{"id":12051,"date":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=12051"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:17:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:17:35","slug":"ancient-light-by-john-banville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/ancient-light-by-john-banville\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Light by John Banville"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mB\u00e9al an Phobail<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Peadar Bair\u00e9ad<\/span><\/p>

Ancient Light<\/span>…….<\/span>by…….<\/span>  <\/span>John Banville<\/span><\/h2>

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

N\u00ed fhilleann an \u00f3<\/span>ige ar<\/span> \u00f3g n\u00f3<\/span> ar aosta.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

N\u00ed<\/span> <\/span>h\u00e9 seo an ch\u00e9ad \u00farsc\u00e9al \u00f3 pheann l\u00edofa an \u00fadair \u00c9ireannaigh seo, n\u00f3 i nd\u00e1ir\u00edre, seo an c\u00faigi\u00fa \u00farsc\u00e9al d\u00e9ag a chuir s\u00e9 ar f\u00e1il d\u00fainn. I Loch Garman a rugadh \u00e9<\/span> agus <\/span>t\u00e1<\/span> <\/span>c\u00f3na\u00ed <\/span>air anois i mBaile \u00c1tha Cliath. Bhuaigh \u201cThe Sea\u201d, <\/span> an \u201cMan Booker Prize<\/span>\u201d<\/span> <\/span>d\u00f3, sa bhliain 2005. \u00darsc\u00e9al a chuaigh i gcionn go m\u00f3r ar lucht a l\u00e9<\/span>ite.<\/span> <\/span>Ach le filleadh ar an \u00farsc\u00e9al at\u00e1 idir cham\u00e1<\/span>in againn anseo<\/span>, mar is \u00e9 seo an tr\u00ed\u00fa leabhar de thriol\u00f3<\/span>g <\/span>leis an \u00fadar seo. Ba \u00e9 an ch\u00e9ad leabhar sa tsraith sin n\u00f3, \u201cEclipse\u201d agus ba \u00e9<\/span> \u201cShroud\u201d an dara ceann. F<\/span>oils\u00edodh an ch\u00e9ad leabhar den triol\u00f3<\/span>g sin sa bhliain<\/span> 2000, an dara ceann <\/span> sa bhliain 2002<\/span>, agus an tr\u00ed\u00fa ceann i mbliana<\/span>. Tuigtear d\u00fainn mar <\/span>sin gur chaith s\u00e9<\/span> deich mbliana <\/span>i mbun \u201cAncient Light<\/span>\u201d, agus t\u00e1 a chuma air, n\u00f3 is p\u00edosa bre\u00e1 cumad\u00f3<\/span>ireachta<\/span>,<\/span> agus seoid <\/span>lonnrach <\/span>s<\/span>cr\u00ed<\/span>bhneoir<\/span>eachta \u00e9. Is d\u00f3cha go bhf\u00e9<\/span>adf\u00e1 a r\u00e1 go bhfuil s\u00e9 deacair an leabhar seo a chur uait<\/span>, ach ag an am gc\u00e9anna, n\u00edor r\u00f3-olc an tseift \u00ed<\/span> sos a ghlacadh<\/span>, anois is ar\u00ed<\/span>s<\/span>,<\/span> le foirfeacht<\/span> an leabhair seo a bhlaiseadh i gceart. <\/span><\/p>

Alexander Cleave<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Is \u00e9<\/span>,<\/span> Alexander Cleave<\/span>, an pr\u00ed<\/span>omhcha<\/span>ractar sa sc\u00e9al, fear at\u00e1<\/span> tar \u00e9is<\/span> a shaol a chaitheamh <\/span>ag aisteoireacht<\/span>, agus tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 cl\u00fa agus c\u00e1il a bhaint amach d\u00f3 fh\u00e9in sa cheird ch\u00e9anna sin, t\u00e1<\/span> socraith<\/span>e aige anois <\/span>filleadh ar an ard\u00e1n ar\u00ed<\/span>s<\/span>, le p\u00e1irt Alex Vander a l\u00e9iri\u00fa i scann\u00e1<\/span>n. Bh\u00ed Alexander faoi bhuairt f\u00f3s tar \u00e9is d\u00e1 in\u00edon, Cass, l\u00e1mh a chur ina b\u00e1s fh\u00e9<\/span>in, agus faoi<\/span>\u2019<\/span>n am seo<\/span>, tosa\u00edonn s\u00e9 ag dul siar ar chuimhn\u00ed a \u00f3ige fh\u00e9in, agus b\u00edodh nach bhfuil s\u00e9 r\u00f3<\/span>-chi<\/span>nnte faoi c<\/span>hruinneas a chuimhn\u00ed<\/span>, \u00e9ir\u00edonn leis sc\u00e9<\/span>a<\/span>l suimi\u00fail a shn\u00ed<\/span>omh astu.<\/span><\/p>

Iompa\u00edonn a aire<\/span> agus a chuimhne<\/span> ar an chaoi ar d\u00fa<\/span>isiodh<\/span> a<\/span> <\/span>d<\/span>h\u00fail sa cholla\u00edocht, a ch\u00e9aduair. Ba \u00ed<\/span> Mrs Gray<\/span>, m\u00e1thair a dhl\u00fa<\/span>thdhara, Billy,<\/span> a d\u2019adhain tine sin na colla\u00edochta ann. N\u00ed raibh s\u00e9 cinnte arbh \u00ed a ch\u00e9ad-mh\u00fascail an moth\u00fa sin ina chro\u00ed, an l\u00e1 \u00fad a chonaic s\u00e9 br\u00edst\u00ed<\/span>n <\/span> <\/span>bhan<\/span>r<\/span>otha\u00ed,<\/span> nochtaithe <\/span>go b\u00e1sta <\/span>ag s<\/span>iota m\u00ed-mh\u00fainte<\/span> gaoithe. <\/span>A<\/span>ch faraoir! n\u00edor stop c\u00farsa\u00ed leis an radharc<\/span> \u00fad a fuair s\u00e9 ar an mbr\u00edst\u00edn nochtaithe<\/span> sin<\/span>, n\u00f3 faoin am a raibh Alexander c\u00faig bliana d\u00e9ag d\u2019aois, bh\u00ed s\u00e9<\/span> <\/span>fh\u00e9<\/span>in agus Celia<\/span>, mathair<\/span> Bhilly, \u2018ag greadadh leathair\u2019<\/span> <\/span>\u2018<\/span>c<\/span>huile sheans d\u00e1 bhfaighid\u00eds<\/span> chuige<\/span>. Ach m\u00e1 bh\u00ed fh\u00e9in, bh\u00ed fait\u00edos an domhain orthu go mb\u00e9arfa\u00ed orth<\/span>u<\/span>,<\/span> \u2018in flagrante\u2019<\/span>, luath n\u00f3<\/span> mall. Arb<\/span>h iontaofa amach is amuigh iad<\/span> na cuimhin<\/span>\u00ed c\u00e9anna \u00fad, n\u00f3 arbh fhianna\u00ed<\/span>och<\/span>t n\u00f3 samhla\u00edocht<\/span> de chine\u00e1<\/span>l <\/span>eic\u00ed<\/span>nt iad<\/span>?<\/span> <\/span><\/p>

Th\u00e1<\/span>ngthas orthu<\/span>…<\/span>\u2018in flagrante\u2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Ag pointe \u00e1irithe <\/span>tuigeadh do Alexa<\/span>nder gur ligeadh an cat as an m\u00e1<\/span>la, agus gur ghearr go raibh <\/span>an sc\u00e9al imithe ina loscadh sl\u00e9<\/span>ibhe<\/span> <\/span>ar fud an bhaile, agus d\u00e1<\/span> thoradh sin<\/span>, gur bhailigh Celia lei as an \u00e1<\/span>it<\/span>,<\/span> agus<\/span> gur chuir s\u00ed a teach ar an margadh. Bh\u00ed<\/span> siad n<\/span>\u00e1irithe os comhair an tsaoil mh\u00f3<\/span>ir<\/span> d\u00e1r le Alexander. Ach an raibh? i nd\u00e1ir\u00edre.<\/span> F\u00e9ach mar a chuireann an t-\u00fadar<\/span> \u00e9<\/span>, nuair a chas<\/span> Alexander<\/span> le<\/span> Kitty, deirfi\u00far Bhilly, blianta ina dhiaidh sin, agus \u00ed, faoin am sin,<\/span> ina bean <\/span>rialta, \u2018Sister Katherine\u2019,<\/span> i gclochar i bhfad o bhaile<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

Seo Alexander ag caint…..<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>It seems I wa<\/span>s mistaken about everything. No<\/span>body knew about her mother<\/span> <\/span>and me. She had told no<\/span> <\/span>one what<\/span> <\/span>she had seen in the laundry room<\/span> <\/span>that day. <\/span>…..Why, she asked, had I imagined that everyone knew?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

B\u2019fh\u00e9idir gur ch\u00f3ir dom cr\u00edoch a chur leis an bp\u00ed<\/span>osa seo<\/span>,<\/span> ag an bpointe sin<\/span>….agus m\u00e1s uait fios f\u00e1tha chuile sc\u00e9il a fh\u00e1il amach duit fh\u00e9<\/span>in, b\u2019<\/span>fh\u00e9idir go bhf\u00e9adf\u00e1 greim a fh\u00e1<\/span>il ar an leabhar seo<\/span>, agus \u00e9 a l\u00e9<\/span>amh. <\/span>D\u00e9arfainn go mbainfe\u00e1<\/span> toit agus taitneamh as<\/span>, n\u00f3 \u00e9ir\u00edonn leis an \u00fadar a l\u00e9itheoir a chur faoi gheasa, chomh luath is a l\u00e9ann s\u00e9 an ch\u00e9ad l\u00edne…F\u00e9ach mar a oscla\u00edtear an sc\u00e9al sa ch\u00e9ad l\u00edne sin…..<\/span> <\/span><\/p>

\u201cBilly Gray was my be<\/span>st friend and I fell in love with his mother.\u201d <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>  <\/span>    <\/span><\/p>

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I mB\u00e9al an Phobail Peadar Bair\u00e9ad Ancient Light…….by…….  John Banville . N\u00ed fhilleann an \u00f3ige ar \u00f3g n\u00f3 ar aosta. N\u00ed h\u00e9 seo an ch\u00e9ad \u00farsc\u00e9al \u00f3 pheann l\u00edofa an \u00fadair \u00c9ireannaigh seo, n\u00f3 i nd\u00e1ir\u00edre, seo an c\u00faigi\u00fa \u00farsc\u00e9al d\u00e9ag a chuir s\u00e9 ar f\u00e1il d\u00fainn. I Loch Garman a rugadh \u00e9 agus t\u00e1 c\u00f3na\u00ed […]<\/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-12051","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\/12051","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=12051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12052,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12051\/revisions\/12052"}],"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=12051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}