Turas Siar 181 - Pádraic Ó Gionnáin as Cill Ghallagáin ag cur síos ar éanacha farraige i gceantar Dhún Chaocháin. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal Gaelach. Máirtín Mac Donnchadha a chuir i láthair.

Caithfidh mé tuilleadh tuairisc a chur fúthu ach gabh chuir mé ort díreach ceist amháin agam ortsa mura imíonns tú bhí Máire Máire Uí Chaoimh in Acaill an lá cheana bhí sí ag caint ar chaoirigh.

I have to give more information about them but sorry I just have one question for you if you don't mind—was Máire Uí Chaoimh in Achill the other day? She was talking about sheep...

Chuaigh mé ag éisteacht léi.

I went to listen to her.. .

Agus an chaora seo a raibh an t-éadan fhataí uirthi.

And this sheep that had the potato-shaped face on her...

An bhfaca tusa caoirigh ar an gcaoi sin, a Mháirtín? Bhí héadan fhataí adeir sí agus a cuid.

Did you see sheep like that, Máirtín? She says she had a potato forehead and her...

An cloigeann sea.

The skull yes.. .

Fear

Fear. .

gcuid súile bogadh aici le tréan agat.

she moves her eyes gently at you with intensity

'Sea.

Sea.. .

Chonaic mé í, a Mháirtín.

I saw her, Máirtín.

Agus an bhfuil aon tuairim agat céard is cúis leis nó

And do you have any idea what is causing it or.

Siad agam féin anseo thú ach dhá cheann rian ceann acu agus mhair sí giota maith ina dhiaidh ach rian an dá cheann.

I myself have you here but only two traces of them and she lasted a good while after but the trace of the two...

Ach chonaic sé an cheann eile an bhliain dár gcionn agus cháigh sé í.

But he saw the other one the following year and he married her.

By dad.

Le do dhaid... .

Ach thug mé vit thú, mar déarfá.

But I brought you with me, as you might say..

Sea

Yes. .