Turas Siar 173 - Maidhcí Mhaidhcil Sheáin Ó Gallchobhair as an gCorrán i bParóiste Acla ag caint le Seán Ó hÉalaí (arbh as an gCorrán dó, chomh maith), faoina óige agus a shaol. As an tsraith " 'Sé do Bheatha ".

Áh bhoil doiligh scilling a fháil an uair sin.

Ah well, it was difficult to get a shilling at that time.

Agus iad ag dul

And they are going.

Go Sasana agus go hAlbain.

To England and to Scotland.

Ara, bhí.

Well, there was..

Daoine ag teacht is ag imeacht.

People coming and going.

Ag teacht is ag imeacht théadh na seandaoiní soir ag na

Coming and going, the old people used to go east to the.

Feilbhéan

Feilbhéan.

Le haghaidh cúpla mí féir.

For a few months of grass..

Ní raibh.

There was not..

Obair ar bith ina dhiaidh sin ach ag baint fataí chuirfeadh siad abhaile ansin cúpla mí ná trí Sasana ag na feilméaraí 'Sin é an méid a bhí ann an uair sin.

Any work after that but digging potatoes they would send home then a couple of months or three to England to the farmers 'That's all there was at that time.

Ní raibh caint ar Londain ná áit ar bith eile.

There was no talk of London or anywhere else.

An uair sin.

Then..

Ná Ryanair a thoil. Á ní raibh.

Do not please Ryanair. Oh it wasn't..

'Sin é an chaoi a bhfuil sé.

That's the way it is.

Cén chaoi a dtéadh siad go go Sasana agus go hAlbain amach ar an traein aneas go ba Dhoire ná

How would they go to England and Scotland out on the train south to Derry or not.