déanamh fuántas.
If you spoke Irish you were making an effort.
Na daoiní nach raibh, b'fhéidir nach raibh aon bhaint acu aon bhaint acu le cúrsaí Gaeilge, tá siad báúil go leor ach
those who, perhaps, have no connection at all with Irish matters, they are quite sympathetic but
níl 'fhios a'm. Sin iad is mó, a déarfá, feictear dhom féin, atá báúil leis an nGaeilge is iad sna bailtí móra.
I don't know. It seems to me that those who are most sympathetic to Irish are in the big towns.
Dream nár tógadh leis an nGaeilge agus nár tógadh.
A group not raised with Irish and not raised...
Dúchais chor ar bith.
No heritage at all.
Feicfidh tú go leor acub sin a' déanamh a ndícheall.
You will see many of them doing their best.
Nuair a théanns muintir s'againn féin isteach ina baile mhór.
When our own people go into their big town...
Is dóiche corruair ná raibh cuid acu nach raibh caint i nGaeilge le chéile a chasadh le chéile iad.
It is likely that some of them who did not speak Irish together met each other.
Faisean sin acub dhá bhfeicfeadh siad duine eicínt.
That fashion they have if they saw someone.