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Mar ph\u00e1iste, bh\u00ed fiosracht n\u00e1d\u00fartha agam faoin domhan agus faoi na r\u00e9alta\u00ed thuas sa sp\u00e9ir. \u00d3n n\u00f3im\u00e9ad a d\u2019oscail m\u00e9 leabhar faoi phl\u00e1in\u00e9id, r\u00e9alta\u00ed agus r\u00e9altra\u00ed, bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ar fad faoi gheasa. I m\u2019intinn \u00f3g, ba dhraoithe iad Newton, Galileo, Descartes agus Einstein agus a leith\u00e9id, a bh\u00ed tar \u00e9is tuiscint a fh\u00e1il faoi phrionsabail agus dl\u00edthe na fisice. Dar liomsa, saghas dra\u00edochta a bh\u00ed i gceist, mar bh\u00ed fisiceoir\u00ed m\u00f3r le r\u00e1 in ann intinn D\u00e9 f\u00e9in a l\u00e9amh agus bunphrionsabail an n\u00e1d\u00fair a nochtadh. N\u00ed haon ionadh \u00e9, nuair a d\u2019fhreastail m\u00e9 ar mo ch\u00e9ad ranganna sa Chol\u00e1iste, go raibh r\u00edm\u00e9ad an tsaoil orm nuair a fuair m\u00e9 amach go raibh an fhisic agus an cheimic mar \u00e1bhair ar an gcuraclam.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9 go raibh beagnach gach m\u00fainteoir sa scoil thar barr, le heolas agus gr\u00e1 domhain d\u00e1 n-\u00e1bhair acu, sheas m\u00fainteoir amh\u00e1in amach mar an t\u00e9 a d\u2019oscail doirse na bhf\u00e9idearthachta\u00ed dom \u2014 agus ba \u00e9 sin \u00e1r m\u00fainteoir fisice, an tUasal Miche\u00e1l \u00d3 Duibhir.<\/p>\n<p>Thosaigh s\u00e9 ag m\u00faineadh i gCol\u00e1iste Naomh Ciar\u00e1n i 1967 tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 deich mbliana a chaitheamh ag m\u00faineadh i nD\u00fan P\u00e1draig, Contae an D\u00fain. Chaith s\u00e9 tr\u00edocha a ceathair bliain san ioml\u00e1n ag obair i gCol\u00e1iste Chiar\u00e1in \u2014 tr\u00e9imhse fhada a chuaigh i bhfeidhm ar ghl\u00fanta a scol\u00e1ir\u00ed. Agus m\u00e9 i mo dh\u00e9ag\u00f3ir, ardsagart ag alt\u00f3ir na heola\u00edochta ba \u00e9 Miche\u00e1l.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>M\u00e1istirchearda\u00ed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fear measartha \u00edseal, l\u00e1idir ba ea an tUasal \u00d3 Duibhir, le fuinneamh br\u00edomhar agus greann g\u00e9ar spra\u00ed\u00fail. Murab ionann agus cuid mhaith de mh\u00fainteoir\u00ed na linne, n\u00edor bhain s\u00e9 \u00fas\u00e1id riamh as pion\u00f3s corpartha. Chruthaigh s\u00e9 sp\u00e1s s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte d\u00fainn inar bhraith muid saoirse intleacht\u00fail. N\u00ed h\u00e9 sin le r\u00e1 nach raibh s\u00e9 in ann smacht a choinne\u00e1il orainn \u2014 bh\u00ed, gan amhras. D\u2019\u00fas\u00e1id s\u00e9 idir ghreann agus scigaithris orainn nuair ba gh\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>Is cuimhin liom uair amh\u00e1in nuair a bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ag caint agus ag g\u00e1ire gan srian ina rang agus \u00e9 f\u00e9in ag iarraidh muid a mh\u00faineadh. D\u2019fh\u00e9ach s\u00e9 orm, s\u00fail gh\u00e9ar d\u00e1ir\u00edre air, agus d\u00fairt s\u00e9 liom, ag fuaimni\u00fa gach siolla go mall agus go soil\u00e9ir:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnois, a Mhich\u00edl, d\u00edreach toisc gur leas-phr\u00edomhoide \u00e9 d\u2019athair\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ba leor an leath abairt. Bhris gach buachaill amach ag g\u00e1ire; dhearg m\u00e9 le n\u00e1ire. As sin amach, bh\u00ed m\u00e9 chomh ci\u00fain le taibhse sa tsaotharlann fhisice.<\/p>\n<p>Bh\u00ed cur chuige modheola\u00edoch ag Miche\u00e1l a bh\u00ed thar a bheith \u00e9ifeachtach agus suimi\u00fail. Ba thuras ioml\u00e1n eolais gach ceacht \u2014 \u00f3 ch\u00falra staire go d\u00edorth\u00fa teoirici\u00fail, agus ar deireadh go cruth\u00fanas eimp\u00edreach.<\/p>\n<p>Nuair a mh\u00fain s\u00e9 ceacht d\u00fainn ar an bhfad f\u00f3casach i lionsa, n\u00edor thosaigh s\u00e9 le cothrom\u00f3id\u00ed, ach le sc\u00e9al na n-eolaithe a mh\u00fanlaigh \u00e1r dtuiscint: Kepler, Huygens, Newton, Descartes agus Gauss. Chuir s\u00e9 ina lu\u00ed orainn go raibh muid ag glacadh le hoidhreacht intleacht\u00fail aoibhinn. Ansin tharraing s\u00e9 l\u00e9ar\u00e1id ghlan ar an gcl\u00e1r, ag taispe\u00e1int conas a l\u00fabann gathanna comhthreomhara solais tr\u00ed lionsa agus a dtagann siad le ch\u00e9ile, agus dh\u00edorthaigh s\u00e9 foirmle an lionsa thana\u00ed don fhad f\u00f3casach.<\/p>\n<p>Ba chos\u00fail le breathn\u00fa ar chearda\u00ed oilte ag a bhinse a bheith ag f\u00e9achaint ar Mhiche\u00e1l ag obair \u2014 beacht, foighneach, l\u00e1ngafa lena \u00e1bhar.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>An Modh Eola\u00edoch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N\u00edor fh\u00e1g s\u00e9 riamh an teoiric mar rud teib\u00ed. I gc\u00e1s an fhaid fh\u00f3casaigh, roinn Miche\u00e1l muid in\u00e1r mbeirteanna, le lionsa, r\u00e9ad agus sc\u00e1ile\u00e1n ag gach foireann. \u00c1r dtasc: tomhais, taifead, r\u00edomh; ansin d\u00e9an t\u00e1st\u00e1il ar chomhoiri\u00fanacht an toraidh leis an bhfoirmle.<\/p>\n<p>Sa tsl\u00ed sin, n\u00ed ceacht ar optaic amh\u00e1in a bh\u00ed i gceist, ach ceacht freisin ar an modh eola\u00edoch f\u00e9in: hipit\u00e9is\u00ed a fhoirmi\u00fa, iad a th\u00e1st\u00e1il go dian, agus concl\u00faid\u00ed a bhaint as fianaise inl\u00e1imhsithe. Mh\u00fain s\u00e9 d\u00fainn gur t\u00e1bhachtach a bheith in ann obair as l\u00e1mh a ch\u00e9ile freisin.<\/p>\n<p>Chuaigh na ceachtanna sin i bhfad thar an bhfisic, mar mh\u00fain siad scileanna eile d\u00fainn freisin \u2013 cur chuige eola\u00edoch ar aon tasc, agus comhoibri\u00fa i bhfoireann.<\/p>\n<p>Ag breathn\u00fa siar, is f\u00e9idir liom a r\u00e1 le muin\u00edn gur chuidigh an tUasal \u00d3 Duibhir le mo chos\u00e1n a mh\u00fanl\u00fa. Las s\u00e9 spr\u00e9acha na fiosrachta ionam \u2013 n\u00ed tr\u00ed insint, ach tr\u00ed thaispe\u00e1int conas a oibr\u00edonn prionsabail na fisice.<\/p>\n<p>Chuaigh s\u00e9 i bhfeidhm go m\u00f3r orm, gan dabht ar bith, ag uair chinni\u00fanach i mo shaol. N\u00ed haon timpiste \u00e9 go ndearna m\u00e9 staid\u00e9ar ar an bhFisic i gCol\u00e1iste Ollscoile Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath (UCD), agus ansin ar an Innealt\u00f3ireacht Leictreach, agus ar deireadh bhain m\u00e9 amach m\u00e1istreacht in Innealt\u00f3ireacht Leictreach agus R\u00edomhaireachta in Ollscoil California, San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>Chaith m\u00e9 formh\u00f3r mo ghairm i dtaighde agus forbairt i r\u00e9imse na gcumars\u00e1id\u00ed gan sreang. Riana\u00edonn mo ghairm bheatha f\u00e9in a bhfr\u00e9amhacha siar go dt\u00ed na ceachtanna bun\u00fasacha sin sa tsaotharlann fhisice agus \u00e1r m\u00fainteoir, Miche\u00e1l \u00d3 Duibhir.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Eola\u00ed agus Stara\u00ed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blianta fada ina dhiaidh sin, bhuail m\u00e9 le M\u00edche\u00e1l \u00d3 Duibhir ar\u00eds. Faoin am sin, bh\u00ed mise n\u00edos gaire do dheireadh mo shaoil oibre n\u00e1 a th\u00fas. D\u2019inis m\u00e9 d\u00f3 go soil\u00e9ir an m\u00e9id a bh\u00ed d\u00e9anta aige dom agus an tionchar m\u00f3r a bh\u00ed aige orm. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 s\u00e9imh agus umhal, ach chonaic m\u00e9 bu\u00edochas ci\u00fain ina sh\u00faile.<\/p>\n<p>Le linn na cuairte sin, nocht s\u00e9 a dhara paisean: stara\u00ed \u00e1iti\u00fail cumasach ba ea \u00e9. Le linn a shaoil ar scor, chuaigh s\u00e9 i mbun scr\u00edbhneoireachta faoi stair Chill Chainnigh, ag nochtadh gn\u00e9ithe nach raibh m\u00f3r\u00e1n cl\u00fa orthu.<\/p>\n<p>I measc a shaothar bh\u00ed <em>The History of Cricket in County Kilkenny: The Forgotten Game<\/em>, leabhar a thug l\u00e9argas sp\u00e9isi\u00fail ar fhorbairt an CLG. Scr\u00fadaigh s\u00e9 an aicme uachtarach i gCill Chainnigh agus scr\u00edobh s\u00e9 faoin \u00e1it ar t\u00f3gadh \u00e9 f\u00e9in. Bh\u00ed l\u00fach\u00e1ir orm a fh\u00e1il amach gurbh \u00e9 an m\u00fainteoir a l\u00e9irigh dom \u00e1illeacht an tsolais agus na gluaiseachta a bh\u00ed anois ag soilsi\u00fa coirn\u00e9il i bhfolach d\u00e1r n-oidhreacht chult\u00fartha.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>F\u00edor-Fhear na hAthbheochana<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chuir sc\u00e9ala bh\u00e1is Mhich\u00edl br\u00f3n m\u00f3r orm \u2013 chuaigh s\u00e9 ar shl\u00ed na f\u00edrinne i m\u00ed Feabhra 2025. Cuireann na focail sin <em>sl\u00ed na f\u00edrinne<\/em> Miche\u00e1l in i\u00fal dom, mar mh\u00fain s\u00e9 d\u00fainn ina rang cad \u00ed an fh\u00edrinne san eola\u00edocht agus c\u00e9n tsl\u00ed an fh\u00edrinne sin a chruth\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 a \u00edomh\u00e1 beo br\u00edomhar i m\u2019intinn chomh cruinn, beacht agus a l\u00e1 a tharla s\u00e9: \u00e9 ag barr an ranga sa tsaotharlann fhisice, cailc ina l\u00e1mh aige, agus an leamhgh\u00e1ire cine\u00e1lta sin ar a bh\u00e9al roimh na focail nach bhf\u00e9adf\u00e1 dearmad a dh\u00e9anamh orthu \u2013<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnois, a Mhich\u00edl\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1im f\u00edorbhu\u00edoch gur tugadh an deis dom mo bhu\u00edochas a ghabhail d\u00f3 faoina raibh d\u00e9anta aige domsa agus faoin tionchar dearfach, lean\u00fanach a bh\u00ed aige orm.<\/p>\n<p>Ag machnamh ar a shaol, tuigim go maith gur beag m\u00fainteoir mar \u00e9 at\u00e1 ann. 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I m\u2019intinn \u00f3g, ba dhraoithe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.2\"><strong><span style=\"color:#222222;font-size:24pt\">I\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color:#222222;font-size:24pt\">mB\u00e9al an Phobail<\/span><\/strong><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><a id=\"OLE_LINK3\"><\/a><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><a id=\"OLE_LINK4\"><\/a><!-- \/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\">Miche\u00e1l<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Bair\u00e9ad<\/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\">Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mickgb@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mickgb@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/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\">Su\u00edomh gr\u00e9as\u00e1in: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mickgb.com\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">https:\/\/mickgb.com<\/span><\/a><\/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 chaibidil dheireanach, bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">scr\u00edobh faoi laethanta saoire<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an t<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">samhraidh, agus cad a bh\u00edodh \u00e1 dh\u00e9anamh agam <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">le linn na samhra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> iontacha sin a sh\u00edneadh amach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">beagnach go deo ag an am. Ach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar an drochuair, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n\u00ed thugann gach rud maith ach a sheal<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus faoi dheireadh bh\u00edodh orm filleadh ar scoil<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. 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 f\u00e9insmachta de dh\u00edth orm <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar sl\u00e1n as a bheith <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">faoi ghlas chomh fada sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach \u00e9ags\u00fail le formh\u00f3r na ndalta\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a raibh orthu fanacht sa scoil gach deireadh seachtaine, bh\u00edodh faoiseamh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla l\u00e1 agam gach seachtain sa bhaile, rud ab aoibhinn liom. <\/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\">Ba shaol uaigneach a bh\u00edodh agam ar scoil, \u00e1fach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Leaid leochaileach a raibh asma orm a bh\u00ed ionam<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus mar sin n\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sp\u00f3irt mhachaire <\/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":[54,45,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dirbheathaisneis","category-pearsanta","category-tuairisc-bhais"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14323","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=14323"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14328,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14323\/revisions\/14328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}