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Is g\u00e1 iarracht a dh\u00e9anamh briseadh saor \u00f3 am go ham agus a bheith i dteagmh\u00e1il le daoine eile. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 ag teacht chun solais n\u00edos soil\u00e9ire le d\u00e9ana\u00ed c\u00e9 chomh t\u00e1bhachtach is at\u00e1 caidreamh s\u00f3isialta d\u00fainn. M\u00e1 bh\u00edonn saol s\u00f3isialta br\u00edomhar agat, gach seans go mbeidh n\u00edos l\u00fa struis ort, go mbeidh sl\u00e1inte n\u00edos fearr agat, agus go mairfidh t\u00fa saol n\u00edos faide d\u00e1 bharr sin. Bh\u00edomar go l\u00e9ir scoite amach \u00f3n gcuid eile den phobal i r\u00e9 na paind\u00e9ime COVID-19, mar n\u00ed raibh an dara rogha againn. De ghn\u00e1th, n\u00ed rud maith \u00e9 sin, ach bh\u00ed s\u00e9 deacair go leor an n\u00f3s sin a bhriseadh go ceann tamall fada ina dhiaidh na paind\u00e9ime, agus a bheith ag meascadh le daoine ar\u00eds. T\u00e1im f\u00f3s ag aimsi\u00fa deiseanna caint agus comhr\u00e1 a bheith agam le daoine \u00e9ags\u00fala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Mar sin, nuair a l\u00e9igh m\u00e9 faoi rang fil\u00edochta a bheadh ar si\u00fal i mo cheantar, m\u00fascla\u00edodh mo sp\u00e9is. Seo an blurba a l\u00e9igh m\u00e9:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u201cUaireanta motha\u00edonn an scr\u00edbhneoireacht mar iarracht uaigneach, ach is f\u00e9idir le gr\u00fapa l\u00e9itheoireachta agus critice idir thaca\u00edocht agus aiseolas a thabhairt duit, a chuirfidh le d\u2019fh\u00e9inmhuin\u00edn agus a thabharfaidh l\u00e9argas nua duit ar do chuid scr\u00edbhneoireachta. Tosa\u00edonn an rang le grinnl\u00e9amh ar dh\u00e1nta scr\u00edofa ag fil\u00ed comhaimseartha, chun smaointe nua a choth\u00fa. Ansin, roinnfimid m\u00edreanna d\u00e1r n-iarrachta\u00ed f\u00e9in, agus beidh deis ag daoine a dtuairim\u00ed a chur in i\u00fal don \u00fadar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">C\u00e9 go raibh m\u00e9 neirbh\u00edseach go leor faoi, chl\u00e1raigh m\u00e9 don rang. Scr\u00edobh m\u00e9 d\u00e1n roimh r\u00e9 chun \u00e9 a roinnt sa rang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 \u00e1bhair\u00edn d\u00e9anach don ch\u00e9ad rang, mar n\u00ed raibh s\u00e9 \u00e9asca sp\u00e1s p\u00e1irce\u00e1la a fh\u00e1il. Bh\u00ed na scr\u00edbhneoir\u00ed eile agus Anna, an m\u00fainteoir, ina su\u00ed timpeall boird. Tharraing m\u00e9 isteach cathaoir, agus shuigh m\u00e9 s\u00edos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Ansin, chuireamar ar fad sinn f\u00e9in in aithne le ch\u00e9ile. Thug m\u00e9 faoi deara go rabhamar go l\u00e9ir, seachas Anna, faoin tuairim ch\u00e9anna aoise. Bh\u00ed sise deich mbliana n\u00edos \u00f3ige, ar a laghad. Bh\u00ed aithne ag formh\u00f3r na ndaoine ar a ch\u00e9ile cheana f\u00e9in, mar d\u2019fhreastala\u00edodar ar ranganna eile le hAnna. N\u00edor th\u00f3g s\u00e9 m\u00f3r\u00e1n ama domsa a thuiscint go raibh s\u00ed thar barr mar mh\u00fainteoir agus \u00e9ascaitheoir. Ar an gc\u00e9ad dul s\u00edos, bean chro\u00ed\u00fail, chairdi\u00fail a bh\u00ed inti, a bh\u00ed bre\u00e1 \u00e1balta bheith ag comhr\u00e1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Ar dt\u00fas, dh\u00e1il s\u00ed c\u00fapla d\u00e1n comhaimseartha ar an rang, agus l\u00e9igh duine againn ceann acu os ard. Ansin l\u00e9igh duine eile ceann eile. Ina dhiaidh sin, chuir s\u00ed ceisteanna \u00e9ags\u00fala orainn maidir le gach d\u00e1n. Mar shampla:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u201cCad \u00e9 bhur meas faoin d\u00e1n?\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u201cCad at\u00e1 \u00e1 r\u00e1 ag an bhfile, in bhur dtuairim?\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u201cCad iad na gn\u00e9ithe is fearr libh, agus c\u00e9n f\u00e1th?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Bh\u00ed pl\u00e9 agus d\u00edosp\u00f3ireacht an-bhr\u00edomhar againn faoi na d\u00e1nta, agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 an-suimi\u00fail dom \u00e9isteacht le tuairim\u00ed na ndaoine eile, Anna san \u00e1ireamh. Bh\u00ed orm mo chuid smaointe f\u00e9in a chur le ch\u00e9ile agus a chur in i\u00fal don rang freisin. N\u00ed raibh na d\u00e1nta l\u00e9ite agam cheana f\u00e9in, agus d\u2019aimsigh m\u00e9 aoibhneas fil\u00edochta comhaimseartha nua. D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 faoi fhil\u00ed n\u00e1r l\u00e9igh m\u00e9 a nd\u00e1nta riamh cheana \u2013 Derek Sheffield, Sharon Olds agus Mike Saye san \u00e1ireamh. Chuaigh a nd\u00e1nta go m\u00f3r i gcion orm agus bh\u00ed glaine ar leith ag baint lena n-\u00edomh\u00e1nna. Bh\u00ed moth\u00fach\u00e1in \u00e9ags\u00fala curtha in i\u00fal go l\u00e1idir ina nd\u00e1nta freisin, agus bh\u00ed na fil\u00ed in ann \u00e9 sin go l\u00e9ir a dh\u00e9anamh ar bheag\u00e1n focal. Sin dra\u00edocht na fil\u00edochta \u2013 rud at\u00e1 iontach spreag\u00fail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">T\u00fas maith leath na hoibre, mar a deir an seanfhocal, agus sa ch\u00e1s seo b\u2019fh\u00edor \u00e9. Sa dara cuid den rang, th\u00e1inig an bh\u00e9im orainnse, na scol\u00e1ir\u00ed. Ceann ar cheann, l\u00e9amar amach \u00e1r nd\u00e1nta f\u00e9in, agus d\u2019\u00e9isteamar le haiseolas an ranga f\u00fathu. Roimh an rang, cheap m\u00e9 go mbeadh n\u00e1ire orm mo dh\u00e1n a l\u00e9amh os ard do dhaoine nach raibh aithne agam orthu, agus chun tarcaisne a chur i gceann na h\u00e9ag\u00f3ra sin, \u00e9isteacht leo ag d\u00e9anamh critice ar mo shaothar luachmhar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Ach n\u00ed mar a sh\u00edltear a bh\u00edtear. Bh\u00ed Anna an-mhaith mar \u00e9ascaitheoir, agus rinne s\u00ed cinnte go raibh aon chomhr\u00e1 faoi dh\u00e1nta na scol\u00e1ir\u00ed ag dul sa treo ceart. Mhol s\u00ed cad a bh\u00ed scr\u00edofa againn, ach bh\u00ed s\u00ed in ann \u00e1r n-aird a tharraingt ar lochtanna agus fadhbanna, gan olc a chur orainn. Thug s\u00ed dea-shampla d\u00fainn go l\u00e9ir conas ab fh\u00e9idir linn critic a dh\u00e9anamh i sl\u00ed dhearfach, agus rinneamar mar an gc\u00e9anna. Chothaigh Anna atmaisf\u00e9ar s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte sa rang, agus bh\u00edomar in ann a bheith oscailte lena ch\u00e9ile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">L\u00e9igh m\u00e9 mo dh\u00e1n amach, agus fuair m\u00e9 aiseolas an-\u00fas\u00e1ideach ar fad. Bunaithe ar sin, d\u2019athscr\u00edobh m\u00e9 an d\u00e1n, agus bh\u00ed m\u00e9 an-s\u00e1sta leis ansin. Gan dabht, t\u00e1im ag baint tairbhe iontach as an rang seo, agus t\u00e1 \u00e1thas orm gur sh\u00e1raigh m\u00e9 mo dhrogall faoin rang. M\u00e1 bh\u00edonn seans agat dul amach, casadh le daoine eile, agus ruda\u00ed a dh\u00e9anamh le ch\u00e9ile agus a roinnt le ch\u00e9ile, n\u00e1 b\u00ed buartha faoi, n\u00e1 smaoinigh faoi \u2013 d\u00e9an \u00e9!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">I spiorad na hoscailteachta sin, cr\u00edochn\u00f3idh m\u00e9 leis an d\u00e1n sin a scr\u00edobh agus a d\u2019athscr\u00edobh m\u00e9. Bain sult as!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Scr\u00edobhaim<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Daid ag cnagadh ar a shean-Olivetti,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">A eochairbhuill\u00ed mar bhuill\u00ed cro\u00ed \u00e1r n-\u00f3ige.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Gach ci\u00fanas agus boladh Tippex<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">mar shionc\u00f3ipi\u00fa sa cheol c\u00falra\u2014<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Ceol deasghn\u00e1tha an tsaoil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Sna sosanna gearra ina l\u00e1 fada \u2013<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">f\u00edseanna leabharlann-spreagtha ag Mam,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">faoi dhomhan n\u00edos cine\u00e1lta, n\u00edos gile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00d3n ithir thorth\u00fail chruthaitheach seo,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">D\u2019fh\u00e1s peann i mo l\u00e1mha \u00f3ga d\u00edograiseacha.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Bh\u00ednn ag scr\u00edobh, ag scr\u00edobh, ag scr\u00edobh,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">go dt\u00ed gur lean foirm feidhm,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">agus sa deireadh thiar thall \u2013<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">nochtadh an scr\u00edbhneoir ionam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; 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Bh\u00edodh an t-athr\u00fa sin deacair go leor, mar n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in dul ar ais ag freastal ar ranganna a bh\u00edodh i gceist, ach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edodh orm freisin mo chip agus m<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o mheana\u00ed a bhaili\u00fa agus sl\u00e1n a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il do mo theach is mo theaghlach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go dt\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na c<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9ad laethanta saoire <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eile. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Tar \u00e9is an tsamhraidh, bh\u00edodh c\u00f3na\u00ed orm sa scoil ar feadh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tr\u00ed mh\u00ed go dt\u00ed go mbeadh sos maith agam um Nolla<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">g. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00edodh rud beag 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<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag teacht liom. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e1s comr\u00e1da\u00edocht mhaith idir <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na himreoir\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> peil<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus iom\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ach n\u00ed raibh an deis sin agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019imr\u00ednn liathr\u00f3id l\u00e1imhe agus c\u00e9 nach raibh l\u00edon r\u00f3mh\u00f3r dalta\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e1 n-imirt, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">imreoir rialta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a ndearna m\u00e9 cairde d\u00f3ibh d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">B\u2019aoibhinn liom saol an l\u00e9inn, agus bh\u00ednn ag staid\u00e9ar n\u00f3 ag l\u00e9amh gach seans a bh\u00edodh agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sheas m\u00e9 amach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mar b\u2019fhearr le beagnach gach dalta eile sa scoil a bheith taobh amuigh, ag imirt le ch\u00e9ile. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla dalta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a raibh suim acu sna ruda\u00ed c\u00e9anna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> liomsa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edomar an-mh\u00f3r le ch\u00e9ile \u00f3n t\u00fas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Aithn\u00edonn ciar\u00f3g <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ciar\u00f3g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> eile, mar a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">deir an seanfhoca<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l, agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 f\u00edor i mo ch\u00e1s, gan dabht. <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Mo chill\u00edn sa <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ios<\/span><\/strong><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sa ch\u00e9ad bhliain ar scoil bh\u00ed m\u00e9 i suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">io<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eag Naomh Columba. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Intreoir s\u00e9imh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bh\u00ed ann, mar n\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ach deichni\u00far <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00ednn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">maoirseoir againn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> \u2013 fear \u00f3g a bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag staid\u00e9ar sa ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">liarscoil, darb ainm Jackie Robinson. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed mo chill\u00edn in aice an dora<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s, agus n\u00ed raibh m\u00f3r\u00e1n <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">pr\u00edomh\u00e1ideachais<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agam, ach ba chuma liom. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ba mise <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dara <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">uachaill b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bhige<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edodh na dalta\u00ed eile ag pleidhc\u00edocht le ch\u00e9ile roimh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00fainn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dul a chodladh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> gach o\u00edche<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> De ghn\u00e1th n\u00ed bh\u00ednn p\u00e1irteach sna cluich\u00ed sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, c\u00e9 go mb\u00edodh an buachaill ba bhige, Se\u00e1n <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00d3\u2019C\u00faiv<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, i l\u00e1r an aicsin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> gach uair<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Bh\u00ed asma orm agus n\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">r\u00f3l\u00e1idir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Nuair a chloiseadh Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">screadach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ag teacht amach an doras <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o dt<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> an <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">seomra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ina raibh s\u00e9 f\u00e9in, thagadh s\u00e9 isteach agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">shocra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dh s\u00e9 s\u00edos muid. Ansin, mh\u00fachadh s\u00e9 an solas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Th\u00e9imis a chodladh ar an toirt, mar bh\u00edodh tuirse orainn tar \u00e9is na ranganna, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is a bheith ag imirt agus ag rith <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">aon seans<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a bh\u00edodh againn.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Mar nach mb\u00ednn ag pleidhc\u00edocht leis na buachaill\u00ed eile, tharraing m\u00e9 a n-aird orm, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s ag cur ceisteanna orm ag iarraidh a thuiscint c\u00e9n f\u00e1th nach raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">p\u00e1irteach leo sna cluich\u00ed a bh\u00edodh acu san o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 ag iarraidh go mbeadh cuma <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an lagrach\u00e1in orm, agus rinne m\u00e9 leithsc\u00e9al eile go raibh tuirseach orm n\u00f3 rud <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9igin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> mar sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach n\u00edor chreid na <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">buachaill\u00ed focal de, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thosa\u00edodar ag caitheamh anuas orm gach o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Uair amh\u00e1in, chonaic Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u00e9 ag caochadh na s\u00fal chun c\u00fal a choinne\u00e1il ar n<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> deora. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">focal aige liom go discr\u00e9ideach, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u2019iarr <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s\u00e9 orm<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> cad a bh\u00ed ar si\u00fal.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> D\u2019inis m\u00e9 d\u00f3 go raibh na buachaill\u00ed eile sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag seasamh le ch\u00e9ile i m\u2019aghaidh, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag caitheamh masla\u00ed liom agus ag tabhairt ainmneacha gr\u00e1nna orm.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Sm\u00e9id s\u00e9 a cheann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus d\u2019imigh leis.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s cuimhin liom f\u00f3s gur stad na masla\u00ed agus na hainmneacha roimh i bhfad<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Thosaigh na buachaill\u00ed eile ag d\u00e9anamh comhr\u00e1 liom, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is tamaill\u00edn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ar mo chompor<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, agus ag g\u00e1ire agus ag caint <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">le gach buachaill ann. <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">An<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ch\u00e9ad uair eile a bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">torann ard sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, rith Jackie isteach chun stop a chur leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e9ach s\u00e9 go heolach orm, agus d\u00fairt s\u00e9: \u201cAgus tusa freisin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a Mhich\u00edl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> -<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar ais go dt\u00ed do chill\u00edn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus t\u00f3g do <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">phili\u00far leat<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u201d Leath meangadh m\u00f3r g\u00e1ire ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> aghaidh, agus amach an doras leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ba dhuine de na leaideanna m\u00e9 anois, agus bh\u00ed m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhr\u00f3d\u00fail<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> as sin.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00edl a fhios agam f\u00f3s cad a rinne Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sa ch\u00falra, ach t\u00e1 s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir go <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla focal aige le gach ceann de na leaideanna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Mar go raibh meas m\u00f3r ag gach duine againn ar Jackie, d\u2019\u00e9isteamar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">lena raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> le r\u00e1 aige d\u00fainn. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Rinne s\u00e9 an gn\u00f3 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i ngan fhios dom, ach ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> am c\u00e9anna thuig m\u00e9 go ndearna s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an gn\u00f3. D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 ceacht <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">iontach at\u00e1 r\u00e1ite go maith ag \u00e1r sinsear: is ioma\u00ed sl\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chun beith\u00edoch a fheannadh. Gan dabht, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">is \u00ed ta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dhleoireacht an tsl\u00ed is fearr chun a dheimhni\u00fa go mbeadh su\u00edoch\u00e1in ann. Bh\u00ed saol n\u00edos fearr agam ar scoil tar \u00e9is sin, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">t\u00e1im <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhu\u00edoch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i gc\u00f3na\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">do Jackie as a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ndearna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dom.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pearsanta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14099","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14099"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14107,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14099\/revisions\/14107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}