{"id":13293,"date":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=13293"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:16:42","slug":"staring-at-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/staring-at-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Staring at Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mB\u00e9al an Phobail<\/span><\/h1>

Staring a<\/span>t Lakes<\/span>..<\/span>..<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span>..<\/span>..<\/span>Michael Harding<\/span><\/h1>

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(<\/em>This week we consider Michael Harding\u2019s \u2018Memoir of love, mel<\/em><\/span>ancholy and Mag<\/em><\/span>ical thinking\u2019)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>

An t\u00dadar seo<\/span><\/h3>

Michael Harding a scr<\/span>\u00edobh an leabhar seo faoi ch\u00farsa\u00ed a shaoil fh\u00e9in agus faoi na deacrachta\u00ed a bh\u00ed le s\u00e1r\u00fa<\/span> aige<\/span>, le linn d\u00f3<\/span> bheith ag taisteal fan bhealach seo na beatha<\/span> daonna<\/span>. Rugadh Micheal sa bhliain 1953<\/span>, rud a fh\u00e1gann go bhfuil na tr\u00ed sc\u00f3ir s\u00e1<\/span>raithe go maith aige<\/span> <\/span>faoi<\/span>\u2019<\/span>n am seo<\/span>. <\/span>Bh\u00ed suim aige sa scr\u00ed<\/span>bhneoireacht le fada<\/span>, ach nuair a bhuaigh s\u00e9<\/span> duais san Irish Press<\/span>,<\/span> sa bhliain 1980<\/span>,<\/span> spreag sin go m<\/span>\u00f3r chun pinn \u00e9<\/span>.<\/span> Chaith s\u00e9 seal in Annag<\/span>hmakerrig freisin<\/span>,<\/span> ag iarraid<\/span>h a scileanna scr\u00ed<\/span>bhneoireachta a <\/span>fheabhs\u00fa<\/span>. <\/span>Is \u00fa<\/span>d<\/span>ar aitheanta, iriseoir, agus dr\u00e1mad\u00f3ir \u00e9<\/span>,<\/span> a bhfuil c\u00f3na\u00ed air san Iarmh\u00ed agus cl\u00fa<\/span> saothraithe aige lena shaothar thar na blianta<\/span> fada<\/span>. <\/span>Ball d<\/span>\u2019<\/span>Aos<\/span>d\u00e1na \u00e9, a bhfuil tr\u00ed h\u00farsc\u00e9al, m\u00e1m dr\u00e1<\/span>ma<\/span>\u00ed<\/span>, agus brosna <\/span>d\u2019<\/span>altanna iriseoire<\/span>achta<\/span>, curtha ar f\u00e1<\/span>il aige. <\/span>Rinne s\u00e9 staid\u00e9ar i gCol\u00e1iste na hOllscoile, M\u00e1<\/span> Nuat<\/span>, agus tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 C\u00e9im a bhaint amach chuaigh s\u00e9 le m\u00fa<\/span>inteoireacht tamall, ach, ar ball,<\/span> d\u2019fhill s\u00e9 ar an gCol\u00e1<\/span>ist<\/span>e c\u00e9anna sin mar \u00e1<\/span>bhar sagairt<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>agus oirn\u00edodh \u00e9<\/span> sa bhliain <\/span>1980. N\u00ed r\u00f3-sh\u00e1sta a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 \u00e1<\/span>fach<\/span>,<\/span> leis an saol sin<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>agus d\u00e1r nd\u00f3igh bh\u00ed air bualadh le <\/span>\u2018<\/span>chuile ghn\u00e9<\/span> den bheatha daonna<\/span>, \u00f3 bhreith go b\u00e1s, agus chuaigh s\u00e9 in achrann sna triobl\u00f3id\u00ed \u00f3 Thuaidh freisin, b\u00edodh n\u00e1r d\u00e1 dheoin fh\u00e9in \u00e9. Sea, agus bh\u00ed<\/span> bean dubh an<\/span> ghleanna sa ch\u00fa<\/span>lra freisin,<\/span> agus<\/span> ar deireadh,<\/span> thr\u00e9ig s\u00e9<\/span> <\/span>an <\/span>t<\/span>sagartacht <\/span>sa bhliain 1985<\/span>.<\/span> Scr\u00edobh s\u00e9<\/span> chuig a Easpag ag an am<\/span>, ag m\u00edni\u00fa a ch\u00e1is d\u00f3<\/span>, mar seo….<\/span><\/p>

Dear Bishop<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

\u201c <\/span>\u2018Dear Bishop, I\u2019m off. The clerical life makes no sense to me. Goodbye<\/span>\u2019<\/span>…. <\/span>        <\/span>or words to that effect.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Chaith s\u00e9<\/span> blianta f<\/span>ada ansin ag iarraidh ciall eic\u00ed<\/span>nt a bhaint<\/span> as an saol, agus as a shaol fh\u00e9<\/span>in<\/span> ach go h\u00e1<\/span>irithe. <\/span>Ph\u00f3s s\u00e9<\/span> an bhean dubh,<\/span> an dealbh\u00f3<\/span>ir, Cathy Carman,<\/span> agus bh\u00ed in\u00edon amha<\/span>in acu, Sophia,<\/span> agus b\u00edodh go raibh siad i ngr\u00e1 lena ch\u00e9<\/span>ile, <\/span>agus tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 chuile sh\u00f3rt a chur san \u00e1<\/span>ireamh, ach ceist an <\/span>ghlant\u00f3<\/span>ir g<\/span>r\u00e9ithre<\/span> <\/span>go<\/span> h\u00e1<\/span>irithe<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>Theastaigh uaidh fh\u00e9<\/span>in na so<\/span>ithigh a chur isteach go deas n\u00e9ata, ach ba \u00e9 a theastaigh \u00f3na bhean n\u00f3<\/span> iad a<\/span> l\u00ed<\/span>onadh isteach<\/span>,<\/span> scun scan<\/span>, ar mhullach a ch\u00e9ile,<\/span> agus<\/span> d\u00e1<\/span> bharr sin, <\/span>shocraigh <\/span>an t-\u00fa<\/span>d<\/span>ar scaradh lena bhean<\/span>, tamall. Ar \u00e1mhara\u00ed<\/span> an tsaoil<\/span>, tharla gur theastaigh \u00f3na n-in\u00edon dul ar ch\u00farsa go dt\u00ed<\/span> an Muileann Cearr<\/span>, agus chuaigh an t-\u00fadar lei, \u00e1it ar th\u00f3g s\u00e9 teach ar ch\u00ed<\/span>os<\/span>,<\/span> le deis a thabhairt do Sophia freastal ar Scoil Lae<\/span> <\/span>ansin, <\/span>ach mar sin<\/span> fh\u00e9<\/span>in, th<\/span>agadh a bhean chuige sna deir\u00ed<\/span> seachtaine. <\/span><\/p>

Chaith an t-\u00fa<\/span>dar<\/span> seacht mbliana d\u00e9ag ina Bh<\/span>\u00fada\u00edoch agus \u00e9 ar th\u00f3<\/span>ir na heagna<\/span>, feadh an ama sin. Thaistil s\u00e9 an saol m\u00f3<\/span>r<\/span>, ar th\u00f3ir na heagna c\u00e9anna sin agus ar th\u00f3ir na s\u00edoch\u00e1<\/span>na<\/span> inmhe\u00e1na\u00ed, freisin, is d\u00f3<\/span>cha. <\/span><\/p>

B<\/span>hris ar a shl\u00e1<\/span>inte<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Chuaigh s\u00e9 thar f\u00f3ir lena<\/span> iarrachta\u00ed ar sh\u00edoch\u00e1<\/span>in agus eagna<\/span> a bhaint amach, agus ba \u00e9<\/span> tora<\/span>dh a bh\u00ed<\/span> ar an obair<\/span> sin<\/span> go l\u00e9<\/span>i<\/span>r<\/span> n\u00f3 gur bhris ar a shl\u00e1<\/span>inte<\/span>,<\/span> agus <\/span>gur f\u00e1gadh ar an mbl\u00e1<\/span>r fola<\/span>mh \u00e9<\/span> go<\/span> ceann i bhfad ina dhiaidh sin<\/span>, agus \u00e9<\/span> tinn<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>tuirseach d\u00e1 shaol. N<\/span>\u00ed<\/span> bhfuair s\u00e9 s\u00f3l\u00e1<\/span>s ar bith i gcreideamh <\/span>n\u00f3 i nd\u00f3<\/span>chas, <\/span>agus d\u00e1<\/span> bharr sin<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>chuaigh s\u00e9<\/span> le sruth<\/span>, ar feadh tr\u00e9<\/span>imhse<\/span>, agus d\u00e1<\/span>r leis<\/span>, n\u00ed raibh sna c\u00farsa\u00ed<\/span> sin uilig ach lom<\/span>chl\u00e1r na haimid\u00ed<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span>Ach ans<\/span>in, chomh luath is a thosaigh s\u00e9 ag teacht chuige fh\u00e9in ar\u00ed<\/span>s, mhothaigh <\/span>s\u00e9,<\/span> ina ch<\/span>ro\u00ed<\/span> istigh<\/span>,<\/span> go raibh <\/span>a dh\u00fail sna <\/span>c\u00farsa\u00ed sin ag filleadh air ar\u00ed<\/span>s<\/span>, sa chaoi go raibh s\u00e9<\/span> a<\/span>g lasadh coi<\/span>n<\/span>nle ar\u00ed<\/span>s<\/span>,<\/span> agus a<\/span>g l\u00edonadh babhla\u00ed<\/span> uisce freisin.<\/span> N\u00ed<\/span>l aon chinnteac<\/span>ht ar an saol seo, d\u00e1r leis an \u00fa<\/span>dar, ac<\/span>h leath an ama<\/span>, t\u00e1 d\u00f3<\/span>chas aige, agus an leath eile<\/span>, im\u00ed<\/span>onn an d\u00f3chas c\u00e9anna sin le sruth<\/span> uaidh<\/span> ar\u00eds. Is d\u00f3cha go bhf\u00e9adf\u00e1 a r\u00e1, n\u00e1r \u00e9irigh leis an gCr\u00edostaiocht n\u00e1<\/span> <\/span>leis <\/span>an <\/span>m<\/span>B\u00fada<\/span>chas tart a anama<\/span> a chlaoi<\/span>.<\/span> Ach s\u00e1sa\u00edonn \u2018Machtnamh\u2019<\/span> agus <\/span>\u2018C\u00f3na\u00ed<\/span> sa N<\/span>\u00f3im\u00e9<\/span>ad<\/span>\u2019<\/span> \u00e9<\/span>, ach<\/span> iad<\/span> sin a chleachtadh<\/span> go haireach, le ciall a bhaint as<\/span> <\/span>an <\/span>measc\u00e1n meara\u00ed<\/span> a c<\/span>hr\u00e1<\/span>nn aigne agus anam an duine daonna.<\/span><\/p>

Is suimi\u00fail an sc\u00e9al at\u00e1 le hinsint ag an \u00fa<\/span>dar seo, ag Michael Harding.<\/span> B\u2019fh\u00e9idi<\/span>r gur mhaith leat tabhairt faoi?<\/span> <\/span>  <\/span><\/p>

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

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I mB\u00e9al an Phobail Staring at Lakes…. by….Michael Harding . (This week we consider Michael Harding\u2019s \u2018Memoir of love, melancholy and Magical thinking\u2019) An t\u00dadar seo Michael Harding a scr\u00edobh an leabhar seo faoi ch\u00farsa\u00ed a shaoil fh\u00e9in agus faoi na deacrachta\u00ed a bh\u00ed le s\u00e1r\u00fa aige, le linn d\u00f3 bheith ag taisteal fan bhealach […]<\/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-13293","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\/13293","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=13293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13294,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293\/revisions\/13294"}],"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=13293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}