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Shi&#250;il m&#233; chun tosaigh sa seaneaglais &#225;lainn in Alte agus greim daingean agam ar m\u2019iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>Tr&#225;thn&#243;na te L&#250;nasa a bh&#237; ann san Algarve. Tr&#237;ocha a naoi c&#233;im Celsius. Bh&#237; thart ar ch&#233;ad duine againn bailithe ann. Bh&#237; gaothr&#225;in agus buid&#233;il uisce curtha ar f&#225;il d&#250;inn roimh an searmanas. Bh&#237; ceol &#225;lainn sa s&#233;ip&#233;al. Bh&#237; cara leis an l&#225;n&#250;in ag canadh go binn.<\/p>\n<p>Ceol na n-aingeal.<\/p>\n<p>Bh&#237; Peadar (is nia liom &#233;) agus Suzanne ina su&#237; amach romham agus m&#233; ag an l&#233;acht&#225;n. Peadar a baisteadh ar mo nia i ndiaidh a sheanathar, m\u2019athair f&#233;in, Peadar Bair&#233;ad, m&#250;inteoir agus file Gaeilge. Fuair Daid b&#225;s i 2019 agus &#233; 94 bliain d\u2019aois. Bh&#237; mo mh&#225;thair, Patcheen mar a thugamar uirthi go l&#233;ir, imithe ar shl&#237; na f&#237;rinne freisin. Fuair s&#237; b&#225;s den ailse i 2020 agus &#237; 82 bliain d\u2019aois. Bh&#237; Peadar agus a dheirfi&#250;r Chloe an-ghar d&#225; seantuismitheoir&#237;.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019fh&#233;ach m&#233; go d&#237;reach ar Pheadar agus ar Suzanne nuair a d&#250;irt m&#233; na focail seo:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cN&#237;l aon dabht ach go bhfuil beirt seantuismitheoir&#237; Pheadair, Dada agus Patcheen mar a thugta&#237; orthu go cean&#250;il, anseo linn inniu i spiorad, ag ceili&#250;radh &#243;c&#225;id mh&#243;r ph&#243;sadh Pheadair agus Suzanne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ansin l&#233;igh m&#233; sliocht as d&#225;n a scr&#237;obh m\u2019athair do mo mh&#225;thair. Bh&#237; ci&#250;nas ioml&#225;n sa s&#233;ip&#233;al agus &#233; &#225; l&#233;amh agam.<\/p>\n<p>Ach a ch&#233;ile chaoin &#225;lainn na m&#237;ne,<br \/>\nGu&#237;m ort rath agus s&#233;an,<br \/>\n&#211; &#233;ir&#237; go lu&#237; geal na gr&#233;ine,<br \/>\nIs anonn go l&#225; bocht an tSl&#233;ibhe\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Ansin l&#233;igh m&#233; an leagan B&#233;arla.<\/p>\n<p>My gentle, beautiful wife,<br \/>\nI wish you joy and good fortune,<br \/>\nFrom the sun\u2019s bright rising to its setting,<br \/>\nAnd onward to the Day of Judgment.<\/p>\n<p>Bh&#237; d&#225;n oiri&#250;nach eile scr&#237;ofa ag Daid blianta fada roimhe sin mar bheannacht bainise do Shin&#233;ad agus dom f&#233;in. 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D\u2019fh&#233;ach an sagart amach orainn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBhuel, n&#237;lim chun iarracht a dh&#233;anamh rud ar bith a r&#225; ina dhiaidh sin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tamall beag ina dhiaidh sin, bh&#237;omar amuigh faoi ghrian scalltach an Algarve.<\/p>\n<p>Bh&#237; an f&#225;ilti&#250; ar si&#250;l i dteach m&#243;r tuaithe, Monte do Serrinho, gar do S&#227;o Bartolomeu de Messines. Tugadh formh&#243;r na n-a&#237;onna ann i SUVanna dubha. Thiom&#225;in Sin&#233;ad agus m&#233; f&#233;in ann in&#225;r gcarr f&#233;in ionas go mbeimis in ann imeacht roimh an deireadh. Bh&#237; deochanna agus blast&#243;ga ar f&#225;il ar dt&#250;s. N&#237;os d&#233;ana&#237;, shu&#237;omar s&#237;os don dinn&#233;ar. Le linn an dinn&#233;ir th&#225;inig na h&#243;r&#225;id&#237;.<\/p>\n<p>Sheas Eddie, dearth&#225;ir c&#233;ile liom agus athair Pheadair. Bh&#237; a chuid n&#243;ta&#237; caillte aige, ach lean s&#233; air ar aon n&#243;s. Bh&#237; Peadar i gc&#243;na&#237; ar an mbogadh agus &#233; ina ghas&#250;r, a d&#250;irt s&#233;. Ag rith leis. Deacair a fhios a bheith agat c&#225; raibh s&#233;. Bh&#237; neart oibre ag a mh&#250;inteoir&#237; leis freisin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNach &#237;or&#243;nta an rud &#233;,\u201d arsa Eddie, \u201cgo ndeachaigh Peadar f&#233;in leis an m&#250;inteoireacht.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Labhair Hugh, athair Suzanne, faoina aon in&#237;on amh&#225;in, faoin m&#233;id a bh&#237; bainte amach aici agus faoin duine iontach a bh&#237; inti. Bh&#237; s&#233; an-s&#225;sta Peadar a ghlacadh isteach sa teaghlach.<\/p>\n<p>Ina dhiaidh sin sheas Sam, fear coimhdeachta Pheadair agus cara d&#237;lis d&#243; le blianta fada. Thug s&#233; siar muid blianta fada, chuig p&#225;irc ina raibh s&#233; f&#233;in agus a chairde, Peadar ina measc, ag &#243;l leanna &#250;ll. N&#237;or r&#233;itigh an leann &#250;ll r&#243;-mhaith le boilg Sam an o&#237;che sin. Bh&#237; eachtra n&#225;ireach aige. Chabhraigh Peadar leis, agus n&#237;or inis s&#233; d\u2019aon duine faoin m&#233;id a tharla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cN&#237;l cara n&#237;os fearr n&#225; n&#237;os d&#237;lse ar domhan,\u201d arsa Sam.<\/p>\n<p>Ansin sheas Peadar. Ghabh s&#233; bu&#237;ochas le gach duine agus labhair s&#233; faoi Suzanne. D\u2019imir s&#237; sacar go hioma&#237;och. Rith s&#237;. Rinne s&#237; traen&#225;il. Ba mhaith l&#233;i buachan. De r&#233;ir dealraimh, bh&#237; an bheirt acu in ioma&#237;ocht lena ch&#233;ile faoin gcodladh fi&#250;. Mh&#237;nigh Peadar go raibh an bheirt acu d&#225;ir&#237;re faoi o&#237;che mhaith codlata a fh&#225;il. Ba mhaith leo dul a lu&#237; go luath.<\/p>\n<p>An ch&#233;ad uair a chuaigh s&#233; go teach thuismitheoir&#237; Suzanne, bh&#237; s&#233; neirbh&#237;seach. Ag pointe &#233;igin, sciorr s&#233; amach le Hugh:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs bre&#225; liom f&#233;in agus Suzanne dul a lu&#237; go luath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chinntigh Hugh go raibh leaba d&#225; chuid f&#233;in ag Peadar an o&#237;che sin.<\/p>\n<p>Tar &#233;is an dinn&#233;ir, thosaigh an ceol. Rinne Peadar agus Suzanne rince taobh leis an linn sn&#225;mha. N&#237;os d&#233;ana&#237;, th&#225;inig siad ar ais chugainn idir dh&#225; l&#237;ne a&#237;onna agus spr&#233;achair&#237; ar lasadh acu sa dorchadas. Rinne siad rince ar&#237;s. Ag pointe amh&#225;in, chrom Peadar Suzanne siar beagnach go dt&#237; an talamh, ansin tharraing s&#233; suas ar&#237;s &#237;. Bh&#237; cuma orthu go raibh siad ag baint sult as gach n&#243;im&#233;ad den o&#237;che.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019fh&#225;g Sin&#233;ad agus m&#233; f&#233;in roimh mhe&#225;n o&#237;che. Lean an rince ar aghaidh go dt&#237; na huaireanta beaga.<\/p>\n<p>N&#237;os luaithe san o&#237;che, th&#225;inig Peadar agus Chloe anall chugam. Chuaigh an l&#233;amh a rinne m&#233; sa s&#233;ip&#233;al go m&#243;r i gcion orthu, a d&#250;irt siad. Ba bheag n&#225;r mhothaigh siad go raibh Dada agus Patcheen sa s&#233;ip&#233;al leo. D&#250;irt siad gur bhain s&#233; na deora astu.<\/p>\n<p>Bh&#237; p&#225;ist&#237; Pheadair agus Suzanne, Hugh agus Rose, sa s&#233;ip&#233;al freisin. Bh&#237; Chloe ann lena fear c&#233;ile agus Riley, a bp&#225;iste &#243;g. Bh&#237; s&#237; s&#233; mh&#237; ag iompar clainne.<\/p>\n<p>Chuala m&#233; focail m\u2019athar ar&#237;s:<\/p>\n<p>Ach sliocht ar shliocht a sleachta seo\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Agus bh&#237; an bheannacht a scr&#237;obh Daid do Shin&#233;ad agus dom f&#233;in blianta fada &#243; shin tagtha chomh fada leis an Algarve. 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