Turas Siar 179 - Pádraic Ó Gionnáin agus Máirtín Mac Donnchadha ag siúl i gCill Ghallagáin agus iad ar fháirnis reithe. Pléann siad an cnádán, an fóchannán (=feochadán), an neantóg, an speig neanta(í) agus an cnúdán

Bhí siad a' breathnú go raibh siad an-óltach is bhíodar a' trácht a dhul gon Afraic ó dheas.

They looked like they were very drunk and they were talking about going to South Africa.

D'fhág siad an Afraic agus chuaigh siad go deomhar agus d'ith siad an clómhar a bhí ag fás ins an bhFrainc.

They left Africa and they went north and they ate the clover that was growing in France.

Chuaigh siad siar an Atlantic is aniar Median go dtáinig siad i dtír sa gcaisleán isteach.

They went west the Atlantic and east the Mediterranean until they landed in the castle inside.

Trí mhuintir Dheaid i ngarraí Tom Leary.

Through Dad’s people in Tom Leary’s garden..

Ag ithe féir is gobáiste ghlas, bhí .na aige scoitse agus cúpla réiteach is tá fhios agaibh féin cén chaoi a dtáinig sí as.

Eating grass and green cabbage, he had a scutch and a couple of solutions and you yourselves know how she came out.

Inniu

Today. .

Guth

Voice. .

Suas sráid.

Up the street.. .

Deich míle fhichead geallta aige le cúig mhíle dhéag agus fiche ó six mór saibhir geallta aige ag caint ar mhílte chuala mé go bhfuil mílte go leor curtha suas agat féin inniu bhuel tá mílte croí níl a fhios agamsa an bhfuil sé ráite.

Twenty thousand promised by him with fifteen thousand and twenty from six very rich people promised by him talking about thousands I heard that you yourself have put up thousands today well there are thousands of hearts I don’t know if it is said..

Níl a fhios agamsa an bhfuil sé rásta a theacht in aice leat ar chor ar bith, an bhfuil cur cantal ort?

I don't know at all whether he is in a hurry to come near you, are you annoyed?

But

Ach. .

Á bhuel, a Mháirtín, tá seol déanta agamsa inniu. Díolfaidh mé an fhírinne leat.

Well, Máirtín, I have made a mistake today. I will tell you the truth...

Bhí mé thiar ar an gcnoc sin thiar anois ar maidin isteach ó Bhun an Ghleanna thart tosaigh an áit a raibh muid thosaigh an áit a bhfuil mé ag caint air agus aniar tón inné anseo soir go dtí Poilín is dóigh soir ansin sea agus tá sé sin déanta dhá uair agam inniu.

I was back on that hill back there now this morning in from the Bottom of the Glen around the front of the place where we were, the place I’m talking about, and from the west since yesterday here east to Poilín I suppose, east then yes, and I’ve done that twice today.

Ní

No. .

Turas na Turas

Journey of the Journey. .