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Dominic is mentioned in the transcript as being present during the conversation. The context of the conversation and location suggests he is likely a native speaker from the Erris region.
John is mentioned alongside Dominic, suggesting he is also a participant in the conversation. Given the context, he is likely a native speaker from the Erris region.
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Bhí conaí ar an oileáin seo, i bhfad roimhe cuimhne sínseara na bhfear seo.
There were people living on the island long before the ancestors of these men
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seo an béile mór
here is the big meal.
carn mór sliogán agus gaineamh
a large pile of shells and sand
agus fritheadh iarsmaí an seo ó thús ré na críostaíochta
and remains were found here from the beginning of the Christian era.
tá an daonra seasca troigh ar airde
the population is sixty feet tall.
agus cúig céad troigh trasna
and five hundred feet across.
ba é an scoláire francis sonraí a rinne staidéar ar an láthair
The scholar Francis Sonraí was the one who studied on site.
agus ar láithreacha eile na seandálaíochta in inis gé
and on other archaeological sites in Inis Gé.
ceann de na leacracha is feiceálaí anseo
One of the most prominent stones here.