Turas Siar 167 - Micí Joe Ó Conghóile, Ros Dumhach, nach maireann, faoi agallamh ag Máirtín Mac Donnchadha : Leoraís agus báid, an cnúdán agus an cnádán.

Ní raibh mórán carranna thart, déarfainn, san am a bhfuair seisean an chéad charr.

There weren't many cars around, I'd say, at the time he got his first car.

Ní raibh.

There was not..

Bhí

Was.

Bhfuil 'fhios a'd an chéad rud a bhí aici sin?

Do you know the first thing she had?.

Currach

Currach.

Duff as Balwus

Duff from Belmullet.

Muise?

Muise?

Óh 'sea.

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

Agus fuair siad scaitheamh bád seoil.

And they got a spell of sailing.

Bhuel, bhí mo chroí-sa briste nuair a d'fhás mé suas.

Well, my heart was broken when I grew up.

Nach raibh an bád seoil i gcónaí aige, d'oscail, d'fhoghlaim le seoladh aimsir.

Didn't he always have the sailboat, opened, learned to sail weather.

Agus arbh fhearr leat an bád seoil a bheith a bheith a bheith ag stiúradh an bháid seoil ná a bheith ag tiomáint eile oraibh?

And would you prefer to be steering the sailboat rather than driving another on you?

Bó ab fhearr muise á bó ab fhearr b'fhearr i bhfad.

A better cow indeed, a better cow would be much better.

I bhfad.

Far away..

Faraor, ní

Alas, no.