Turas Siar 155 - Agallamh a rinne Caitlín Nic Conghóile le Pat Tom Ó Dochartaigh, Ceathrú na gCloch : scoil, obair, araideacha.

Céad fáilte romhat, a Phat Tom, maith thú féin, rugadh agus tógadh thusa i gCeathrú na gCloch.

A hundred welcomes to you, Pat Tom, well done yourself, you were born and raised in Ceathrú na gCloch.

Tom.

Tom.. If you are finding the dialect difficult to understand (North Connacht Irish), there is sometimes a standard Irish version available here also:.

Agus ag an am sin ba saol an-bhocht a bhí ann agus ní ar charr ná bhus a d'imigh tusa na scoile sin ní hea Peadar.

And at that time it was a very poor life and it was not by car or bus that you went to that school, not Peadar.

Ní d'imigh mé an scoil ag siúl cosnochtaí.

I did not leave the school walking barefoot.

Cé hé?

Who is he?

Agus cé cén rudaí eile a bhí deacair sa scoil sin ag an am sin, an raibh teas agaibh?

And what other things were difficult in that school at that time, did you have heat?

Beidh tine a mhúineadh, mar a déarfá, tine oscailte.

There will be a fire taught, as you might say, an open fire.

Sea

Yes.

Ach chaithfeá do chuid móna a thabhairt leat ón teach.

But you would have to bring your turf with you from the house.

Ach gan dabht

But without a doubt.

Agus eh faoin mbia an raibh bia ar bith agaibh ag an scoil ag an am sin?

And about the food, did you have any food at school at that time?

Bhí neart bille an uair sin ann, bhí neart aráin, neart cócó agus

There was plenty of bill then, there was plenty of bread, plenty of cocoa and.

Raibh?

Was?

Ní raibh aon ocras ort, bheifeá.

You weren't hungry, you would be.

Bhí

Was.