{"id":12011,"date":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=12011"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:09:02","slug":"an-gasur-ab_-uaigni-ar-an-saol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/an-gasur-ab_-uaigni-ar-an-saol\/","title":{"rendered":"An Gas\u00far ab_ uaign\u00ed ar an Saol"},"content":{"rendered":"

An <\/span>Gas\u00far<\/span> ab\u2019<\/span> uaign\u00ed ar an Saol<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

(Ois\u00edn i ndiaidh na F\u00e9inne)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

………………………………………………………………….<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

\u2018<\/span>THE LONLIEST BOY IN THE WORLD<\/span>\u2019<\/span>…<\/span>.<\/span>…C\u00e9adchl\u00f3<\/span>…..2014<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

by<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Gear\u00f3id Cheaist \u00d3 Cath\u00e1<\/span>in with Patricia Ahern……\u20ac12.99<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Guth \u00far \u00f3n mBlascaod M\u00f3r<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

T\u00e1<\/span>\u2019s ag an saol<\/span>,<\/span> go bhfuil ro<\/span>innt mhaith leabhar curtha ar f\u00e1il ag pobal an oile\u00e1<\/span>in seo<\/span>, cheana f\u00e9in, ach seo ceann \u00far curtha ar f\u00e1il ag duine a rugadh ar an oile\u00e1<\/span>n<\/span> fh\u00e9in,<\/span> sa bhliain 1947,<\/span> agus a bh\u00ed<\/span> thart ar s\u00e9 bliana d\u2019aois nuair a thr\u00e9ig a mhuintir an Blascaod M\u00f3<\/span>r<\/span>, sa bhliain 1953. Mar sin fh\u00e9<\/span>in<\/span>, chaith s\u00e9 s\u00e9 bliana d\u00e1 \u00f3<\/span>ige mar bhall de p<\/span>hobal an oile\u00e1<\/span>in agus d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed<\/span> sin<\/span>, bh\u00ed ar a chumas traidisi\u00fa<\/span>n<\/span> agus cult\u00fa<\/span>r<\/span> phobal an oile\u00e1<\/span>in<\/span>,<\/span> a \u00f3<\/span>l isteach<\/span> agus a chuid fh\u00e9in a dh\u00e9<\/span>anamh de<\/span>, go r\u00e9idh n\u00e1d\u00fartha, faoi mar a dhi\u00falfadh leanbh bainne na beatha \u00f3na mh\u00e1<\/span>thair. <\/span>Sna \u2018Cuimhn\u00ed Cinn\u2019<\/span> seo<\/span>, cuireann Gear\u00f3id, le cabhair \u00f3na chomh-\u00fa<\/span>dar<\/span>, Patricia Ahern, cuireann s\u00e9<\/span> <\/span>s\u00edos ar ch\u00farsa\u00ed a shaoil fh\u00e9in agus ar an saol m\u00f3r<\/span> a bh\u00ed thart air, feadh a r\u00e9<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>

Faoi<\/span>\u2019<\/span>n am ar rugadh \u00e9<\/span> sa bhliain 1947<\/span>, n\u00ed<\/span> raibh<\/span> leanbh ar <\/span>bith eile \u00e1 luascadh i gcliabh\u00e1<\/span>n<\/span> ar an oile\u00e1<\/span>n. Bh\u00ed Gear\u00f3id f\u00e1gtha ina Ois\u00edn i ndiaidh na F\u00e9inne, gan \u00e9inne d\u00e1<\/span> chomh<\/span>aois ar an mBlascaod le bheith ag d\u00e9anamh spraoi leis<\/span>, agus ba \u00e9<\/span> a uncail <\/span>an duine ab \u00f3ige de na daoine a bh\u00ed f\u00e1gtha ar an oile\u00e1<\/span>n<\/span>, agus bh\u00ed<\/span> <\/span>seisean thart ar thriocha bliain d\u2019aois ag an am,<\/span> n\u00f3 bh\u00ed<\/span> pobal an Bhlascao<\/span>i<\/span>d laghdaithe<\/span> go m\u00f3<\/span>r<\/span>,<\/span> faoin am sin<\/span>, ag an imirce go Meirice\u00e1 agus ag daoine \u00f3ga ag tr\u00e9igean an oile\u00e1<\/span>in<\/span>, mar<\/span> bh\u00ed teipthe ar an eacnama\u00edocht a thug sl\u00ed bheatha do na hoile\u00e1naigh go dt\u00ed<\/span> sin. Faoin am sin<\/span>, bh\u00ed pobal an Bhlascaoid f\u00e1gtha ar an mbl\u00e1r folamh, gan aibhl\u00e9is, gan docht\u00fa<\/span>ir, gan sagart, gan<\/span> scoil<\/span>, gan eaglais, ach m\u00e1 bh\u00ed fh\u00e9in, deir Gear\u00f3<\/span>id linn<\/span>, go raibh \u00f3ige iontach aige fh\u00e9<\/span>in i <\/span>measc na gcomharsan. Ach tuigeadh ag an am<\/span> nach raibh an dara su\u00ed sa bhuaile ag na hoile\u00e1naigh ach an <\/span> <\/span>t-oilean a thr\u00e9<\/span>igean<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>agus t<\/span>uigeadh do Ghear\u00f3id, go raibh fonn ar a mh\u00e1thair an<\/span> t-oile\u00e1n a thr\u00e9igean, n\u00f3 bh\u00ed a<\/span> mh\u00e1thair ag smaoineamh ar scola\u00edocht a chur ar f\u00e1il d\u00f3, agus n\u00ed raibh scoil n\u00f3 m\u00fainteoir le f\u00e1il ar an mBlascaod. F\u00e9ach mar a chuireann s\u00e9 sin ina leabhar…<\/span><\/p>

\u201dShe was becoming more concerned about my schooling, as I was nearly six years of age. Making sure I got an education became her priority\u201d.<\/span><\/p>

Mar sin<\/span>, nuair a bh\u00ed Gear\u00f3id thart ar s\u00e9 bliana d\u2019aois, d\u2019fh\u00e1<\/span>g siad an tsean-<\/span>\u00e1<\/span>it ar an oile\u00e1n agus thug siad D\u00fan Chaoin orthu fh\u00e9<\/span>in, <\/span>\u00e1it ar fh\u00e1s s\u00e9<\/span> suas. F<\/span>uair s\u00e9 a chuid M<\/span>e\u00e1nscola\u00ed<\/span>ochta i<\/span>n Achadh \u00da<\/span>r<\/span>,<\/span> i gContae Chill Chainnigh agus sa Daingean freisin.<\/span><\/p>

I mB\u00e9arla a scr\u00edobhadh na Cuimhn\u00ed Cinn seo<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Tr\u00ed<\/span>d an leabhar seo<\/span>, cuireann Gear\u00f3id s\u00ed<\/span>os ar an saol a c<\/span>h<\/span>aitheadh daoine timpeall air<\/span> ag an am, agus b\u00edodh gur i mB\u00e9arla a scr\u00edobh s\u00e9 a chuimhn\u00ed cinn, n\u00ed<\/span> locht ar b<\/span>ith air \u00e9<\/span> sin<\/span>,<\/span> mar<\/span> tugann s\u00e9 le fios d\u00fainn d\u00e1<\/span>n na mBlascaodach<\/span>,<\/span> a raibh o<\/span>rthu dul i ngleic le saol an Bh\u00e9<\/span>arla<\/span>, tar \u00e9is d\u00f3ibh an t-oile\u00e1n a thr\u00e9igean. N\u00ed h\u00e9 seo an ch\u00e9ad leabhar a scr\u00ed<\/span>obh <\/span>Blascaodaigh, agus iad ag cur s\u00ed<\/span>os go cruinn<\/span> d\u00fa<\/span>inn<\/span>, ar <\/span>s<\/span>h<\/span>aol <\/span>a bh\u00ed ag dul i l\u00e9ig os comhair<\/span> a gcuid s\u00fal amach, saol nach bhfuil f\u00e1<\/span>il air a thuilleadh<\/span>,<\/span> taobh amuigh de n<\/span>a l<\/span>eabhair iontacha sin. <\/span>Smaoin\u00ed<\/span>onn muid ar<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>\u2018An tOile\u00e1<\/span>nach<\/span>\u2019, le Tom\u00e1s \u00d3<\/span> Criomhthain, <\/span>\u2018<\/span>Peig<\/span>\u2019<\/span>, le Peig Sayers, <\/span>\u2018Fiche Bliain ag F<\/span>\u00e1<\/span>s<\/span>\u2019, le Muiris \u00d3 S\u00failleabh\u00e1in agus tuilleadh. N\u00ed bheidh ar \u00e1<\/span>r gcumas dul chun an tobair sin<\/span> go deo ar\u00eds, mura n-\u00e9ir\u00edonn le Gear\u00f3id dul i mbun pinn ar\u00ed<\/span>s, am<\/span>ach anseo. Ach cib\u00e9 ar bith \u00e9, t\u00e1 a dhualgas d\u00e9anta, agus d\u00e9anta go maith ag Gear\u00f3id, mar cuireann s\u00e9 s\u00ed<\/span>os<\/span> ar shaol a mhuintire<\/span>, agus ar an dteangmh\u00e1il a bh\u00ed acu leis an saol m\u00f3<\/span>r amuigh<\/span>, agus na daoine c\u00e1ili\u00fala a thug cuairt ar an oile\u00e1n sin le blas an chult\u00fair d\u00fa<\/span>chais<\/span> sin a fh\u00e1<\/span>il<\/span>, sula leagfa\u00ed na hord\u00f3ga air, n\u00f3 faoi mar a chuir Tom\u00e1s \u00d3<\/span> Criomhthain go c<\/span>ruinn ceart \u00e9…\u201dN\u00ed bheidh \u00e1r leith\u00e9id\u00ed ar\u00ed<\/span>s ann.\u201d <\/span><\/p>

Leor sin don bhabhta seo, n\u00f3 t\u00e1 m\u00e9 cinnte go mbainfidh t\u00fa <\/span>fh\u00e9in <\/span>taitneamh as Cuimhn\u00ed <\/span>Cinn <\/span>Ghear<\/span>\u00f3id Cheais<\/span>t U\u00ed Chath\u00e1in<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Gas\u00far ab\u2019 uaign\u00ed ar an Saol (Ois\u00edn i ndiaidh na F\u00e9inne) …………………………………………………………………. \u2018THE LONLIEST BOY IN THE WORLD\u2019….…C\u00e9adchl\u00f3…..2014 by Gear\u00f3id Cheaist \u00d3 Cath\u00e1in with Patricia Ahern……\u20ac12.99 . Guth \u00far \u00f3n mBlascaod M\u00f3r T\u00e1\u2019s ag an saol, go bhfuil roinnt mhaith leabhar curtha ar f\u00e1il ag pobal an oile\u00e1in seo, cheana f\u00e9in, ach seo ceann […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gan-chatagoir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12012,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011\/revisions\/12012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}