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.

Ach ní ag tiomáint a bhí tú i gcónaí. Bhí bhí neart le déanamh sa mbaile san am sin. An mbíodh sibh ag plé le caoirigh?

But you weren't always driving. There was plenty to do at home at that time. Did you deal with sheep?

Ara chaithfeadh siad in amannaí bhí siopa acu le haghaidh i gcónaí.

Well, they would have to sometimes have a shop for always.

Chaithfeadh siad in amannaí b'fhéidir caoirigh a thógáil in Éirinn, fiacha, a' bhfuil 'fhios a'd?, agus bhí ormsa dearcadh d'éist muid, a' bhfuil 'fhios a'd? Ar ndóigh tharraing mé uair bhí cuid cuid go muintir as Cathair na gClochar as Cill Dhara orainn. Fuair siad feirmeachaí thuas i gCill Dara.

They would sometimes have to raise sheep in Ireland, deer, you know?, and I had to listen to the perspective, you know? Of course, I once drew some people from the City of the Monasteries in Kildare to us. They got farms up in Kildare.

Ach bhí fear, deir sé, ag athrú orthu cearnóg gcloch.

But there was a man, he says, changing a square of stones on them.

An raibh caoirigh aige?

Did he have sheep?

Agus ní raibh 'fhios a'inn sin an uair sin cén Bríd a bhí ann, Antoin, a' bhfuil 'fhios a'd, ach

And we didn't know at that time which Bríd it was, Antoin, do you know, but.

Deir sé go d'iarr sé ag an bhfear fear, I suppose the Lunitics, The Luitics Tupthaí, tháinig sé cuid de bharra, níorbh fhéidir an geansú ar chor ar bith roimhe thrí wires agus chuile shórt.

He says that he asked the man, I suppose the Lunatics, The Lunitics Tupthaí, he came some of the crop, the jumper couldn't be at all before through wires and everything.

Níos seviet ná ná Black Black Face.

More severe than Black Black Face.

Bhí meascán mór acu.

They had a big mix.

Fliú Tics

Tick Flu.

Hiúdaí.

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

Ach ní raibh aon tóir agatsa a bheith ina ndiaidh.

But you had no desire to be after them.

An-tuar ní raibh aon fhonn ortsa a bheith ina

A great omen you had no desire to be in.

ndiaidh mall.

after slow..

Bhfuil 'fhios a'd an rud agus níl 'fhios a'm an ndéanfaidh siad cén fáth.

Do you know the thing and I don't know if they will do why.