{"id":12901,"date":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=12901"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:25:34","slug":"john-boynes-history-of-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/john-boynes-history-of-loneliness\/","title":{"rendered":"John Boyne,s History of Loneliness."},"content":{"rendered":"

A History of Loneliness…<\/span><\/strong>by<\/span>…John Boyne<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

C\u00e9adchl\u00f3………..2014………..\u00a312.99<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Peadar Bair\u00e9ad<\/span><\/p>

.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u00darsceal \u00da<\/span>r<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

N\u00ed h\u00e9 seo an ch\u00e9ad \u00farsc\u00e9al a chuir an t-\u00fa<\/span>dar<\/span> c\u00e1ili\u00fail seo ar f\u00e1il d\u00fainn, n\u00f3 is d\u00f3<\/span>cha gur chuimh<\/span>in le chuile dhuine againn an s\u00e1<\/span>r-leabhar sin, \u2018<\/span>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas\u2019, leabhar m\u00f3r-r\u00e1chairte, a chuir s\u00e9<\/span> ar an margadh<\/span>, tamall de bhlianta \u00f3<\/span> shoin anois<\/span>, <\/span>agus freisin<\/span>,<\/span> na<\/span> leabha<\/span>i<\/span>r b<\/span>h<\/span>re\u00e1<\/span>tha<\/span>, sp\u00e9isi\u00fa<\/span>l<\/span>a<\/span>,<\/span> inchreidthe<\/span>,<\/span> sin, <\/span>\u2018The Absolutist\u2019 agus \u2018Mutiny on <\/span>the Bounty\u2019. <\/span>\u00c1th Cliathach isea John Boyne a bhfuil cl\u00fa agus c\u00e1il idirn\u00e1isi\u00fa<\/span>nta bainte amach aige cheana<\/span>, agus t\u00e1 f\u00e1il ar a shaothar i gc\u00faig theanga is caoga. T\u00e1 John p\u00f3sta agus c\u00f3na\u00ed<\/span> air san Ardchathair. Ac<\/span>h i dtaobh<\/span>. A History of Lonliness<\/span><\/strong>,<\/span> an leabhair seo is d\u00e9<\/span>ana<\/span>\u00ed \u00f3<\/span>na pheann….<\/span><\/p>

Is \u00e9 an tAthair Odhran Yates an pr\u00ed<\/span>omhcharachtar sa leabhar seo<\/span>. i gCol\u00e1iste Chluain Life a cuireadh l\u00e9<\/span>ann an tsagairt air<\/span>,<\/span> \u00e1it a ndeachaigh s\u00e9 i mbun staid\u00e9ir in aois a seachtd\u00e9<\/span>ag<\/span>,<\/span> sa bhliain 1970<\/span>. Tuigeadh d\u00f3 \u00f3 th\u00fa<\/span>s<\/span>,<\/span> go raibh glaoch chun na sagartachta faighte a<\/span>ige<\/span>, n\u00f3 b\u2019in ad\u00fairt a mh\u00e1<\/span>thair leis<\/span>, ar aon n\u00f3s, agus n\u00edor cheistigh s\u00e9<\/span> an dearcadh sin <\/span>riamh <\/span>thar na blianta fada.<\/span> Ba \u00e9 Tom Cardle a chomr\u00e1da\u00ed<\/span> i gCluain Life ar fe<\/span>adh c\u00fa<\/span>ig bliana, ach ba bheag aithn<\/span>e a fuair an bheirt sin ar a ch\u00e9<\/span>il<\/span>e i rith na tr\u00e9imhse sin. Bh\u00ed Tom cine\u00e1<\/span>l aisteach<\/span>, agus ar \u00f3c\u00e1id amh\u00e1<\/span>in<\/span> thr\u00e9ig s\u00e9<\/span> Clonliffe<\/span>, agus thug a bhaile air fh\u00e9in, ach m\u00e1 thug, fuair s\u00e9 l\u00e9asadh maith \u00f3<\/span>na D<\/span>haid<\/span>, agus th\u00f3g an Daid c\u00e9anna sin ar ais go dt\u00ed an Col\u00e1iste \u00e9 agus rian na mbuill\u00ed f\u00f3<\/span>s le l\u00e9amh<\/span> ar a aghaidh. Ach n\u00edor dhein s\u00e9 aon iarracht eile \u00e9al\u00f3 \u00f3<\/span>n <\/span>gCliarscoil sin, ach ba bheag n\u00ed<\/span> i bhfoirm ghairme<\/span>, n\u00f3<\/span> chreidimh<\/span>, a bh\u00ed<\/span> fanta<\/span> aige i ndiaidh an l\u00e9<\/span>asta<\/span> sin a thug a dhaid d\u00f3<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

\u2018Ar strae\u2019 sa R\u00f3imh<\/span>\u2019<\/span><\/h1>

Toisc go raibh ag \u00e9ir\u00ed<\/span> chomh geal <\/span>sin <\/span>le <\/span>hOdran ina staid\u00e9ar, cuireadh chun na R\u00f3imhe ar feadh tr\u00e9imhse \u00e9. Ba mh\u00f3r an on\u00f3ir d\u00f3 an a leith\u00e9id de phribbhl\u00e9id a fh\u00e1il. Ach b\u2019ait mar a thit s\u00e9 ag an gcla\u00ed c\u00e9<\/span>anna sin<\/span>, n\u00f3 thit s\u00e9 i ngr\u00e1 le bean \u00f3<\/span>n<\/span> mbialann mar a<\/span> bhfaighe<\/span>adh s\u00e9 cup\u00e1n caif\u00e9, anois is ar\u00eds. Comhartha <\/span>ab ea <\/span>\u00e9<\/span> sin<\/span> nach raibh a ghlaoch<\/span> chun na sagartachta chomh soil\u00e9<\/span>ir <\/span>so-chloiste sin!<\/span> Glaodh ar ais chun na h\u00c9irinn \u00e9,<\/span> agus ar ball<\/span>, oirn\u00edodh ina shagart \u00e9. Chaith s\u00e9 triocha bliain ina mh\u00fainteoir, agus ina leabharlanna\u00ed, i gCol\u00e1iste Th\u00edr an I\u00fair in \u00c1<\/span>th Cliath, agus ansin<\/span>, d\u2019aistrigh Ardeaspag \u00c1tha Cliath \u00f3na phost taitneamhach sa Chol\u00e1<\/span>iste<\/span> go dt\u00ed par\u00e1iste i dtuaisceart na cathrach \u00e9, ach gheall s\u00e9 dh\u00f3, nach raibh sa socr\u00fa s<\/span>in ach rud <\/span>sealadach, agus go gcuirfeadh s\u00e9 thar nais chun an Chol\u00e1iste \u00e9<\/span> ar ball, ach go raibh an sa<\/span>gart a bh\u00ed sa phar\u00e1iste thuasluaite \u00e1 aistri\u00fa<\/span> aige <\/span>go post eile sa bhFairche.<\/span> Sea! agus c\u00e9 bh\u00ed \u00e1 aistri\u00fa aige \u00f3n bpar\u00e1<\/span>iste sin ach a sheanc<\/span>hara, Tom Cardle, fear n\u00e1r f\u00e1<\/span>gad<\/span>h r\u00f3-fhada in aon phar\u00e1iste sula nd\u00e9anfa\u00ed \u00e9 a aistri\u00fa go h\u00e1it eic\u00ed<\/span>nt eile. <\/span>Dhealr\u00f3dh s\u00e9, n\u00e1r thuig Odran c\u00e9ard a bh\u00ed<\/span> taobh thiar de na hathruithe sin, ac<\/span>h thuig an tArdeaspag go maith \u00e9, ach is d\u00f3cha go bhfuil an t-\u00fa<\/span>dar <\/span>ag iarraidh leide a thabhairt d\u00fa<\/span>inn <\/span>go bhfuil aineolas agus aineolas ann<\/span>! agus gur ch\u00f3ir go mbeadh a fhios ag Odran c\u00e9<\/span>ard<\/span> a bh\u00ed \u00e1 dh\u00e9anamh ag a sheanchomr\u00e1da\u00ed<\/span>, Tom<\/span>. Ach b\u2019in a<\/span>n s\u00f3<\/span>rt duine <\/span>\u00e9<\/span> Odran. <\/span>L\u00e9<\/span>irigh<\/span> s\u00e9<\/span> freisin<\/span>,<\/span> go mba shaonta<\/span>,<\/span> amach is amuigh<\/span>, \u00e9, an <\/span>t<\/span>Odran c\u00e9anna sin agus \u00e9 ag t\u00f3g\u00e1il <\/span>an <\/span>ghas\u00fa<\/span>ir <\/span>\u00fad ar ghreim l\u00e1<\/span>imhe<\/span>,<\/span> taobh amuigh de Brow<\/span>n Thomas, agus iad ag dul ar th\u00f3ir mh\u00e1<\/span>thair an ghas<\/span>\u00fair! Cheapf\u00e1 gur tuigeadh d\u00f3 go raibh s\u00e9 ar phlain\u00e9ad eile ar fad, bun\u00fa<\/span>s an ama. <\/span><\/h1>

Ceilt na F\u00edrinne<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Tr\u00edd is tr\u00edd, san \u00farsc\u00e9al seo, d\u00edr\u00edonn<\/span> an t-\u00fadar <\/span>t\u00f3irse a thaighde agus a scileanna<\/span> ar an Eaglais Chaitliceach<\/span>,<\/span> ar shagairt<\/span>,<\/span> a<\/span>gus <\/span>ar <\/span>easpaig<\/span>,<\/span> a raibh a fhios acu<\/span>,<\/span> g<\/span>o raibh m\u00ed-\u00fas\u00e1id ghn\u00e9asach \u00e1 dh\u00e9anamh ag cl\u00e9irigh \u00e1<\/span>irithe<\/span> ar ghas\u00fa<\/span>ir<\/span>, agus a<\/span> raibh sin \u00e1<\/span> <\/span>cheilt ag idir easpaig agus shagairt<\/span>, agus d\u00e1r leis an \u00fa<\/span>dar<\/span>, bh\u00ed an P\u00e1pa fh\u00e9in fi\u00fa, ciont<\/span>ach sa cheilt ch\u00e9anna sin. Ag deireadh thiar \u00e1<\/span>fach, thuig Odran<\/span> g<\/span>o raibh s\u00e9 fh\u00e9<\/span>in ciontach ina shaontacht<\/span>,<\/span> agus ina aineolas<\/span>, faoi ch\u00farsa\u00ed, go h\u00e1<\/span>i<\/span>rithe nuair a thug a sheanchomr\u00e1da\u00ed l\u00e9<\/span>asadh teanga d<\/span>h\u00f3 as a<\/span> <\/span>easpa tuisceana sna c\u00farsa\u00ed<\/span> sin. Gan dabht ar domhan<\/span>, bh\u00ed a chuid taighde d\u00e9anta go maith ag an \u00fadar, agus bheadh s\u00e9<\/span> deacair <\/span>go maith a dh\u00edograis ar <\/span>son an chirt a ch\u00e1ineadh. B\u2019fh\u00e9idir nach \u00ed<\/span> an Eaglais a raibh aithne agamsa uirthi<\/span>, at\u00e1 idir cham\u00e1in aige, bun\u00fas an ama, ach ag an am gc\u00e9anna, caithfidh m\u00e9 a admh\u00e1<\/span>il<\/span>, gur l\u00e9igh m\u00e9<\/span> chu<\/span>ile fhocal de<\/span>n leabhar seo<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>go<\/span> d\u00ed<\/span>lis,<\/span> d\u00ed<\/span>oigraiseach<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

N\u00ed f\u00e9<\/span>idir a cheilt go bhfuil<\/span> John Boyne ar dhuine de na scr\u00edbhneroir\u00ed<\/span> is fearr at\u00e1 ag saothr\u00fa an \u00farsc\u00e9il in\u00e1r measc, i l\u00e1thair na huaire seo. \u00c9ir\u00edonn leis greim a fh\u00e1il ar aird an l\u00e9itheora \u00f3 th\u00fas an sc\u00e9il. Breathnaigh air seo mar th\u00fa<\/span>s…<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI did not become ashamed of being Irish until I was well into the middle years of my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

M\u00e1s uait an sc\u00e9al ioml\u00e1n a fh\u00e1il, <\/span>n\u00edl le d\u00e9anamh agat ach an leabhar bre\u00e1 seo<\/span> a l\u00e9amh duit fh\u00e9in. N\u00ed bheidh a chath\u00fa ort, n\u00f3 is deacair an leabhar seo a chur uait go dt\u00ed go gcr\u00edochna\u00edonn t\u00fa \u00e9.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A History of Loneliness…by…John Boyne C\u00e9adchl\u00f3………..2014………..\u00a312.99 . Peadar Bair\u00e9ad . \u00darsceal \u00dar N\u00ed h\u00e9 seo an ch\u00e9ad \u00farsc\u00e9al a chuir an t-\u00fadar c\u00e1ili\u00fail seo ar f\u00e1il d\u00fainn, n\u00f3 is d\u00f3cha gur chuimhin le chuile dhuine againn an s\u00e1r-leabhar sin, \u2018The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas\u2019, leabhar m\u00f3r-r\u00e1chairte, a chuir s\u00e9 ar an margadh, tamall de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gan-chatagoir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12902,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12901\/revisions\/12902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}