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Is comhtharl\u00fa suntasach \u00e9 go ndeachaigh s\u00e9 ar shl\u00ed na f\u00edrinn aimsir na Nollag, s\u00e9 bliain \u00f3 shin, in aois a cheithre bliana d\u00e9ag is ceithre fichid. D\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin, cuimhn\u00edm air ar bhealach speisialta ag an am seo den bhliain.<br \/>Ceapaim gur \u00f3m\u00f3s cu\u00ed don scr\u00edbhneoir iontach sin, Peadar Bair\u00e9ad, s\u00e9as\u00far na Nollag a cheili\u00faradh leis &#8211; chomh maith agus is f\u00e9idir, is \u00e9 sin a r\u00e1 &#8211; ina fhocail f\u00e9in. 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Sea, agus an t-am sin freisin, a tugann deis d\u00fainn dul siar b\u00f3ithr\u00edn na smaointe, go dt\u00ed na laethe \u00fad fad\u00f3, nuair a sheasamar ag breathn\u00fa le hionadh ar an mBeithil\u00edn \u00e1lainn, a bh\u00ed socraithe go deas s\u00edoch\u00e1nta, i dTeach an Phobail, agus siar n\u00edos fuide f\u00f3s, go dt\u00ed an ch\u00e9ad Mh\u00e1ins\u00e9ar i mBeithil R\u00edoga, sa T\u00edr Naofa fh\u00e9in, i dt\u00fas r\u00e9 na Cr\u00edosta\u00edochta, nuair a rugadh \u00cdosa sa St\u00e1bla, toisc nach raibh \u00e1it ar bith le f\u00e1il ag a mh\u00e1thair, Muire, n\u00f3 ag Iosaf, i dTeach A\u00edochta an bhaile, an o\u00edche bheannaithe sin.<\/p>\n<h1>Christmas Night<\/h1>\n<p>F\u00e9ach mar a chuir an file, M\u00e1ire Mhac an tSaoi, \u00e9, ina d\u00e1n \u201cO\u00edche Nollag\u201d, agus \u00ed ag r\u00e1 go raibh d\u00eddean le f\u00e1il ag lucht an airgid sa Teach A\u00edochta c\u00e9anna sin, an o\u00edche \u00fad, ach gur f\u00e1gadh an Mhaighdean is a c\u00e9ile, gan bheith istigh le f\u00e1il acu, ach amh\u00e1in i seanst\u00e1bl\u00e1n na mbeith\u00edoch&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Bh\u00ed soilse ar lasadh i dtigh sin na ha\u00edochta,<\/p>\n<p>C\u00f3iri\u00fa gan chaoile, bia agus deoch,<\/p>\n<p>Do cheannaithe olla do cheannaithe s\u00edoda,<\/p>\n<p>Ach lu\u00edfidh Mac D\u00e9 ins an tigh seo anocht.<\/p>\n<p><span>T\u00e1 an file ag tagairt don n\u00f3s a bh\u00ed beo, i measc Gael, an tr\u00e1th \u00fad, go mb\u00edodh an Teaghlach Naofa ag f\u00e1na\u00edocht timpeall an o\u00edche sin, agus iad ag iarraidh bheith istigh a fh\u00e1il i dteach eic\u00ednt, agus b\u2019in an f\u00e1th a d\u2019fh\u00e1gta\u00ed an doras ar leathadh, coinneall na Nollag ar lasadh, agus \u00e1it socraithe r\u00e9idh d\u00f3ibh ag an mbord, ag s\u00fail go dtiocfaid\u00eds ar chuairt chucu, an o\u00edche bheannaithe sin. F\u00e9ach ar\u00eds mar a chuireann M\u00e1ire Mhac an tSaoi \u00e9, i v\u00e9arsa eile, sa d\u00e1n c\u00e9anna sin&#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>F\u00e1gaidh an doras ar leathadh ina coinne,<\/p>\n<p>An Mhaighdean a thiocfaidh is a na\u00ed ar a hucht,<\/p>\n<p>Deonaigh do shuaimhneas a ligint a Mhuire,<\/p>\n<p>Lu\u00edodh Mac D\u00e9 ins an tigh seo anocht.<\/p>\n<p><span>N\u00edl dabht ar domhan, ach gur \u00e9irigh leis an bhfile, dearcadh agus creideamh na cosmhuintire a thuiscint, agus a l\u00e9iri\u00fa, i v\u00e9arsa\u00ed an d\u00e1in \u00e1lainn sin,\u00a0 \u201cO\u00edche Nollag\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>A Vigil kept<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>N\u00ed raibh s\u00e9 de n\u00f3s ag an muintir thiar dul thar f\u00f3ir, an o\u00edche sin, le bia n\u00f3 le deoch, n\u00f3 bh\u00ed siad ag feitheamh ar theacht an Theaghlaigh Naofa ar chuairt chucu. Gn\u00e1th-shuip\u00e9ar a bh\u00edodh acu, fata\u00ed agus iasc, b\u2019fh\u00e9idir, n\u00f3 rud eic\u00ednt d\u00e1 leith\u00e9id, mar nach mbeadh dinn\u00e9ar m\u00f3r na Nollag le hullmh\u00fa acu, an mhaidin d\u00e1r gcionn, s\u00e9 sin, i ndiaidh an Aifrinn, n\u00f3 an mhaidin sin, bh\u00ed de n\u00f3s ag chuile shagart tr\u00ed hAifreann a r\u00e1, agus d\u00e1 bharr sin, thosa\u00edd\u00eds go bre\u00e1 luath ar maidin, ag a leath i ndiaidh a hocht, b\u2019fh\u00e9idir, agus bh\u00edodh na daoine sin sa bhaile ar\u00eds, thart ar a deich, agus ansin, thosa\u00edd\u00eds ar an ndinn\u00e9ar a ullmh\u00fa. Sea, mh\u2019anam, agus smaoinigh nach mb\u00edodh gl\u00e9asanna nua-aimseartha c\u00f3caireachta acu, an tr\u00e1th sin, n\u00ed bh\u00edodh, muis! n\u00f3 n\u00ed bh\u00edodh acu ach oigheann na dtr\u00ed chos agus pota, agus bh\u00edodh orthu na gl\u00e9asanna sin a oibri\u00fa ar an dtine oscailte. M\u00f3r idir inn\u00e9 agus inniu!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>How about toys then?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>C\u00e9ard faoi na gas\u00fair, agus na girseacha, mar sin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cuirfidh m\u00e9 geall, nach dt\u00f3gfadh s\u00e9 i bhfad orthu a gcuid f\u00e9ir\u00edn\u00ed Nollag a oscailt, n\u00f3 n\u00ed th\u00f3gfadh s\u00e9 beirt, len iad a lucht\u00fa ar chairt! T\u00e1 m\u00e9 ag caint faoi mo dh\u00faiche fh\u00e9in, thiar in Iorras, i gContae Mhaigh Eo, d\u00e1r nd\u00f3igh, agus n\u00ed bh\u00edodh le f\u00e1il ag na gas\u00fair ach guinn\u00edn, b\u2019fh\u00e9idir, agus gluaiste\u00e1in\u00edn, n\u00f3 a leith\u00e9id, sea, agus glac milse\u00e1n agus tortha\u00ed, leis an stoca a l\u00edonadh. Agus c\u00e9ard faoi na girseacha? Bhuel, de ghn\u00e1th bh\u00edodh b\u00e1b\u00f3ga le f\u00e1il acusan, agus milse\u00e1in agus tortha\u00ed freisin, b\u2019fh\u00e9idir. Chaitheadh muid seal ag s\u00fagradh leis na f\u00e9ir\u00edn\u00ed Nollag sin, agus ansin, th\u00e9adh cuid againn amach ar th\u00f3ir an dreoil\u00edn, n\u00f3 bh\u00edodh muid ag f\u00e1il r\u00e9idh do L\u00e1 an Dreoil\u00edn, n\u00f3 b\u2019in an l\u00e1 i ndiaidh Lae Nollag.\u00a0 Mura n-\u00e9ireodh linn teacht ar dhreoil\u00edn an l\u00e1 sin, agus geallaimse dhuit \u00e9, go mb\u00edodh a fhios ag na dreoil\u00edn\u00ed c\u00e9anna sin go raibh muidinne ar a dt\u00f3ir an l\u00e1 \u00e1irithe sin, n\u00f3 ghlanaid\u00eds leo as \u00e1r mbealach go bre\u00e1 luath an mhaidin sin. 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Cuirfidh m\u00e9 geall, go mbainfeadh muid an oiread sp\u00f3irt as na guinn\u00edn\u00ed g\u00e9 c\u00e9anna sin, is a bhaineann gas\u00fair an lae inniu as a gcuid Play Stations agus eile!\u00a0 Sea, m\u00f3r idir inn\u00e9 agus inniu.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ach le cr\u00edoch oiri\u00fanach a chur le p\u00edosa na seachtaine seo, b\u2019fh\u00e9idir n\u00e1rbh olc an smaoineamh \u00e9, Nollaig faoi sh\u00e9an is faoi mhaise a ghu\u00ed ar chuile dhuine dem l\u00e9itheoir\u00ed, agus gura seacht fearr a bheas chuile dhuine agaibh, bliain \u00f3 anocht. Agus sea, go mbeirimid beo ag an am seo ar\u00eds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Breith sa St\u00e1bla<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>S\u00e9as\u00far na Nollag \u2018na r\u00e1s chugainn,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Is c\u00e1l\u00f3ga b\u00e1na anuas<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mar bhrat geal, naofa, gl\u00e9geal,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ag folach d\u00fainn bruscar is sm\u00fait.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ach istigh im chro\u00edse, le d\u00edograis,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ullmh\u00f3idh m\u00e9 m\u00e1ins\u00e9ar, le dua,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>is glanfaidh m\u00e9 bruscar na mblianta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As seanst\u00e1bl\u00e1n m\u2019anama chrua.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>S\u00e9as\u00far na Nollag \u2018na r\u00e1s chugainn,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Is an Na\u00ed naofa, neamhdha, anuas,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ag n\u00ed, is ag sl\u00e1n\u00fa Chlann \u00c9abha,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Is ag folach d\u00fainn peaca is buairt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beithil\u00edn, a Crib;\u00a0 m\u00e1ins\u00e9ar, manger;\u00a0 teach a\u00edochta, an Inn;\u00a0 Teaghlach Naofa, the Holy Family;\u00a0 girseacha, young girls;\u00a0 guinn\u00edn, a little gun;\u00a0 sa bhundlaoi, in the eave of the house; 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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":[45,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pearsanta","category-tuairim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14419","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=14419"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14433,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14419\/revisions\/14433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}