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N\u00ed raibh a fhios agam c\u00e9n f\u00e1th, agus n\u00edor chuir m\u00e9 ceist air faoi, ach an oiread. Ach tar \u00e9is ceann d\u00e1 chuid col\u00fan a l\u00e9amh le d\u00e9ana\u00ed, faoi dheireadh ceapaim go bhfuil a fhios agam anois cad a bh\u00ed i gceist. Baineann s\u00e9 le stair a theaghlaigh f\u00e9in, agus is \u00e9 an rud ab fhearr dom a dh\u00e9anamh anois n\u00e1 bogadh ar leataobh, agus lig duit an col\u00fan sin a l\u00e9amh. 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Ba ghn\u00e1th-\u00e1bhar cainte \u00e9 i measc na cosmhuintire, an tr\u00e1th sin \u00e9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC\u00e9n r\u00fan athbhliana at\u00e1 d\u00e9anta agat fh\u00e9in don bhliain seo chugainn?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBhuel, t\u00e1 socraithe agam \u00e9ir\u00ed as an diabhal p\u00edopa seo, sin m\u00e1 fh\u00e1gann Dia an tsl\u00e1inte agam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9arfadh fear n\u00f3 bean eile go raibh siadsan me\u00e1ite ar dhul go hAlbain, le roinnt pingneacha a shaothr\u00fa san athbhliain, le seo n\u00f3 le si\u00fad a dh\u00e9anamh. Bh\u00ed n\u00f3s eile i measc daoine, an tr\u00e1th sin, f\u00e1il r\u00e9idh le salachar na bliana a bh\u00ed ar an d\u00e9 deiridh. Sea, ghlanaid\u00eds agus sci\u00fairid\u00eds iad fh\u00e9in, sa chaoi go mbeid\u00eds glan, n\u00e9ata, ag dul isteach thar thairseach na bliana nua d\u00f3ibh. N\u00ed bh\u00edodh daoine s\u00e1sta aon airgead a chaitheamh L\u00e1 Cinn Bhliana, n\u00f3 chreid siad d\u00e1 nd\u00e9anfaid\u00eds go leanfaid\u00eds an n\u00f3s c\u00e9anna sin ar feadh na bliana a bh\u00ed rompu amach.\u00a0 \u00d3, mo dhearmad! bh\u00ed n\u00f3s aisteach eile acu thiar in\u00e1r measc an t-am sin freisin, agus b\u2019in an phar\u00e1id tr\u00edd an mbaile, ag tos\u00fa ar bhuile an mhe\u00e1no\u00edche. 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Ba \u00e9 n\u00f3s an \u201cFirst Footer\u201d an ch\u00e9ad cheann de na n\u00f3sanna sin, a chuaigh i gcionn orm fh\u00e9in, agus m\u00e9 ag f\u00e1s an\u00edos thiar.\u00a0 B\u2019in an n\u00f3s a bh\u00ed acu f\u00e1ilte faoi leith\u00a0 a chur roimh an ch\u00e9ad fhear a bhuaileadh isteach thar thairseach chucu L\u00e1 Coille. Anois, n\u00e1 ceap go bhfuilimse ag r\u00e1 go dtarraingeodh bean m\u00ed-\u00e1dh, n\u00f3 droch rath, ar theaghlach, d\u00e1 dtarl\u00f3dh go mba \u00ed an ch\u00e9ad chuairteoir, thar thairseach isteach chucu L\u00e1 Coille, ach nach bhfuil a fhios ag madra\u00ed an bhaile fh\u00e9in, gur mar sin a bh\u00ed c\u00farsa\u00ed in Iarthar na h\u00c9ireann, an tr\u00e1th \u00fad.\u00a0 Chonaic m\u00e9 fh\u00e9in, le mo sh\u00faile cinn, beirt iascaire ag iomp\u00fa ar a s\u00e1la abhaile, toisc gur bhean an ch\u00e9ad duine a bhuail leo, ar a mbealach chun na farraige. B\u2019in mar a bh\u00ed an saol an t-am sin. 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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-14434","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\/14434","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=14434"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14441,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14434\/revisions\/14441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}