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D\u00f3nall \u00d3 M\u00f3r\u00e1in,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Riobard Mac G\u00f3r\u00e1in<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> agus S\u00e9amus mac Cros\u00e1in, rinne s\u00e9 tagairt do <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">rud a d\u00fairt an t-antraipeola\u00ed Margaret Mead: \u2018\u2019Never doubt that a small group of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">thoughtful committed citizens, can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.\u201d Nach spreag\u00fail an r\u00e1iteas sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> agus nach f\u00edor \u00e9 freisin?<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Gan dabht, bh\u00ed s\u00e9 f\u00edor i gc\u00e1s G<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ael Linn<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. I mo thuairim<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, thuig an fhoireann bheag sin c\u00e9 chomh t\u00e1bhachtach agus l\u00e1rnach<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> agus<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">t\u00e1 \u00e1r dteanga agus \u00e1r gcult\u00far d\u00fainn sa t\u00edr seo, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gurb as sin <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> eascra\u00edonn <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00e1r bhf\u00e9ini\u00falacht n\u00e1isi\u00fanta. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thuig <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an fhoireann sin go mbeadh s\u00e9 n\u00edos fearr <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">daoine a mhealladh isteach <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">sa Ghaeilge <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">in ionad a bheith ag iarraidh iad a bhr\u00fa isteach. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bhain <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">foireann <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">G<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ael Linn amach na spriocanna sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. Rinne<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">adar<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">infheist\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> sna heala\u00edona<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. D<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2019eag<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ra\u00edodar<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">imeachta\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">cult\u00fartha agus<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">sc\u00e9imeanna<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">foghlamtha na Gaeilge.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sa tsl\u00ed sin, thug siad aghaidh nua, aghaidh chomhaimseartha don teanga agus cult\u00far<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bh\u00ed cur chuige <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">nua-aoiseach acu maidir le <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">m\u00fainteoireacht, cur chuige n\u00edos cuimsith<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n\u00e1 riamh cheana<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, inar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">thuig siad go bhfuil t\u00fa in ann <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Gaeilge a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">f<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">oghlaim amuigh faoin sp\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">i mbun imeachta\u00ed siams\u00fala<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gus c\u00farsa\u00ed saoire phl\u00e9isi\u00fartha<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Bh\u00ed an ceart acu agus n\u00ed raibh aon easpa p\u00e1ist\u00ed ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">cur isteach ar ch\u00farsa\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">de gach <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">saghas<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> eagraithe ag Gael Linn.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Nuair a chonaic m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gur thosaigh Gael Linn sc\u00e9im scol\u00e1ireachta <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">sna 1950d\u00ed, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">th\u00e1inig na cuimhn\u00ed ar ais go tr\u00e9an<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sc\u00e9im Scol\u00e1ireachta Ghael Linn<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thosaigh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sc\u00e9im na Scol\u00e1ireachta\u00ed Tr\u00ed Mh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">i 1955<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> agus lean <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> sc\u00e9im go dt\u00ed 1973<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. Tr\u00e9imhse <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">tr\u00ed mh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">odh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> i gceist seachas m\u00ed, mar chreid <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">M\u00e1irt\u00edn \u00d3 Cadhain gurb \u00e9 sin <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> tr\u00e9imhse ba l\u00fa <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a mbeadh p\u00e1ist\u00ed in ann an teanga a shealbh\u00fa. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">odh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">cead ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">teaghlach l\u00f3ist\u00edn a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">chur ar f\u00e1il<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">do ph\u00e1iste amh\u00e1in<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ionas nach mbeadh deis ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> bp\u00e1iste B\u00e9arla a labhairt sa teach.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> D\u2019fhreastal<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a\u00edodh na p\u00e1ist\u00ed ar scoil \u00e1iti\u00fail<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. Eisp<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00e9ireas c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">uimsitheach a bh\u00ed ann<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> \u2013 tumoideachas i ngach <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gn\u00e9 d\u00e1r gcult<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00fair t<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">hraidisi\u00fanta<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> \u2013 saol na tuaithe<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> meon na Gaeltachta<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, sc\u00e9ala\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> agus ceol san \u00e1ireamh.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sc\u00e9im cheannr\u00f3da\u00edoch<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> ba ea \u00e9, gan dabht.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Agus n\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> caint san aer agam \u00e9 sin, ach an oiread!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<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 thaith\u00ed phearsanta<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">N\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ionam ach p\u00e1iste deich <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">mbliana <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">d\u2019aois nuair a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">d\u2019fhreastail m\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> f\u00e9in<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ch\u00farsa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ghael Linn.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> D\u2019fh\u00e1g m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> baile <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">i m\u2019aonar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">don ch\u00e9ad uair agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">thai<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">stil m\u00e9 go Gaillimh ar an traein<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, agus ansin <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ar aghaidh go dt\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cill Bhrioc\u00e1n, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rosmuc<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, Contae na Gaillimhe.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Chuir <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">M\u00e1ire Bean U\u00ed Ghriallais<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> f\u00e1ilte mh\u00f3r romham, agus thosaigh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">m\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">eachtra Ghaeltachta<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">l\u00e1ithreach bonn. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thug <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bean <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">U\u00ed Ghria<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">l<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">lais <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">babhla anraith dom <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ar dt\u00fas <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ch <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ar an drochuair <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">bh\u00ed s\u00e9 chomh te sin gur dh\u00f3igh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">mo charball go dona leis. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 an-phianmhar le seachtain n\u00f3 dh\u00f3!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 deacair a mh\u00edni\u00fa as Gaeilge ca<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> a tharla dom!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tar \u00e9is an turais<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> fhada<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, bh\u00ed orm dul go dt\u00ed an leithreas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Th<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">reor<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">aigh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">M\u00e1ire amach <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">as an teach<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> m\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">go dt\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">teach an asail<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> bh\u00ed s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">chomh dubh le pic taobh amuigh. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">D\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin, b<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">huail<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> m\u00e9 mo ghl\u00fain <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">in aghaidh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">balla <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gus bh\u00ed m\u00e9 gortaithe ar\u00eds! <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">C\u00e9 gur drochth\u00fas a bh\u00ed agam, d\u2019fheabhsaigh c\u00farsa\u00ed tar \u00e9is sin &#8211; a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gus n\u00edor ghortaigh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">m\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> f\u00e9in ar\u00eds <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ach an oiread.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">C\u00e9 go raibh s\u00e9 deacair ar dt\u00fas Gaeilge a labhairt, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">bh\u00ed m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">l\u00edofa <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">roimh i bhfad.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Bh\u00ed orm Gaeilge a labhairt an t-am go l\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n\u00ed raibh an dara rogha agam mar n\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">m\u00f3r\u00e1n <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">B\u00e9arla <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">le cloiste\u00e1il i Rosmuc<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> an tr\u00e1th sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pr\u00f3iseas n\u00e1d\u00fartha a bh\u00ed ann agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">is ar \u00e9igean a thug m\u00e9 faoi deara go raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">mo chuid Gaeilge ag feabhs\u00fa <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">l\u00e1 i ndiaidh lae<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ag foghlaim gn\u00e9ithe eile den <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">chult\u00far freisin. Mar shampla, d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">conas <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">go leor amhr\u00e1n a sheinm ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">bh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">fead\u00f3g st\u00e1in agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">m<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">bosca <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ceoil.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 chomh s\u00e1sta sa Ghaeltacht <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gur bheag nach ndearna m\u00e9 dearmad ar mo <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">theaghlach f\u00e9in! 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N\u00ed raibh a fhios agam faoi leath na ruda\u00ed at\u00e1 d\u00e9anta go dt\u00ed seo ag an eagra\u00edocht shuntasach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8993,"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 --><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\">Fuair m\u00e9 mo ch\u00f3ip den irisleabhar \u2018Comhar\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">le d\u00e9ana\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> (Bealtaine 2023), agus thug m\u00e9 faoi deara <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gur eagr\u00e1n speisialta a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed ann<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag com\u00f3radh seacht\u00f3 bliain <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00f3 buna\u00edodh Gael Linn i m\u00ed na Bealtaine 1953.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00ed raibh a fhios agam faoi leath <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na ruda\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">at\u00e1 d\u00e9anta go dt\u00ed seo ag an <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eagra\u00edocht shuntasach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> seo ar son na Gaeilge, idir <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">theanga agus chult\u00far.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Nuair a bh\u00ed Fionbarra <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00d3<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Brolch\u00e1in <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag scr\u00edobh faoi<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> c<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eannr\u00f3da\u00edocht <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tri\u00fair <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bh\u00ed an-ghn\u00edomhach san eagra\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> - D\u00f3nall \u00d3 M\u00f3r\u00e1in,<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Riobard Mac G\u00f3r\u00e1in<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus S\u00e9amus mac Cros\u00e1in, rinne s\u00e9 tagairt do <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">rud a d\u00fairt an t-antraipeola\u00ed Margaret Mead: \u2018\u2019Never doubt that a small group of <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thoughtful committed citizens, can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.\u201d  Nach spreag\u00fail an r\u00e1iteas sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus nach f\u00edor \u00e9 freisin?<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Gan dabht, bh\u00ed s\u00e9 f\u00edor i gc\u00e1s G<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ael Linn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  I mo thuairim<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, thuig an fhoireann bheag sin c\u00e9 chomh t\u00e1bhachtach agus l\u00e1rnach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">t\u00e1 \u00e1r dteanga agus \u00e1r gcult\u00far d\u00fainn sa t\u00edr seo, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gurb as sin <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> eascra\u00edonn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e1r bhf\u00e9ini\u00falacht n\u00e1isi\u00fanta.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Thuig <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an fhoireann sin go mbeadh s\u00e9 n\u00edos fearr <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">daoine a mhealladh isteach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sa Ghaeilge <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">in ionad a bheith ag iarraidh iad a bhr\u00fa isteach.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bhain <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">foireann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">G<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ael Linn amach na spriocanna sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  Rinne<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">adar<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">infheist\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sna heala\u00edona<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  D<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u2019eag<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ra\u00edodar<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">imeachta\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">cult\u00fartha agus<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sc\u00e9imeanna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">foghlamtha na Gaeilge.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sa tsl\u00ed sin, thug siad aghaidh nua, aghaidh chomhaimseartha don teanga agus cult\u00far<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed cur chuige <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">nua-aoiseach acu maidir le <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u00fainteoireacht, cur chuige n\u00edos cuimsith<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n\u00e1 riamh cheana<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, inar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thuig siad go bhfuil t\u00fa in ann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Gaeilge a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">f<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">oghlaim amuigh faoin sp\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i mbun imeachta\u00ed siams\u00fala<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gus c\u00farsa\u00ed saoire phl\u00e9isi\u00fartha<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Bh\u00ed an ceart acu agus n\u00ed raibh aon easpa p\u00e1ist\u00ed ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">cur isteach ar ch\u00farsa\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">de gach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">saghas<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> eagraithe ag Gael Linn.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Nuair a chonaic m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gur thosaigh Gael Linn sc\u00e9im scol\u00e1ireachta <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sna 1950d\u00ed, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">th\u00e1inig na cuimhn\u00ed ar ais go tr\u00e9an<\/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\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sc\u00e9im Scol\u00e1ireachta Ghael Linn<\/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\">Thosaigh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sc\u00e9im na Scol\u00e1ireachta\u00ed Tr\u00ed Mh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i 1955<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus lean <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sc\u00e9im go dt\u00ed 1973<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  Tr\u00e9imhse <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tr\u00ed mh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">odh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> i gceist seachas m\u00ed, mar chreid <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">M\u00e1irt\u00edn \u00d3 Cadhain gurb \u00e9 sin <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> tr\u00e9imhse ba l\u00fa <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a mbeadh p\u00e1ist\u00ed in ann an teanga a shealbh\u00fa.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">odh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">cead ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">teaghlach l\u00f3ist\u00edn a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chur ar f\u00e1il<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">do ph\u00e1iste amh\u00e1in<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ionas nach mbeadh deis ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> bp\u00e1iste B\u00e9arla a labhairt sa teach.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  D\u2019fhreastal<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a\u00edodh na p\u00e1ist\u00ed ar scoil \u00e1iti\u00fail<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  Eisp<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9ireas c<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">uimsitheach a bh\u00ed ann<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> \u2013 tumoideachas i ngach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gn\u00e9 d\u00e1r gcult<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00fair t<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">hraidisi\u00fanta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> \u2013 saol na tuaithe<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> meon na Gaeltachta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, sc\u00e9ala\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus ceol san \u00e1ireamh.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sc\u00e9im cheannr\u00f3da\u00edoch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ba ea \u00e9, gan dabht.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Agus n\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> caint san aer agam \u00e9 sin, ach an oiread!<\/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 thaith\u00ed phearsanta<\/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\">N\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ionam ach p\u00e1iste deich <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mbliana <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u2019aois nuair a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u2019fhreastail m\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> f\u00e9in<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ch\u00farsa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ghael Linn.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  D\u2019fh\u00e1g m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> baile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i m\u2019aonar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">don ch\u00e9ad uair agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thai<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">stil m\u00e9 go Gaillimh ar an traein<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus ansin <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar aghaidh go dt\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Cill Bhrioc\u00e1n, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Rosmuc<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, Contae na Gaillimhe.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Chuir <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">M\u00e1ire Bean U\u00ed Ghriallais<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> f\u00e1ilte mh\u00f3r romham, agus thosaigh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eachtra Ghaeltachta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l\u00e1ithreach bonn.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Thug <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bean <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">U\u00ed Ghria<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">lais <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">babhla anraith dom <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar dt\u00fas <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ch <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar an drochuair <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed s\u00e9 chomh te sin gur dh\u00f3igh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mo charball go dona leis.  Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 an-phianmhar le seachtain n\u00f3 dh\u00f3!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 deacair a mh\u00edni\u00fa as Gaeilge ca<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a tharla dom!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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\">Tar \u00e9is an turais<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> fhada<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, bh\u00ed orm dul go dt\u00ed an leithreas.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Th<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">reor<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">aigh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">M\u00e1ire amach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">as an teach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> m\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go dt\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">teach an asail<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> bh\u00ed s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chomh dubh le pic taobh amuigh.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin, b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">huail<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> m\u00e9 mo ghl\u00fain <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">in aghaidh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">balla <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gus bh\u00ed m\u00e9 gortaithe ar\u00eds!  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">C\u00e9 gur drochth\u00fas a bh\u00ed agam, d\u2019fheabhsaigh c\u00farsa\u00ed tar \u00e9is sin - a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gus n\u00edor ghortaigh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> f\u00e9in ar\u00eds <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ach an oiread.<\/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\">C\u00e9 go raibh s\u00e9 deacair ar dt\u00fas Gaeilge a labhairt, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l\u00edofa <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">roimh i bhfad.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Bh\u00ed orm Gaeilge a labhairt an t-am go l\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> - <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n\u00ed raibh an dara rogha agam mar n\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u00f3r\u00e1n <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">B\u00e9arla <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">le cloiste\u00e1il i Rosmuc<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> an tr\u00e1th sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Pr\u00f3iseas n\u00e1d\u00fartha a bh\u00ed ann agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">is ar \u00e9igean a thug m\u00e9 faoi deara go raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mo chuid Gaeilge ag feabhs\u00fa <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l\u00e1 i ndiaidh lae<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ag foghlaim gn\u00e9ithe eile den <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chult\u00far freisin.  Mar shampla, d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">conas <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go leor amhr\u00e1n a sheinm ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">fead\u00f3g st\u00e1in agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bosca <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ceoil.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 chomh s\u00e1sta sa Ghaeltacht <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gur bheag nach ndearna m\u00e9 dearmad ar mo <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">theaghlach f\u00e9in!  D\u2019imigh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mo<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">t<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">r\u00e9imhse <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go tapa, agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 deacair dom filleadh abhaile<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ansin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach n<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed raibh fadhb ar bith liom leis an nGaeilge <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sa scoil tar \u00e9is sin, agus bh\u00ed gr\u00e1 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">buan <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agam d\u00e1r dteanga agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00e1r gcult\u00far as sin amach, a bhu\u00ed le m\u2019athair agus Gael Linn.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Gael Linn ab\u00fa!<\/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 --><!-- 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 --><!-- 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 --><!-- 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=\"text-align:justify;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 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