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A<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">r <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00e1mhara\u00ed an tsaoil, <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">chuir s\u00e9 peann ar ph\u00e1r agus <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">roinn s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">a <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">chuimhn\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">f\u00e9in<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">linn<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\"> faoi Nollaig\u00ed le linn laethanta a \u00f3ige<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\"> Seo p\u00edosa a scr\u00edobh s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">in<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">r<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\"> c<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">h<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">uir in i\u00fal <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">d\u00fainn <\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">cuid d\u00e1 chuimhn\u00ed sin<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14pt;\">:<\/span><\/h1>\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;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nuair a smaoin\u00edm anois ar Nollaig\u00ed fad\u00f3, tagann na cuimhn\u00ed chugam go mall, doil\u00e9ir, i dtosach, ach tar \u00e9is tr\u00e9imhse bheag a chaitheamh ag iascaireacht i loch domh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">in na mblianta, tagann na cuimhn\u00ed c\u00e9anna ar ais chugam ansin ina rabharta cruinn, soil\u00e9ir. 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Ar sc\u00e1ile\u00e1n na cuimhne, feicim coinl\u00edn\u00ed geala an\u00edos tr\u00ed chr\u00e9 dhubh, bhriosc, Iorrais, mar a gcaithimisne, gas\u00fair, \u00e1r laethe r\u00e9amhNollaigeacha ag t\u00f3ra\u00edocht an dreoil\u00edn \u2013 agus caithfidh m\u00e9 a admh\u00e1il anois, nach mb\u00edodh m\u00f3r\u00e1n dreoil\u00edn\u00ed le f\u00e1il againn sna p\u00e1irceanna <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">sceirdi\u00fala<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> c\u00e9anna sin. Ba \u00e9 a cheapainnse fh\u00e9in n\u00f3 go dt\u00e9adh dreoil\u00edn\u00ed Iorrais i bhfolach, an tr\u00e1th sin bliana, ar eagla na heagla! Bh\u00edodh \u00e9anacha eile fl\u00fairseach go maith, druideanna, gealbhain, c\u00e9irseacha, agus a leith\u00e9id. 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Bata\u00ed, bosca\u00ed, agus buatais\u00ed \u00e1 gcuardach. Amhr\u00e1in, ranna, agus damhsa\u00ed \u00e1 gcleachtadh. \u00d3, sea, agus g\u00fana\u00ed, hata\u00ed, agus bibeanna \u00e1r ndeirfi\u00faracha, \u00e1 dt\u00f3g\u00e1il ar iasacht, do L\u00e1 dra\u00edochta an Dreoil\u00edn!<\/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;\">Bh\u00edmis ar ar gcois le moiche na maidine, agus b\u00f3thar buailte againn sula mbeadh deis ag gas\u00fair eile na h\u00e1ite, airgead, uibheacha, n\u00f3 ollmhaitheas, na comharsanachta a bhaili\u00fa chucu fh\u00e9in, mar chreach Nollaigi\u00fail. Bh\u00edodh t\u00fas b\u00f3thair againne orthu, agus bh\u00edmis s\u00e1sta i gc\u00f3na\u00ed len\u00e1r gcreach, i ndeireadh an lae thiar. Nach ait an sc\u00e9al \u00e9, ach i scann\u00e1n sin an Dreoil\u00edn, n\u00ed air\u00edmse aon fhuacht, n\u00f3 sioc, n\u00f3 sneachta, riamh. Boige, \u00faire, agus Earrachas, a shn\u00edonn chugam isteach ar thonn na cuimhne anois, i gc\u00e1s an Dreoil\u00edn ch\u00e9anna sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/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;\">Ach scaoilimis tharainn \u00e9 mar sc\u00e9al, agus fillimis ar Nollaig\u00ed sin na cuimhne, Nollaig\u00ed na mbriongl\u00f3id\u00ed, mar b\u2019orthu a tharraing m\u00e9 an sc\u00e9al, i dtosach b\u00e1ire. Nuair a smaoin\u00edm anois orthu, smaoin\u00edm i dtosach ar Sh\u00e9as\u00far na Nollag. Thosaigh an s\u00e9as\u00far sin, d\u00fainne, ar an gc\u00e9ad l\u00e1 de Mh\u00ed na Nollag. Ar an l\u00e1 sin, thosa\u00edomar ar shean-n\u00f3s Iorrasach, n\u00f3s na n-\u00c1ibh\u00e9anna. Chreideamarna go mbeadh a mhian le f\u00e1il ag an t\u00e9 a d\u00e9arfadh c\u00faig mh\u00edle \u201c\u00c1ibh\u00e9\u201d idir sin is L\u00e1 Nollag. Bh\u00edmis \u00e1 r\u00e1 mar sin i ngach \u00e1it, ar scoil, is sa bhaile, ar bh\u00f3thar is ar bhealach, sea, agus thugaimis an mhian sin, mar bhronntanas do <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mham, O\u00edche<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Nollag, agus \u00ed tuirseach, traochta, tar \u00e9is cheannach agus ghl\u00e9asadh na Nollag d\u00fainne.<\/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;\">Cuimhn\u00ed ag filleadh<\/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;\">Cuimhn\u00ed eile a thagann chugam anois is ea:-<\/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;\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2003\u2003Aonach M\u00f3r na Nollag i mB\u00e9al an Mhuirthead, ar an 15<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00fa Nollaig<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/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;\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2003\u2003Margadh M\u00f3r na Nollag, ar an Satharn roimh Nollaig, \u2019chuile bhliain.<\/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;\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2003\u2003Tine Mh\u00f3r na Nollag, b\u2019in an tine mh\u00f3r a lasta\u00ed O\u00edche Nollag.<\/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;\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2003\u2003C\u00e1ca\u00ed na Nollag, na c\u00e1ca\u00ed a dh\u00e9anadh Mam a fhuint is a bhruith don Nollaig, c\u00e1ca\u00ed ina mb\u00edodh r\u00eds\u00edn\u00ed, sp\u00edosra\u00ed, agus deasa eile, len\u00e1r gcro\u00ed a th\u00f3g\u00e1il, i s\u00e9as\u00far beannaithe na Nollag.<\/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;\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2003\u2003Teas na cistine, maisi\u00fach\u00e1in, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">carthanacht<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, agus thar aon rud eile, coinneal mh\u00f3r daite na Nollag. <\/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;\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u2003\u2003Bh\u00ed n\u00f3s beag eile againne, p\u00e1ist\u00ed, in Iorras freisin, an t-am sin. 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A<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">r <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e1mhara\u00ed an tsaoil, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chuir s\u00e9 peann ar ph\u00e1r agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">roinn s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chuimhn\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">f\u00e9in<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">linn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> faoi Nollaig\u00ed le linn laethanta a \u00f3ige<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">  Seo p\u00edosa a scr\u00edobh s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">in<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">r<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> c<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">uir in i\u00fal <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00fainn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">cuid d\u00e1 chuimhn\u00ed 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\">Nuair a smaoin\u00edm anois ar Nollaig\u00ed fad\u00f3, tagann na cuimhn\u00ed chugam go mall, doil\u00e9ir, i dtosach, ach tar \u00e9is tr\u00e9imhse bheag a chaitheamh ag iascaireacht i loch domh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">in na mblianta, tagann na cuimhn\u00ed c\u00e9anna ar ais chugam ansin ina rabharta cruinn, soil\u00e9ir.  Rabharta cuimhn\u00ed a chuireann an t-anam ag rince ar l<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eac<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa chro\u00ed istigh ionam.<\/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 liom, mar sin, siar go deireadh na bhfichid\u00ed, go t\u00edr \u00e1lainn ghl\u00e9 m\u2019\u00f3ige, go hIorras na nIontas.  Is iad na cuimhn\u00ed a shn\u00e1mhann isteach chugam anois, ar thonn \u00fad na gcuimhn\u00ed, n\u00f3 p\u00e1irceanna loma, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sceirdi\u00fala<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.  Ar sc\u00e1ile\u00e1n na cuimhne, feicim coinl\u00edn\u00ed geala an\u00edos tr\u00ed chr\u00e9 dhubh, bhriosc, Iorrais, mar a gcaithimisne, gas\u00fair, \u00e1r laethe r\u00e9amhNollaigeacha ag t\u00f3ra\u00edocht an dreoil\u00edn \u2013 agus caithfidh m\u00e9 a admh\u00e1il anois, nach mb\u00edodh m\u00f3r\u00e1n dreoil\u00edn\u00ed le f\u00e1il againn sna p\u00e1irceanna <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sceirdi\u00fala<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> c\u00e9anna sin.  Ba \u00e9 a cheapainnse fh\u00e9in n\u00f3 go dt\u00e9adh dreoil\u00edn\u00ed Iorrais i bhfolach, an tr\u00e1th sin bliana, ar eagla na heagla!  Bh\u00edodh \u00e9anacha eile fl\u00fairseach go maith, druideanna, gealbhain, c\u00e9irseacha, agus a leith\u00e9id.  Annamh mar sin, a d\u2019\u00e9ir\u00edodh linne teacht ar dhreoil\u00edn, in am do L\u00e1 \u2019le Stiof\u00e1in, agus ar deireadh thiar, n\u00ed bh\u00edodh de rogha <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">againn ach dul amach le laind\u00e9ar, o\u00edche Lae Nollag, le breith ar shean-ghealbhan codlatach, sa bhundlaoi.<\/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\">Gealbhan n\u00f3 Dreoil\u00edn?<\/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\">Is soil\u00e9ir a thagann cuimhn\u00ed an ullmh\u00fach\u00e1in do L\u00e1 an Dreoil\u00edn chugam anois.  Aighthe fidil \u00e1 nd\u00e9anamh agus \u00e1 ndath\u00fa. Bata\u00ed, bosca\u00ed, agus buatais\u00ed \u00e1 gcuardach.  Amhr\u00e1in, ranna, agus damhsa\u00ed \u00e1 gcleachtadh.  \u00d3, sea, agus g\u00fana\u00ed, hata\u00ed, agus bibeanna \u00e1r ndeirfi\u00faracha, \u00e1 dt\u00f3g\u00e1il ar iasacht, do L\u00e1 dra\u00edochta an Dreoil\u00edn!<\/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\">Bh\u00edmis ar ar gcois le moiche na maidine, agus b\u00f3thar buailte againn sula mbeadh deis ag gas\u00fair eile na h\u00e1ite, airgead, uibheacha, n\u00f3 ollmhaitheas, na comharsanachta a bhaili\u00fa chucu fh\u00e9in, mar chreach Nollaigi\u00fail. Bh\u00edodh t\u00fas b\u00f3thair againne orthu, agus bh\u00edmis s\u00e1sta i gc\u00f3na\u00ed len\u00e1r gcreach, i ndeireadh an lae thiar.  Nach ait an sc\u00e9al \u00e9, ach i scann\u00e1n sin an Dreoil\u00edn, n\u00ed air\u00edmse aon fhuacht, n\u00f3 sioc, n\u00f3 sneachta, riamh.  Boige, \u00faire, agus Earrachas, a shn\u00edonn chugam isteach ar thonn na cuimhne anois, i gc\u00e1s an Dreoil\u00edn ch\u00e9anna 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\">Ach scaoilimis tharainn \u00e9 mar sc\u00e9al, agus fillimis ar Nollaig\u00ed sin na cuimhne, Nollaig\u00ed na mbriongl\u00f3id\u00ed, mar b\u2019orthu a tharraing m\u00e9 an sc\u00e9al, i dtosach b\u00e1ire.  Nuair a smaoin\u00edm anois orthu, smaoin\u00edm i dtosach ar Sh\u00e9as\u00far na Nollag. Thosaigh an s\u00e9as\u00far sin, d\u00fainne, ar an gc\u00e9ad l\u00e1 de Mh\u00ed na Nollag.  Ar an l\u00e1 sin, thosa\u00edomar ar shean-n\u00f3s Iorrasach, n\u00f3s na n-\u00c1ibh\u00e9anna.  Chreideamarna go mbeadh a mhian le f\u00e1il ag an t\u00e9 a d\u00e9arfadh c\u00faig mh\u00edle \u201c\u00c1ibh\u00e9\u201d idir sin is L\u00e1 Nollag.  Bh\u00edmis \u00e1 r\u00e1 mar sin i ngach \u00e1it, ar scoil, is sa bhaile, ar bh\u00f3thar is ar bhealach, sea, agus thugaimis an mhian sin, mar bhronntanas do <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Mham, O\u00edche<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Nollag, agus \u00ed tuirseach, traochta, tar \u00e9is cheannach agus ghl\u00e9asadh na Nollag d\u00fainne.<\/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\">Cuimhn\u00ed ag filleadh<\/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\">Cuimhn\u00ed eile a thagann chugam anois is ea:-<\/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\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&emsp;&emsp;Aonach M\u00f3r na Nollag i mB\u00e9al an Mhuirthead, ar an 15<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00fa Nollaig<\/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\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&emsp;&emsp;Margadh M\u00f3r na Nollag, ar an Satharn roimh Nollaig, \u2019chuile bhliain.<\/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\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&emsp;&emsp;Tine Mh\u00f3r na Nollag, b\u2019in an tine mh\u00f3r a lasta\u00ed O\u00edche Nollag.<\/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\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&emsp;&emsp;C\u00e1ca\u00ed na Nollag, na c\u00e1ca\u00ed a dh\u00e9anadh Mam a fhuint is a bhruith don Nollaig, c\u00e1ca\u00ed ina mb\u00edodh r\u00eds\u00edn\u00ed, sp\u00edosra\u00ed, agus deasa eile, len\u00e1r gcro\u00ed a th\u00f3g\u00e1il, i s\u00e9as\u00far beannaithe na Nollag.<\/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\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&emsp;&emsp;Teas na cistine, maisi\u00fach\u00e1in, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">carthanacht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus thar aon rud eile, coinneal mh\u00f3r daite na Nollag.  <\/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\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&emsp;&emsp;Bh\u00ed n\u00f3s beag eile againne, p\u00e1ist\u00ed, in Iorras freisin, an t-am sin.  Gheobhadh muid bosca\u00ed beaga st\u00e1in, agus dh\u00e9anaimis iad a ghlanadh is a sci\u00faradh, ansin thugadh Mam giota beag taois d\u00fainn as a c\u00e1ca m\u00f3r Nollag, agus chuireadh muidinne na giota\u00ed sin \u00e1 mb\u00e1c\u00e1il d\u00fainn fh\u00e9in sa ghr\u00edosach.  Sa tsl\u00ed sin, bh\u00edodh \u00e1r gc\u00e1ca\u00ed beaga Nollag fh\u00e9in 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\">Nollaig Shona d\u2019\u00e1r L\u00e9itheoir\u00ed uilig<\/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=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pearsanta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9652","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=9652"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13462,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9652\/revisions\/13462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}