Turas Siar 158 - Máire Uí Chaoimh as an gCloich Mhóir, Acaill, ag caint le Máirtín Mac Donnchadha faoi Bhríd Mhic Confhaola, filíocht ‘Seán agus An Bás’

Bhí sé thart ar Acaill, níl fhios ag, níl fhios ag duine ar bith na blianta a bhí sí, bhí sé anseo.

He was around Achill, nobody knows, nobody knows the years she was, he was here.

Ach em

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

Bhí sé a gabháil thart agus ar

He was going around and on.

Dá bhfaigheadh sé

If he would get.

Lóistín

Accommodation.

Maith i dteach éigin i dteach.

Good in some house in a house.

bheas moladh, bheadh sé á mholadh ach moladh buí sin.

"would be praised, he would be praising it but that yellow praise.."

Sea

Yes.

a ghearradh an tóin astu.

cut the bottom out of them

sa

in.

Bhí an bhí an cháil sin ar na filí ar fad ná raibh?

All the poets had that reputation, didn't they?

Bhíos

I was.

Bhí siad in ann moladh agus bhí siad in ann sciolla a dhéanamh freisin.

They were able to praise and they were able to make a joke too.

Sea agus bhí ó bhí sé féin agus an dara bhean oíche a bhí ag Caitlíní.

Yes, and he was since he himself and the second woman on the night that was at Caitlín's.

Caitlín Ní Ghallchóir

Caitlín Ní Ghallchóir