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Thiom\u00e1ineamar feadh an ch\u00f3sta, \u00f3 Los Angeles go San Francisco, agus tr\u00ed go leor \u00e1iteanna ar an tsl\u00ed. Bh\u00ed ionadh ar an mbeirt acu mar n\u00ed raibh an m\u00e9id a chonaic siad i gCalifornia ag teacht leis na r\u00e9amhthuairim\u00ed a bh\u00ed acu. Bh\u00edomar go l\u00e9ir t\u00f3gtha le h\u00e1illeacht agus \u00e9ags\u00falacht na dt\u00edrdhreach a bh\u00ed le feice\u00e1il fud fad an St\u00e1it. Bh\u00ed ionadh ar mo thuismitheoir\u00ed freisin faoi c\u00e9 chomh cairdi\u00fail agus dea-mh\u00fainte a bh\u00ed na daoine go l\u00e9ir ar chasamar orthu. N\u00ed gear\u00e1nta d\u00f3ibh an aer\u00e1id Mhe\u00e1nmhuir\u00ed, ach an oiread. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">C\u00e9 go bhfuair a dturas r\u00e9idh leis an gcuid is m\u00f3 d\u00e1 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">-imn\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> faoin \u00e1it ina rabhamar in\u00e1r gc\u00f3na\u00ed, ag an am c\u00e9anna chuthaigh s\u00e9 c\u00fapla \u00e1bhar buartha nua d\u00f3ibh, n\u00f3 c\u00fapla ceist, ar a laghad. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Daoine gan D\u00eddean<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">N<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">uair a bh\u00edomar ag si\u00fal i gcro\u00edl\u00e1r Los Angeles, bh\u00ed orainn si\u00fal ar an mb\u00f3thar uaireanta, mar bh\u00ed daoine gan d\u00eddean ina lu\u00ed ar an gcos\u00e1n. N\u00edor<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">bh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> f<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00e9idir linn gan <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">iadsan<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> a fheice\u00e1il. Nuair a bh\u00edomar sl\u00e1n s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte sa bhaile ar\u00eds, ag \u00f3l cup\u00e1n tae, chuir mo mh\u00e1thair ceist orm: \u201cC\u00e1n f\u00e1th a bhfuil daoine gan d\u00eddean anseo? N\u00edl aon chiall leis. N\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">t\u00edr shaibhir<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> an t\u00edr s\u2019againne, ach n\u00ed bhfaighfe\u00e1 m\u00f3r\u00e1n daoine gan d\u00eddean ann. Cad at\u00e1 ar si\u00fal?\u201d \u201cN\u00edl polasaithe s\u00f3isialta l\u00e1idre i Meirice\u00e1,\u201d ba \u00e9 m \u2019fhreagra, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cneamhchos\u00fail leis in \u00c9irinn! Agus t\u00e1 praghsanna tith\u00edochta an-ard sa t\u00edr seo freisin, ionas go bhfuil s\u00e9 deacair teach a cheannach!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Ach bh\u00ed orm a admh\u00e1il gur ait an rud \u00e9, mar an gc\u00e9anna!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bochtaineacht agus Inimirce<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Uair eile, chuamar thar an teorainn idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta go Tijuana i Meicsiceo. T\u00edr an-bhocht ba \u00ed Meicsiceo, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">at\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> f\u00f3s. Bh\u00ed bruscar i ngach \u00e1it, agus go leor foirgneamh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">leathchr\u00edochnaithe<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> le feice\u00e1il<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. N\u00ed raibh ach c\u00fapla b\u00f3thar p\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte le feice\u00e1il, agus sm\u00fait bh\u00f3ithr\u00edn\u00ed a bh\u00ed i gceist den chuid is m\u00f3. N\u00ed fhaca t\u00fa ar an mb\u00f3thar ach sean ghliogar de charranna agus trucail\u00edn\u00ed a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gus iad<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> ag titim as a ch\u00e9ile. N\u00ed raibh a l\u00e1n siopa\u00ed n\u00f3 bialanna sa chathair, ach an oiread. Baineadh stangadh as mo thuismitheoir\u00ed. Cheap siad gur fh\u00e1s siad <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">f\u00e9in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an\u00edos i dt\u00edr bhocht, ach tar \u00e9is bochtaineacht Tijuana a fheice\u00e1il, thuig siad nach raibh siad riamh chomh bocht le daoine i dt\u00edortha de chuid an tr\u00ed\u00fa domhan. Nuair a thug mo mh\u00e1thair faoi deara c\u00e9 chomh h\u00e9asca a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 d\u00fainn teacht ar ais thar an teorainn<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> go Meirice\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, nuair a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an-deacair<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> do shaor\u00e1naigh Mheicsiceo an rud c\u00e9anna a dh\u00e9anamh, chuir s\u00ed ceist eile orm. \u201cT\u00e1 cuidi\u00fa de dh\u00edth go g\u00e9ar ar na daoine bochta sin. C\u00e9n f\u00e1th nach gcuideodh an t\u00edr is saibhre le<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> muintir na t\u00edre in aici l\u00e1imhe<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">?\u201d Rinne a ceist staic dom, mar bh\u00ed \u00e1bhar casta le pl\u00e9 \u2013 rial\u00fa inimirce. D\u00fairt m\u00e9 nach raibh m\u00f3r\u00e1n eolais agam faoin bpolasa\u00ed inimirce sna St\u00e1it Aontaithe, ach go raibh pr\u00f3iseas deacair i gceist chun teacht isteach sa t\u00edr go dl\u00edthi\u00fail, agus go raibh s\u00e9 costasach \u00e9 a dh\u00e9anamh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. B<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">h\u00ed imn\u00ed ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">na hoifigigh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meirice\u00e1naigh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">aon <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">M<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">eicsicigh a ligin isteach sa t\u00edr, ar fhait\u00edos go bhfanfaidh siad ann go m\u00eddhleathach, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> na milli\u00fa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n duine ina gc\u00f3na\u00ed i Meirice\u00e1 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">gan chead, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">cheana f\u00e9in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">C\u00faram Sl\u00e1inte<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Uair eile, nuair a bh\u00edomar ag caint le ch\u00e9ile am l\u00f3in, th\u00e1inig \u00e1bhar ch\u00faram sl\u00e1inte chun cinn. N\u00ed raibh mo thuismitheoir\u00ed in ann a chreidi\u00faint c\u00e9 chomh daor is a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 dul go dt\u00ed an docht\u00fair, n\u00f3 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">go dt\u00ed an t-ospid\u00e9al<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> nuair a chuala mo mh\u00e1thair go gcuirf<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> abhaile t\u00fa \u00f3n ospid\u00e9al chomh tapa agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ab<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> f<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00e9idir, gan aon am duit bisi\u00fa, bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">s\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> ar buile. \u201cC\u00e9n saghas ch\u00f3ras leigheas \u00e9 sin \u2013 t\u00e1 s\u00e9 cru\u00e1lach agus r\u00f3chostasach \u2013 nach orainn at\u00e1 an t-\u00e1dh dearg a bheith in\u00e1r gc\u00f3na\u00ed in \u00c9irinn!\u201d Rinne m\u00e9 lagiarracht an c\u00f3ras leigheas a chosaint, ag r\u00e1 gur g\u00e1 \u00e1rachas sl\u00e1inte a bheith agat, agus ansin nach raibh c\u00farsa\u00ed r\u00f3dhona. Ach gur g\u00e1 post a bheith agat chun a bheith c\u00e1ilithe \u00e1rachas sl\u00e1inte a fh\u00e1il. \u201cAch cad faoi na daoine d\u00edfhostaithe? 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Ach d\u2019fhan ceisteanna mo mh\u00e1thar liomsa \u00f3 shin i leith<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> agus t\u00e1 siad <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n\u00edos t\u00e1bhachta\u00ed sa l\u00e1 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">at\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> inniu ann n\u00e1 mar a bh\u00ed riamh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bheadh <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">d\u00edom\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> ar mo thuismitheoir\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a fhoghlaim <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">go bhfuil <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">go leor d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> na fadhbann<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">thuasluaite tagtha go h\u00c9irinn<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> anois.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Beidh tuilleadh le r\u00e1 agam ar a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n \u00e1bhar sin an tseachtain seo chugainn!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; 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Thiom\u00e1ineamar feadh an ch\u00f3sta, \u00f3 Los Angeles go San Francisco, agus tr\u00ed go leor \u00e1iteanna ar an tsl\u00ed. 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Thiom\u00e1ineamar feadh an ch\u00f3sta, \u00f3 Los Angeles go San Francisco, agus tr\u00ed go leor \u00e1iteanna ar an tsl\u00ed.  Bh\u00ed ionadh ar an mbeirt acu mar n\u00ed raibh an m\u00e9id a chonaic siad i gCalifornia ag teacht leis na r\u00e9amhthuairim\u00ed a bh\u00ed acu.  Bh\u00edomar go l\u00e9ir t\u00f3gtha le h\u00e1illeacht agus \u00e9ags\u00falacht na dt\u00edrdhreach a bh\u00ed le feice\u00e1il fud fad an St\u00e1it.  Bh\u00ed ionadh ar mo thuismitheoir\u00ed freisin faoi c\u00e9 chomh cairdi\u00fail agus dea-mh\u00fainte a bh\u00ed na daoine go l\u00e9ir ar chasamar orthu.   N\u00ed gear\u00e1nta d\u00f3ibh an aer\u00e1id Mhe\u00e1nmhuir\u00ed, ach an oiread.  <\/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=\"font-size:14pt\">C\u00e9 go bhfuair a dturas r\u00e9idh leis an gcuid is m\u00f3 d\u00e1 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">-imn\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> faoin \u00e1it ina rabhamar in\u00e1r gc\u00f3na\u00ed, ag an am c\u00e9anna chuthaigh s\u00e9 c\u00fapla \u00e1bhar buartha nua d\u00f3ibh, n\u00f3 c\u00fapla ceist, ar a laghad.  <\/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\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Daoine gan D\u00eddean<\/span><\/strong><\/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=\"font-size:14pt\">N<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">uair a bh\u00edomar ag si\u00fal i gcro\u00edl\u00e1r Los Angeles, bh\u00ed orainn si\u00fal ar an mb\u00f3thar uaireanta, mar bh\u00ed daoine gan d\u00eddean ina lu\u00ed ar an gcos\u00e1n.  N\u00edor<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> f<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9idir linn gan <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">iadsan<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a fheice\u00e1il.  Nuair a bh\u00edomar sl\u00e1n s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte sa bhaile ar\u00eds, ag \u00f3l cup\u00e1n tae, chuir mo mh\u00e1thair ceist orm: \u201cC\u00e1n f\u00e1th a bhfuil daoine gan d\u00eddean anseo?  N\u00edl aon chiall leis.  N\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">t\u00edr shaibhir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> an t\u00edr s\u2019againne, ach n\u00ed bhfaighfe\u00e1 m\u00f3r\u00e1n daoine gan d\u00eddean ann.  Cad at\u00e1 ar si\u00fal?\u201d  \u201cN\u00edl polasaithe s\u00f3isialta l\u00e1idre i Meirice\u00e1,\u201d ba \u00e9 m \u2019fhreagra, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u201cneamhchos\u00fail leis in \u00c9irinn!  Agus t\u00e1 praghsanna tith\u00edochta an-ard sa t\u00edr seo freisin, ionas go bhfuil s\u00e9 deacair teach a cheannach!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Ach bh\u00ed orm a admh\u00e1il gur ait an rud \u00e9, mar an gc\u00e9anna!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/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\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bochtaineacht agus Inimirce<\/span><\/strong><\/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=\"font-size:14pt\">Uair eile, chuamar thar an teorainn idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta go Tijuana i Meicsiceo.  T\u00edr an-bhocht ba \u00ed Meicsiceo, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">at\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> f\u00f3s.  Bh\u00ed bruscar i ngach \u00e1it, agus go leor foirgneamh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">leathchr\u00edochnaithe<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> le feice\u00e1il<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  N\u00ed raibh ach c\u00fapla b\u00f3thar p\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte le feice\u00e1il, agus sm\u00fait bh\u00f3ithr\u00edn\u00ed a bh\u00ed i gceist den chuid is m\u00f3.  N\u00ed fhaca t\u00fa ar an mb\u00f3thar ach sean ghliogar de charranna agus trucail\u00edn\u00ed a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gus iad<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ag titim as a ch\u00e9ile.  N\u00ed raibh a l\u00e1n siopa\u00ed n\u00f3 bialanna sa chathair, ach an oiread.  Baineadh stangadh as mo thuismitheoir\u00ed.  Cheap siad gur fh\u00e1s siad <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">f\u00e9in <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an\u00edos i dt\u00edr bhocht, ach tar \u00e9is bochtaineacht Tijuana a fheice\u00e1il, thuig siad nach raibh siad riamh chomh bocht le daoine i dt\u00edortha de chuid an tr\u00ed\u00fa domhan.  Nuair a thug mo mh\u00e1thair faoi deara c\u00e9 chomh h\u00e9asca a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 d\u00fainn teacht ar ais thar an teorainn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> go Meirice\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, nuair a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-deacair<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> do shaor\u00e1naigh Mheicsiceo an rud c\u00e9anna a dh\u00e9anamh, chuir s\u00ed ceist eile orm.  \u201cT\u00e1 cuidi\u00fa de dh\u00edth go g\u00e9ar ar na daoine bochta sin.  C\u00e9n f\u00e1th nach gcuideodh an t\u00edr is saibhre le<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> muintir na t\u00edre in aici l\u00e1imhe<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">?\u201d  Rinne a ceist staic dom, mar bh\u00ed \u00e1bhar casta le pl\u00e9 \u2013 rial\u00fa inimirce.  D\u00fairt m\u00e9 nach raibh m\u00f3r\u00e1n eolais agam faoin bpolasa\u00ed inimirce sna St\u00e1it Aontaithe, ach go raibh pr\u00f3iseas deacair i gceist chun teacht isteach sa t\u00edr go dl\u00edthi\u00fail, agus go raibh s\u00e9 costasach \u00e9 a dh\u00e9anamh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  B<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h\u00ed imn\u00ed ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na hoifigigh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Meirice\u00e1naigh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">aon <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">M<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eicsicigh a ligin isteach sa t\u00edr, ar fhait\u00edos go bhfanfaidh siad ann go m\u00eddhleathach, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> na milli\u00fa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n duine ina gc\u00f3na\u00ed i Meirice\u00e1 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gan chead, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">cheana f\u00e9in.   <\/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\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">C\u00faram Sl\u00e1inte<\/span><\/strong><\/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=\"font-size:14pt\">Uair eile, nuair a bh\u00edomar ag caint le ch\u00e9ile am l\u00f3in, th\u00e1inig \u00e1bhar ch\u00faram sl\u00e1inte chun cinn.  N\u00ed raibh mo thuismitheoir\u00ed in ann a chreidi\u00faint c\u00e9 chomh daor is a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 dul go dt\u00ed an docht\u00fair, n\u00f3 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go dt\u00ed an t-ospid\u00e9al<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  A<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> nuair a chuala mo mh\u00e1thair go gcuirf<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> abhaile t\u00fa \u00f3n ospid\u00e9al chomh tapa agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ab<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> f<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9idir, gan aon am duit bisi\u00fa, bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar buile.  \u201cC\u00e9n saghas ch\u00f3ras leigheas \u00e9 sin \u2013 t\u00e1 s\u00e9 cru\u00e1lach agus r\u00f3chostasach \u2013 nach orainn at\u00e1 an t-\u00e1dh dearg a bheith in\u00e1r gc\u00f3na\u00ed in \u00c9irinn!\u201d  Rinne m\u00e9 lagiarracht an c\u00f3ras leigheas a chosaint, ag r\u00e1 gur g\u00e1 \u00e1rachas sl\u00e1inte a bheith agat, agus ansin nach raibh c\u00farsa\u00ed r\u00f3dhona.  Ach gur g\u00e1 post a bheith agat chun a bheith c\u00e1ilithe \u00e1rachas sl\u00e1inte a fh\u00e1il.  \u201cAch cad faoi na daoine d\u00edfhostaithe?  Cad is f\u00e9idir leo a dh\u00e9anamh m\u00e1 \u00e9ir\u00edonn siad tinn?\u201d  Chuir ceist mo mh\u00e1thair d\u00e1 treoir m\u00e9, agus n\u00ed raibh aon fhreagra agam.<\/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\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">E<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">p<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">id\u00e9im Druga\u00ed<\/span><\/strong><\/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=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed eipid\u00e9im ch\u00f3caoin ag r\u00e9abadh na St\u00e1t Aontaithe ag an am sin, agus n\u00edorbh fh\u00e9idir an teilif\u00eds a chur ar si\u00fal <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">gan cloiste\u00e1il faoi<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar an nuacht.  \u201cC\u00e9n f\u00e1th at\u00e1 fadhbanna druga\u00ed chomh m\u00f3r sin ar si\u00fal i Meirice\u00e1, agus gach saghas duine ag m\u00ed-\u00fas\u00e1id druga<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in daoine boch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ta \u00e9ad\u00f3chasacha<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">?\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Ar\u00eds, bh\u00ed m\u00e9 s\u00e1innithe ag mo mh\u00e1thair!  <\/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\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">For\u00e9igean agus Gunna\u00ed<\/span><\/strong><\/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=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">odh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> eachtra\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l\u00e1mhaigh dh\u00edch\u00e9ill\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> uaf\u00e1saigh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag tarl\u00fa sna St\u00e1it Aontaithe beagnach gach l\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> (agus, ar an drochuair, t\u00e1 f\u00f3s)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00fairt mo mh\u00e1thair liom go raibh s\u00e9 i bhfad n\u00edos dain<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s\u00e9ara\u00ed i go leor \u00e1iteanna i Meirice\u00e1 n\u00e1 i dTuaisceart na h\u00c9ireann<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> f\u00e9in<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, \u00e1it a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> cogadh ar si\u00fal<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ag an am sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">uirthi <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">fi\u00fa ceist a chur<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> orm<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, sa ch\u00e1s sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, mar bh\u00ed a fhios aici nach raibh freagra ar bith ar f\u00e1il <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">don ghealtachas sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/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=\"font-size:14pt\">B\u2019fh\u00e9idir go raibh s\u00ed ag iarraidh m\u00e9 a mhealladh ar ais go h\u00c9irinn agus rinne s\u00ed c\u00e1s l\u00e1idir, ach n\u00ed raibh s\u00e9 ar intinn agam a leith\u00e9id a dh\u00e9anamh mar, chun an fh\u00edrinne a r\u00e1, bh\u00ed ruda\u00ed ag dul go maith d\u00fainn agus bheadh s\u00e9 deacair filleadh abhaile d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin.  Ach d\u2019fhan ceisteanna mo mh\u00e1thar liomsa \u00f3 shin i leith<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus t\u00e1 siad <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n\u00edos t\u00e1bhachta\u00ed sa l\u00e1 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">at\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> inniu ann n\u00e1 mar a bh\u00ed riamh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bheadh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00edom\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar mo thuismitheoir\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a fhoghlaim <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go bhfuil <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">go leor d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> na fadhbann<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thuasluaite tagtha go h\u00c9irinn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> anois.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Beidh tuilleadh le r\u00e1 agam ar a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">n \u00e1bhar sin an tseachtain seo chugainn!<\/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 --><!-- 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 --><!-- 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><!-- 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