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Agus b\u00edodh gur tr\u00e1th ceili\u00fartha agus spraoi \u00e9, t\u00e1 s\u00fail agam, ag an am gc\u00e9anna, gur chaith sibh s\u00fail uaibh siar thar na blianta at\u00e1 caite againn, go nuige seo, ag t<\/span>aisteal linn ar oilithreacht mh\u00f3r achrannach na beatha. Is tr\u00e1th freisin \u00e9 le cuimhneamh ar na cairde a cailleadh, fan na sl\u00ed. Ach, n\u00ed chuige sin amh\u00e1in at\u00e1 m\u00e9, an babhta seo, ach mo sh\u00fail romham agam ar an mbliain at\u00e1 ag s\u00edneadh romhainn amach anois, agus \u00ed ag fanacht ar thairseach an t\u00ed, r\u00e9idh le bualadh isteach chugainn, agus gu\u00edm an tseanghu\u00ed ar\u00eds oraibh, uair amh\u00e1in eile. \u201cAthbhliain faoi sh\u00e9an is faoi mhaise dhaoibh uilig, agus gura seacht fearr a bheas chuile dhuine againn, bliain \u00f3 inniu.\u201d Anois, agus muid ag seasamh ar bhruach na hathbhliana, n\u00e1r ch\u00f3ir d\u00fainn, i dtosach b\u00e1ire, sl\u00e1n a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il leis an tseanbhliain agus \u00ed anois ag saothr\u00fa an bh\u00e1is, lei fh\u00e9in, agus \u00ed ag sn\u00e1mha\u00edl lei, ar a ceithre bhonn, isteach i leabhair na staire. C\u00e9ard is f\u00e9idir linn a r\u00e1 f\u00faithi, sul a n-im\u00ed s\u00ed uainn? N\u00ed f\u00e9idir linn dul thar f\u00f3ir \u00e1 moladh, ach b\u00edodh n\u00e1rbh \u00ed an bhliain ab fhearr a casadh in\u00e1r l\u00edon, ag an am gc\u00e9anna, n\u00edorbh \u00ed ba <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">mheasa! Is f\u00edor nach raibh c\u00farsa\u00ed polait\u00edochta anseo agus thar lear thar mholadh beirte le linn saolr\u00e9 na bliana at\u00e1 ar leaba a b\u00e1is anois, ach ag an am gc\u00e9anna n\u00e1r ch\u00f3ir d\u00fainn a bheith bu\u00edoch, beannachach, go bhfuil muid beo f\u00f3s, agus muid ag treabhadh linn go r\u00e1bach i ngort guaireach na beatha.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">R\u00fa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">in Athbhliana<\/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;\">Bh\u00edodh s\u00e9 de n\u00f3s agamsa, thar na blianta at\u00e1 caite, r\u00fain athbhliana a dh\u00e9anamh, thart ar an am seo, chuile bhliain, agus m\u00e9 ag ligint orm, go raibh f\u00fam bheith im naomh ar thalamh san athbhliain! Ar \u00e9irigh liom beart de r\u00e9ir mo bhriathair a dh\u00e9anamh? Ag r\u00e1mhaill\u00ed at\u00e1 t\u00fa! N\u00edor \u00e9irigh muis! N\u00f3 bh\u00edodh na r\u00fain ch\u00e9anna briste basctha agam gan m\u00f3r\u00e1n achair. N\u00edlim ag moladh anois go gcuirf\u00ed deireadh le d\u00e9anamh na r\u00fan c\u00e9anna sin, n\u00f3 is maith ann iad, do dhaoine \u00e1irithe, s\u00e9 sin, do dhaoine a dteasta\u00edonn uathu si\u00fal feasta i dtreo eile ar fad, agus sa ch\u00e1s sin, go hiond\u00fail, \u00e9ir\u00edonn le fear d\u00e9anta na r\u00fan sin a leas a dh\u00e9anamh. Agus ar\u00eds, n\u00edlimse ag ma\u00edomh nach bhfuil f\u00fam fh\u00e9in c\u00farsa\u00ed ar bith a athr\u00fa, teacht na hathbhliana seo. N\u00edl, muis! Mar, d\u00e9anta na f\u00edrinne, t\u00e1 socraithe agam in intinn lean\u00faint liom ag scr\u00edobh na bp\u00edosa\u00ed seo, don Kilkenny People, chomh fada is at\u00e1 Eagarth\u00f3ir oilte an ts\u00e1rnuacht\u00e1in seo s\u00e1sta sp\u00e1s a chur ar f\u00e1il dom, agus cuir le sin, go bhfuil m\u00e9 me\u00e1ite anois ar labhairt amach n\u00edos d\u00e1na agus n\u00edos f\u00f3rs\u00fala n\u00e1 mar a dhein m\u00e9, go nuige seo. T\u00e1 socraithe agam freisin, s\u00fail gh\u00e9ar a choinne\u00e1il ar ch\u00farsa\u00ed na teanga, agus ar ch\u00farsa\u00ed polait\u00edochta, fr\u00ed ch\u00e9ile, sa bhliain at\u00e1 romhainn amach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Cuimhn\u00ed ar f\u00e1n<\/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\u00ed call dom a r\u00e1, go dt\u00e9ann mo chuimhn\u00ed ag f\u00e1na\u00edocht leo, siar thar na blianta at\u00e1 imithe uainn isteach tr\u00ed sh\u00fail dhroichead an ama, an tr\u00e1th seo bliana, siar freisin, ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">na n\u00f3sanna a bh\u00edodh againn le linn domsa bheith ag \u00e9ir\u00ed an\u00edos in Iorras na nIontas, sea agus cuimhn\u00edm freisin, ar na daoine a raibh aithne agam orthu agus at\u00e1 anois imithe leo ar Shl\u00ed na F\u00edrinne. Leaba i measc na Naomh go raibh acu go l\u00e9ir. Agus \u00f3 tharla gur chaith mo Dhaid agus a chomp\u00e1naigh seal ag scl\u00e1bha\u00edocht leo in Albain, thugadar leo abhaile go h\u00c9irinn n\u00f3sanna Albanacha ar n\u00f3s na \u201cFirst Footers\u201d, faoi mar a thugta\u00ed ar an gc\u00e9ad duine a thiocfadh thar do thairseach isteach, L\u00e1 Coille. Sea, agus sc\u00e9alta an \u201cHaggis\u201d freisin. Minic a shi\u00fal m\u00e9 leo, ina sc\u00e9alta, tr\u00ed shr\u00e1ideanna na \u201cGorabals\u201d faoi mar a thugaid\u00eds ar an d\u00fathaigh cathrach sin i gcathair Ghlasc\u00fa. Ach leor sin don turas seo. 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Chomhl\u00edon m\u2019athair an dualgas soll\u00fanta sin le blianta fada nuair a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 beo, agus cheap m\u00e9 mar sin go mbeadh s\u00e9 oiri\u00fanach col\u00fan d\u00e1 chuid a athfhoilsi\u00fa ina chuimhne ag an am machnaimh speisialta seo.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Seo <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mar<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a scr\u00edobh s\u00e9.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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\">Nollaig eile imithe uainn isteach tr\u00ed sh\u00fail dhroichead an ama. Agus b\u00edodh gur tr\u00e1th ceili\u00fartha agus spraoi \u00e9, t\u00e1 s\u00fail agam, ag an am gc\u00e9anna, gur chaith sibh s\u00fail uaibh siar thar na blianta at\u00e1 caite againn, go nuige seo, ag taisteal linn ar oilithreacht mh\u00f3r achrannach na beatha. Is tr\u00e1th freisin \u00e9 le cuimhneamh ar na cairde a cailleadh, fan na sl\u00ed. Ach, n\u00ed chuige sin amh\u00e1in at\u00e1 m\u00e9, an babhta seo, ach mo sh\u00fail romham agam ar an mbliain at\u00e1 ag s\u00edneadh romhainn amach anois, agus \u00ed ag fanacht ar thairseach an t\u00ed, r\u00e9idh le bualadh isteach chugainn, agus gu\u00edm an tseanghu\u00ed ar\u00eds oraibh, uair amh\u00e1in eile. \u201cAthbhliain faoi sh\u00e9an is faoi mhaise dhaoibh uilig, agus gura seacht fearr a bheas chuile dhuine againn, bliain \u00f3 inniu.\u201d Anois, agus muid ag seasamh ar bhruach na hathbhliana, n\u00e1r ch\u00f3ir d\u00fainn, i dtosach b\u00e1ire, sl\u00e1n a fh\u00e1g\u00e1il leis an tseanbhliain agus \u00ed anois ag saothr\u00fa an bh\u00e1is, lei fh\u00e9in, agus \u00ed ag sn\u00e1mha\u00edl lei, ar a ceithre bhonn, isteach i leabhair na staire. C\u00e9ard is f\u00e9idir linn a r\u00e1 f\u00faithi, sul a n-im\u00ed s\u00ed uainn? N\u00ed f\u00e9idir linn dul thar f\u00f3ir \u00e1 moladh, ach b\u00edodh n\u00e1rbh \u00ed an bhliain ab fhearr a casadh in\u00e1r l\u00edon, ag an am gc\u00e9anna, n\u00edorbh \u00ed ba <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mheasa! Is f\u00edor nach raibh c\u00farsa\u00ed polait\u00edochta anseo agus thar lear thar mholadh beirte le linn saolr\u00e9 na bliana at\u00e1 ar leaba a b\u00e1is anois, ach ag an am gc\u00e9anna n\u00e1r ch\u00f3ir d\u00fainn a bheith bu\u00edoch, beannachach, go bhfuil muid beo f\u00f3s, agus muid ag treabhadh linn go r\u00e1bach i ngort guaireach na beatha.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18pt\">R\u00fa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18pt\">in  Athbhliana<\/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\u00edodh s\u00e9 de n\u00f3s agamsa, thar na blianta at\u00e1 caite, r\u00fain athbhliana a dh\u00e9anamh, thart ar an am seo, chuile bhliain, agus m\u00e9 ag ligint orm, go raibh f\u00fam bheith im naomh ar thalamh san athbhliain! Ar \u00e9irigh liom beart de r\u00e9ir mo bhriathair a dh\u00e9anamh? Ag r\u00e1mhaill\u00ed at\u00e1 t\u00fa! N\u00edor \u00e9irigh muis! N\u00f3 bh\u00edodh na r\u00fain ch\u00e9anna briste basctha agam gan m\u00f3r\u00e1n achair. N\u00edlim ag moladh anois go gcuirf\u00ed deireadh le d\u00e9anamh na r\u00fan c\u00e9anna sin, n\u00f3 is maith ann iad, do dhaoine \u00e1irithe, s\u00e9 sin, do dhaoine a dteasta\u00edonn uathu si\u00fal feasta i dtreo eile ar fad, agus sa ch\u00e1s sin, go hiond\u00fail, \u00e9ir\u00edonn le fear d\u00e9anta na r\u00fan sin a leas a dh\u00e9anamh. Agus ar\u00eds, n\u00edlimse ag ma\u00edomh nach bhfuil f\u00fam fh\u00e9in c\u00farsa\u00ed ar bith a athr\u00fa, teacht na hathbhliana seo. N\u00edl, muis! Mar, d\u00e9anta na f\u00edrinne, t\u00e1 socraithe agam in intinn lean\u00faint liom ag scr\u00edobh na bp\u00edosa\u00ed seo, don Kilkenny People, chomh fada is at\u00e1 Eagarth\u00f3ir oilte an ts\u00e1rnuacht\u00e1in seo s\u00e1sta sp\u00e1s a chur ar f\u00e1il dom, agus cuir le sin, go bhfuil m\u00e9 me\u00e1ite anois ar labhairt amach n\u00edos d\u00e1na agus n\u00edos f\u00f3rs\u00fala n\u00e1 mar a dhein m\u00e9, go nuige seo. T\u00e1 socraithe agam freisin, s\u00fail gh\u00e9ar a choinne\u00e1il ar ch\u00farsa\u00ed na teanga, agus ar ch\u00farsa\u00ed polait\u00edochta, fr\u00ed ch\u00e9ile, sa bhliain at\u00e1 romhainn amach.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18pt\">Cuimhn\u00ed ar f\u00e1n<\/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\u00ed call dom a r\u00e1, go dt\u00e9ann mo chuimhn\u00ed ag f\u00e1na\u00edocht leo, siar thar na blianta at\u00e1 imithe uainn isteach tr\u00ed sh\u00fail dhroichead an ama, an tr\u00e1th seo bliana, siar freisin, ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na n\u00f3sanna a bh\u00edodh againn le linn domsa bheith ag \u00e9ir\u00ed an\u00edos in Iorras na nIontas, sea agus cuimhn\u00edm freisin, ar na daoine a raibh aithne agam orthu agus at\u00e1 anois imithe leo ar Shl\u00ed na F\u00edrinne. Leaba i measc na Naomh go raibh acu go l\u00e9ir. Agus \u00f3 tharla gur chaith mo Dhaid agus a chomp\u00e1naigh seal ag scl\u00e1bha\u00edocht leo in Albain, thugadar leo abhaile go h\u00c9irinn n\u00f3sanna Albanacha ar n\u00f3s na \u201cFirst Footers\u201d, faoi mar a thugta\u00ed ar an gc\u00e9ad duine a thiocfadh thar do thairseach isteach, L\u00e1 Coille. Sea, agus sc\u00e9alta an \u201cHaggis\u201d freisin. Minic a shi\u00fal m\u00e9 leo, ina sc\u00e9alta, tr\u00ed shr\u00e1ideanna na \u201cGorabals\u201d faoi mar a thugaid\u00eds ar an d\u00fathaigh cathrach sin i gcathair Ghlasc\u00fa.  Ach leor sin don turas seo. 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