Turas Siar 166 - Agallamh a rinne Máirtín Mac Donnchadha le Micí Ó Murchú agus a bhean Máire Cáit : An áinne (= an adhann), difríochtaí idir Gaeilge Cheathrú Thaidhg agus Gaeilge Chonamara, todhchaí na Gaeilge i gceantar Cheathrú Thaidhg

Ní raibh tuige a mbeadh siad sa nGaeltacht?

There was no understanding why they would be in the Gaeltacht.

Rud eicínt mar sin.

Something like that.

An dtuigeann tú ach gcaithfeadh daoine cur ar a son féin agus 'Sea.

Do you understand but people would have to stand up for themselves and 'Yes..

'Sea, agus i gcoirnéal a théid.

Yes, and in the corner it goes..

Dtuigeann tú, b'fhéidir, agus níl ann ach b'fhéidir lag go ndéanfadh sé difríocht.

You understand, perhaps, and it's only a faint maybe that it would make a difference.

'Sea.

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

Ag deireadh an lae.

At the end of the day.

nó

or

Ach ar an gcaoi a bhfuil rudaí ag dul anois.

But the way things are going now..

Tá faitíos orm go dtógfaidh sé iarracht mhaith.

I am afraid that it will take a good effort.

Iarracht maith mór.

Good big effort.

Agus ní thig liom é a fheiceáil.

And I can't see it.

Ní thig liom é a fheiceáil.

I can't see it.

Ní thig liom a fheiceáil tá níos mó Gaeilge thuas i mBaile Mun inniu ná atá sna Gaeltachtaí.

I can't see that there is more Irish up in Baile Mun today than there is in the Gaeltachts.

I bhfad níos mó.

Much more.