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’

Sea bheifeá a cheapadh. Sin an chaoi a gcuireann sí an píosa i láthair í fhéin, an an glór álainn atá aici.

Yes, you would think so. That's how she presents the piece herself, with the beautiful voice she has.

Amuigh i gCleve Land.

Out in Cleveland.

Iontach deas aici.

Really nice of her.

Agus an chaoi a dtugann sí an greann amach as an bpíosa freisin.

And how she brings the humor out of the piece as well.

Tá bhí cruinneas teangan aici.

She has linguistic accuracy.

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An uair an píosa sin atá ar ar an téip.

The time that piece is on the tape.

Tá fhios agam gur gur Donnchadh Ó Gallchóir beannacht Dé lena anam.

I know that it is Donnchadh Ó Gallchóir, may God bless his soul.

a thug siar go Scoil na hAislingí an lá sin agus tá barúil agam.

who took back to the School of Dreams that day and I have an idea...

Go raibh píosaí eile bailithe ag an fhear a bhailíodh é.

That the man who collected it had gathered other pieces.

An lá sin chomh maith.

That day as well.

Sea, Proinsias Ó Conluain ó R.T.É. Sílim a bhí ann a thug cuairt naoi déag caoga hocht an an bhliain chomh fada le mo thuairim.

Yes, it was Proinsias Ó Conluain from R.T.É. I think who visited in nineteen fifty-eight as far as I recall.

Sea agus na na píosaí eile mar sin tógadh an lá céanna iad ó chailíní óga agus buachaillí óga agus mar sin chomh maith le Bríd.

Yes, and the other pieces like that were taken the same day from young girls and young boys and also with Bríd.

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

Tá barúil agam go ndeachaigh siad síos go go go dtí an sean ceardscoil ar an Chaiseal chomh maith.

I have a feeling that they went down to the old vocational school at the Cashel as well.