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’

Trí nó ceithre de bhlianta ó shin.

Three or four years ago..

Ab shin an méid?

Was that it?

Bin é a tháinig sí abhaile tugadh a corp abhaile agus bhí sí bhí tórramh.

When she came home her body was brought home and she had a wake.

sa teach i mbréal goil

in the house in a fit of crying.

Agus tá sí curtha in Acaill.

And she is buried in Achill.

Agus bhí aois mhór aici, a deir tú, faoin tráth sin.

And she was very old, you say, by that time.

Déarfainn go raibh sí ocht mbliana déag is ceithre scór slánaithe.

I would say she was ninety-eight years old.

Muise, bhí sí chomh gar sin don chéad.

Well, she was that close to the first...

Bhí agus bhí intinn agus bhí chuile shórt chomh chomh glan soiléir aici.

She had a mind and everything was so, so clear to her.

Bhí

Was.

go dtí gur gur gur fuair sí bás gur cailleadh í.

until she died, until she was lost.

Maith agat.

Thank you.

Sea

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

Bhuel is breá an rud, tá mé an-bhuíoch díot a Mháire as ucht a chur in iúl dúinn cérbh í féin mar is písín álainn é sílimse é seo.

Well, it's a fine thing, I am very grateful to you Máire for letting us know who she was as I think this is a lovely kitten.

É seo.

This is..