{"id":12987,"date":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=12987"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:24:43","slug":"mear-na-staire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/mear-na-staire\/","title":{"rendered":"Mear na Staire"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mB\u00e9al an Phobail<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

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

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

(<\/em><\/span>This week, I mB\u00e9<\/em><\/span>al an Phobail takes a look at the spell<\/em><\/span>s<\/em><\/span> cast by the past.)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>

M\u00e9ar<\/span> na Staire<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Nach<\/span> iontach go deo m\u00e9id agus \u00e9ags\u00fa<\/span>lacht na n<\/span>–<\/span>iars<\/span>ma\u00ed stairi\u00fala a f\u00e1gadh faoin\u00e1<\/span>r gcomhair <\/span>ag na gl\u00fa<\/span>nta a d\u2019imigh romhainn, agus le teacht orthu, n<\/span>\u00edl le d\u00e9<\/span>anamh againn<\/span>e ach breathn\u00fa<\/span> thart orainn<\/span>, i sr\u00e1ideanna \u00e1<\/span>r mbailte<\/span>, n\u00f3 ge\u00e1<\/span>bh a thabhairt amach faoin<\/span> tua<\/span>th. Breathnaigh thart ort anseo<\/span>, i gcathair \u00e1<\/span>rsa Chill Chainnigh<\/span>, agus tuigfidh t\u00fa c\u00e9ard t\u00e1 i gceist agam, n\u00f3 \u00f3 cheann amh\u00e1<\/span>in den chathair se<\/span>o go dt\u00ed<\/span> an ceann eile<\/span>, t\u00e1 s\u00e9<\/span> lom<\/span> l\u00e1n de fhoirgnimh agus de shu\u00ed<\/span>mh<\/span>, a bhfuil cais\u00ed stairi\u00fa<\/span>la ag sileadh uathu.<\/span> <\/span>Breathnaigh a<\/span>r \u00e1iteanna cos\u00fa<\/span>il le hAr<\/span>deaglais Chainnigh ag ceann amh\u00e1<\/span>in den tseanchathair<\/span> seo, agus an t\u00far cruinn \u00e1<\/span>lainn sin<\/span>, ar an su\u00edomh \u00e1rsa sin, t\u00far cruinn a bhfuil a dh\u00fa<\/span>shraith neadaithe go doimhin i stair na haite<\/span>,<\/span> a carn cloch n<\/span>eadaithe go cumasach san am i l\u00e1<\/span>thai<\/span>r, fad is at\u00e1 a m\u00e9ar s\u00ed<\/span>nte<\/span> in airde aige i dtreo an todhcha\u00ed<\/span>. Ag an g<\/span>ceann eile den tseanchathair ch\u00e9anna sin t\u00e1 Caisle\u00e1<\/span>n<\/span> Chill Chainnigh, foirgneamh at\u00e1 s\u00e1ite go dt\u00ed na cluasa i sruth staire na d\u00faiche. Ar an su\u00ed<\/span>omh <\/span>c\u00e9anna <\/span>sin<\/span>, bh\u00ed a nd\u00fan t\u00f3<\/span>gtha<\/span> go daingean ag taoisigh na nOsra\u00ed<\/span>och i b<\/span>hfad siar sa stair, sea, agus n\u00e1<\/span>rbh <\/span>iad na Normanaigh a thuig ciall <\/span>na dtaoiseach sin <\/span>i gc\u00farsa\u00ed cosanta, n\u00f3 n\u00e1rbh oiri\u00fanach an \u00e1<\/span>it a rog<\/span>hnaigh siad<\/span>san<\/span> lena nd<\/span>un d<\/span>aingean a th\u00f3g\u00e1<\/span>l<\/span> ar bhruach na Feoire fairsinge? N\u00e1r ch\u00f3ir d\u00fainn s\u00fa<\/span>il a chaitheamh freisin ar <\/span>Sh\u00e9ip\u00e9<\/span>al Eoin, ar Mh<\/span>ainistir Froinsiais, ar an Tholsel, ar Eaglais Mhuire, <\/span>ar Theach an Rutaigh, ar iarsma\u00ed sheanfhalla\u00ed<\/span> na cathrach<\/span>,<\/span> agus <\/span>ar tuilleadh m\u00f3<\/span>r eile<\/span>, ar liosta le h\u00e1ireamh iad, ach arbh fhi\u00fa s\u00fa<\/span>il a chaithea<\/span>mh orthu<\/span> agus t\u00fa ar chamchuairt na Cathrach \u00c1<\/span>ille s\u2019ag<\/span>ainne. Caithfear a admh\u00e1<\/span>il go dt<\/span>\u00f3gfadh s\u00e9 roinnt mhaith ama le s\u00fail a chaitheamh ar na h\u00e1<\/span>iteacha sin uilig<\/span>, agus le roinnt \u00e9igin staid\u00e9ar a dh\u00e9<\/span>anamh orthu.<\/span><\/p>

Su\u00edmh Stairi\u00fala<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Sea, agus n\u00edl ansin ach an t\u00fas, n\u00f3 t\u00e1 tuilleadh m\u00f3<\/span>r<\/span> eile scr\u00edofa ag m\u00e9<\/span>ar na staire ar aghaidh shona<\/span> <\/span>s\u00e1<\/span>sta an Chontae leathain<\/span> seo Chill Chainnigh. Agus i nd\u00e1ir\u00edre, ba \u00e9 a spreag m\u00e9 leis an bp\u00edosa seo a chur ar ph\u00e1r<\/span>, an tseachtain seo,<\/span> n\u00f3 na hailt suimi\u00fala, spreag\u00fala, stairi\u00fa<\/span>la<\/span>, at\u00e1 idir cham\u00e1<\/span>in ag an iriseoir<\/span> ild\u00e1nach, Se\u00e1<\/span>n Keane, le tr<\/span>aidhfil de sheachtain\u00ed<\/span> anuas. <\/span>Th\u00f3g Se\u00e1n cuid de na su\u00edmh is stairi\u00fa<\/span>la sa timpeall<\/span>, agus rinne alt bre\u00e1,<\/span> <\/span>suimi\u00fail, a shn\u00edomh thart orthu. T\u00e1 s\u00fa<\/span>il agam go leanfa<\/span>idh s\u00e9<\/span> leis an tsraith seo altanna<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>agus i ndeireadh na d\u00e1la, t\u00e1 m\u00e9 cinnte, go mbeidh \u00e1<\/span>bhar leabhair iontu, leabhar<\/span> <\/span>in <\/span>a mbeadh d\u00fail mh\u00f3<\/span>r ag Osra\u00edgh, ach go h\u00e1irithe, agus ag l\u00e9itheoir\u00ed<\/span> eile<\/span> na t\u00edre freisin. Is m\u00f3r a chuireann na picti\u00fair agus na l\u00e9ar\u00e1id\u00ed<\/span> le<\/span> maise na n-alt sin. Mar sin, t\u00e1 m\u00e9 ag s\u00fail go mbeidh tuilleadh d\u00edobh le l\u00e9amh againn<\/span> ar an Kilkenny People, sna seachtai<\/span>n\u00ed at\u00e1 le teacht. Chualamar uilig tr\u00e1<\/span>cht ar<\/span> na<\/span> <\/span>t<\/span>ithe m\u00f3ra, agus ar na hionaid stairi\u00fa<\/span>la eile<\/span>, at\u00e1 chomh fl\u00fairseach sin sa Chontae seo, <\/span>\u00e1iteacha ar scr\u00ed<\/span>obh an t<\/span>-iriseoir ild\u00e1<\/span>nach seo futhu<\/span>, sa Ph\u00e1ip\u00e9<\/span>ar seo<\/span>,<\/span> le tamall anuas, <\/span>\u00e1iteacha ar n\u00f3<\/span>s, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Swift\u2019s Heath<\/span>\u201d<\/span>, at\u00e1 ar cheann de na tithe m\u00f3ra is maisi\u00fala san Oirdheisceart. N\u00ed g\u00e1 a r\u00e1, gur mhair an \u201cD\u00e9an\u201d fh\u00e9<\/span>in ansin tamall. Sea, agus deirtear freisin<\/span>, gur imir an Teach m\u00f3r fh\u00e9in a dhra\u00edocht air, \u00e9 fhein agus Col\u00e1<\/span>iste Chill Chainnigh freisin<\/span>, mar ar dhein se staid\u00e9<\/span>ar<\/span>, agus \u00e9 ag baili\u00fa l\u00e9<\/span>inn leis<\/span>, le linn d\u00f3 bheith ag freastal ar an gCol\u00e1iste c\u00e1ili\u00fa<\/span>il sin. <\/span> <\/span>Sea, agus c\u00e9ard faoin alt sp\u00e9isi\u00fail a scr\u00edobh s\u00e9<\/span> fao<\/span>i \u201cThe Knockroe Passage Tomb? T\u00f3g\u00e1<\/span>il<\/span>, adeir s\u00e9, at\u00e1 n\u00ed<\/span>os sine na <\/span>Pirimid\u00ed na h\u00c9igipte fh\u00e9in, agus n\u00ed beag n\u00e1 suarach an focal <\/span>\u00e9 sin, agus t\u00f3<\/span>gail freisin<\/span> is ea<\/span> <\/span>\u00e9, a imr\u00edonn a dra\u00edocht doilfe fh\u00e9in ar an t\u00e9<\/span> a thagann faoina raon. <\/span><\/p>

Coill Chr\u00edon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

N\u00ed dh\u00e9anfaidh m\u00e9 tagairt ach do Theach M\u00f3r amh\u00e1<\/span>in eile<\/span>, sa ph\u00ed<\/span>osa seo<\/span>,<\/span> agus sin <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Kilcreene Lodge<\/span>\u201d. Deir an t<\/span>-i<\/span>riseoir<\/span>, Se\u00e1n Keane,<\/span> linn<\/span>, go raibh Kilcreene House sna b\u00f3la\u00ed<\/span> sin i dtosach, ach leagadh an foirgneamh sin<\/span>, blianta \u00f3<\/span> shoin<\/span>. Ba iad na R\u00fataigh a th\u00f3<\/span>g <\/span>caisle\u00e1n ar an suiomh an t\u00ed<\/span> sin<\/span>, a ch\u00e9<\/span>aduair<\/span>,<\/span> \u00e1it ar th\u00f3gadar teach ar ball,<\/span> ach f<\/span>uair muintir Smithwick seilbh a<\/span>r<\/span> an teach c\u00e9anna sin<\/span>,<\/span> ar ball. Ba leis an Teach an Lodge<\/span>,<\/span> agus ar ball<\/span>,<\/span> rinn<\/span>e duine de mhuintir Smithwick \u00e9<\/span> a fhorbairt<\/span>,<\/span> agus a athnuachan<\/span>, sa tsl\u00ed gur cuireadh go m\u00f3r leis. Tugann \u00fanaeir\u00ed<\/span> an Lodge<\/span>, san am i l\u00e1thair, an-aire d\u00f3,<\/span> agus gan dabht ar bith<\/span>, is bre\u00e1 go deo an tseoid \u00e9, imeasc tithe d\u00e1 leith\u00e9<\/span>id<\/span>, sa l\u00e1 at\u00e1 inniu fh\u00e9<\/span>in ann.<\/span> Bh\u00ed<\/span> baint ag an bhFuasc<\/span>ailteoir fh\u00e9in leis an \u00e1<\/span>it<\/span>, agus fuair s\u00e9 l\u00f3ist\u00ed<\/span>n ansin, amanta. Th\u00e1inig maithe m\u00f3ra eile freisin ar chuairt chuig an Lodge, daoine ar n\u00f3<\/span>s<\/span>, James Cagney, Tyrone <\/span>Power, agus muintir Guinness freisin. <\/span><\/p>

  <\/span>N\u00ed g\u00e1 a r\u00e1, go<\/span> bhfuair m\u00e9 an t-eolas sin<\/span> sna hailt a scr\u00edobh Se\u00e1n sa Ph\u00e1ip\u00e9ar seo, le tamall anuas. <\/span><\/p>

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I mB\u00e9al an Phobail Peadar Bair\u00e9ad . (This week, I mB\u00e9al an Phobail takes a look at the spells cast by the past.) M\u00e9ar na Staire Nach iontach go deo m\u00e9id agus \u00e9ags\u00falacht na n–iarsma\u00ed stairi\u00fala a f\u00e1gadh faoin\u00e1r gcomhair ag na gl\u00fanta a d\u2019imigh romhainn, agus le teacht orthu, n\u00edl le d\u00e9anamh againne ach […]<\/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-12987","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\/12987","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=12987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12988,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12987\/revisions\/12988"}],"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=12987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}