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Bh\u00ed orainn \u00e1r nd\u00e1nta a l\u00e9amh amach sa rang, agus ansin bh\u00ed deis ag na mic l\u00e9inn eile aiseolas a roinnt leis an \u00fadar. Sa tsl\u00ed sin, bh\u00edomar go l\u00e9ir ag foghlaim in dh\u00e1 bhealach go pr\u00edomha. Sa ch\u00e9ad dul s\u00edos, chualamar na d\u00e1nta a bh\u00ed cumtha ag daoine eile sa rang, rud a bh\u00ed an-suimi\u00fail. Sa dara dul s\u00edos, fuaireamar aiseolas faoin\u00e1r nd\u00e1nta f\u00e9in, agus leis an eolas sin, bh\u00edomar in ann na d\u00e1nta a fheabhs\u00fa. Ag deireadh an ch\u00farsa, bh\u00ed l\u00e9amh fil\u00edochta oscailte eagraithe d\u00fainn, a raibh f\u00e1ilte roimh ch\u00e1ch freastal air. L\u00e9igh m\u00e9 tr\u00ed dh\u00e1n as B\u00e9arla ag an \u00f3c\u00e1id, agus l\u00e9igh m\u00e9 r\u00e9amhr\u00e1 roimh gach ceann d\u00f3ibh, chun iad a chur i gcomhth\u00e9acs. T\u00e1 leagan B\u00e9arla agus leagan Ghaeilge agam de dh\u00e1 dh\u00e1n, mar baineann siad le h\u00c9irinn. T\u00e1 an ceann eile (an tr\u00ed\u00fa cheann) as B\u00e9arla amh\u00e1in. Seo iad na tr\u00ed r\u00e9amhr\u00e1 agus na d\u00e1nta ag baint leo, aistrithe go Gaeilge (ach amh\u00e1in an tr\u00ed\u00fa dh\u00e1n f\u00e9in).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Tionchar cumhachtach \u00e1r dtuismitheoir\u00ed orainn.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>B\u00edonn an-tionchar ag \u00e1r dtuismitheoir\u00ed orainn in\u00e1r luathbhlianta. N\u00edor thuig m\u00e9 \u00e9 sin i gceart go dt\u00ed le d\u00e9ana\u00ed. Seo ach sampla amh\u00e1in den tionchar sin. Bh\u00edodh m\u2019athair ag scr\u00edobh agus mo mh\u00e1thair ag l\u00e9amh aon seans a bh\u00edodh acu, gach l\u00e1, agus m\u00e9 ag f\u00e1s an\u00edos. Is aoibhinn liom go m\u00f3r an scr\u00edbhneoireacht agus an l\u00e9itheoireacht i rith mo shaoil f\u00e9in agus t\u00e1 siad an-t\u00e1bhachtach dom. Gach seans a bh\u00edonn ann, b\u00edm ag scr\u00edobh n\u00f3 ag l\u00e9amh. Tuigim go maith anois nach aon timpiste \u00e9 sin ach tharla s\u00e9 mar iarmhairt ar an timpeallacht bhaile a bh\u00ed agam, a bhu\u00ed le mo thuismitheoir\u00ed. Is comhartha \u00f3m\u00f3is d\u00f3ibh \u00e9 an d\u00e1n seo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scr\u00edobhaim<\/strong><br \/><em>Daid ag cnagadh ar a shean-Olivetti,<\/em><br \/><em>A eochairbhuill\u00ed mar bhuill\u00ed cro\u00ed \u00e1r n-\u00f3ige.<\/em><br \/><em>Gach ci\u00fanas agus boladh Tippex<\/em><br \/><em>mar shionc\u00f3ipi\u00fa sa cheol c\u00falra-<\/em><br \/><em>ceol deasghn\u00e1tha an tsaoil.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sna sosanna gearra ina l\u00e1 fada &#8211;<\/em><br \/><em>f\u00edseanna leabharlann-spreagtha ag Mam,<\/em><br \/><em>faoi dhomhan n\u00eds cine\u00e1lta, n\u00eds gile.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00d3n ithir thorth\u00fail chruthaitheach seo,<\/em><br \/><em>D\u2019fh\u00e1s peann i mo l\u00e1mha \u00f3ga d\u00edograiseacha.<\/em><br \/><em>Bh\u00ednn ag scr\u00edobh, ag scr\u00edobh, ag scr\u00edobh,<\/em><br \/><em>go dt\u00ed gur lean foirm feidhm,<\/em><br \/><em>agus sa deireadh thiar thall &#8211;<\/em><br \/><em>nochtadh an scr\u00edbhneoir ionam.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>I Write<br \/><\/strong><em>Tapping away on his old Olivetti,<\/em><br \/><em>Dad&#8217;s keystrokes were the heartbeat of our childhood,<\/em><br \/><em>with silences and Tippex smells<\/em><br \/><em>syncopating the background music<\/em><br \/><em>of our mundane life rituals.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mum fed the short breaks in her long day<\/em><br \/><em>with library-fueled visions<\/em><br \/><em>of a kinder, grander world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>From this fertile, dream-fed soil<\/em><br \/><em>sprouted a pen in my eager young hands.<\/em><br \/><em>I wrote and wrote and wrote until<\/em><br \/><em>form followed function<\/em><br \/><em>and parchment revealed<\/em><br \/><em>the writer inside.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> <\/strong><strong>\u00c1illeacht an n\u00e1d\u00fair agus an chult\u00fair i gceantar Ghleann Cholm Cille. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>De r\u00e9ir traidisi\u00fain, th\u00f3g Colm Cille eaglais i nGleann Cholm Cille sa 6\u00fa haois. T\u00e1 an gleann seo i bhfad i gc\u00e9in in iarthuaisceart na h\u00c9ireann i gContae Dh\u00fan na nGall. T\u00e1 an gleann s\u00edos le f\u00e1na, tr\u00ed th\u00edrdhreach r\u00e9chnocach, go dt\u00ed an tAig\u00e9an Atlantach. Ansin, s\u00edneann an c\u00f3sta garbh \u00f3 thuaidh agus \u00f3 dheas. \u00d3 thuaidh, ag Sliabh Liag, t\u00e1 aillte mara 2,000 troigh ar airde. T\u00e1 Gleann Cholm Cille sa Ghaeltacht, agus cloistear \u00e1r dteanga dh\u00fachais \u00e1 labhairt ann go hiond\u00fail. Mar sin, t\u00e1 an ceantar tumtha i gcult\u00far traidisi\u00fanta na h\u00c9ireann. Motha\u00edm f\u00e9in gur measc\u00e1n iontach den t\u00edrdhreach agus den chult\u00far \u00e9 an gleann speisialta seo. Is \u00f3m\u00f3s agus ar bhealach paidir \u00e9 an d\u00e1n don ghleann picti\u00fartha agus stairi\u00fail seo. L\u00e9ir\u00edonn an d\u00e1n an radharc agus a thionchar orm nuair a chonaic m\u00e9 an gleann den ch\u00e9ad uair ar l\u00e1 \u00e1lainn sa samhradh, agus muid ag dul isteach ag barr an ghleanna agus ag tiom\u00e1int s\u00edos an go dt\u00ed an c\u00f3sta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gleann Cholm Cille<br \/><\/strong><em>Glasghoirt cuilte\u00e1ilte \u00fara ag cur thar maoil,<br \/>loig is mullaigh scuabtha s\u00edos dorchla caol,<br \/>ag sleamhn\u00fa tr\u00ed chraos an\u00a0ghleanna go m\u00edn,<br \/>str\u00f3icthe as a ch\u00e9ile gan rabhadh ag\u00a0an Muirl\u00edn.<br \/>Talamh Naofa ina n\u00e9al-l\u00e1mha faoi dheireadh,<br \/>Sp\u00edonta, g\u00e9illeann s\u00ed\u00a0go do ghaineamh\u00a0geal\u00a0na mara.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Glencolmcille<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Fresh green-fielded quiltwork spills,<br \/><\/em><em style=\"font-size: 28px;\">pleats and folds tumbling down hills,<br \/><\/em><em style=\"font-size: 28px;\">glides through glistening, gulleted glen,<br \/><\/em><em style=\"font-size: 28px;\">riven by meanders of the river Murlin.<br \/><\/em><em style=\"font-size: 28px;\">Cloud-swaddled, spangled sainted land,<br \/><\/em><em style=\"font-size: 28px;\">Exhausted, yields to the silver sand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Na hiarmhairt\u00ed pianmhara lean\u00fanacha a bhaineann le hathr\u00fa aer\u00e1ide. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Is \u00e9 at\u00e1 i gceist leis an \u201c\u00e9ifeacht na bhf\u00e9ileac\u00e1n\u201d n\u00e1 cur s\u00edos ar na hiarmhairt\u00ed m\u00f3ra is f\u00e9idir tarl\u00fa de bharr athruithe beaga. Is \u00e9 Edward Lorenz a d\u2019aimsigh an \u00e9ifeacht nuair a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 i mbun taighde ar an gc\u00f3ras aimsire. Baineann an \u00e9ifeacht le h\u00e1bhair n\u00edos leithne freisin, athr\u00fa aer\u00e1ide san \u00e1ireamh. Sa ch\u00e1s sin, leagann s\u00e9 b\u00e9im ar na riosca\u00ed a ghlacaimid agus fi\u00fa athruithe beaga \u00e1 nd\u00e9anamh againn ar an gc\u00f3ras aer\u00e1ide. Tagann imirce na mbleachtfh\u00e9ilice\u00e1n go dt\u00ed mo cheantar i San Diego \u00f3 Santa Cruz gach bliain. An bhliain seo caite, chonaic m\u00e9 go raibh bleachtfh\u00e9ilice\u00e1n amh\u00e1in ag streachailt go neamhbhalbh le fanacht san aer.\u00a0 Go h\u00edor\u00f3nta agus go trag\u00f3ideach, b\u00edonn drochthionchar ag \u201c\u00e9ifeacht na bhf\u00e9ileac\u00e1n\u201d ar na cr\u00e9at\u00fair ch\u00e9anna a bhfuil an \u00e9ifeacht ainmnithe ina ndiaidh. D\u00e9anta na f\u00edrinne, n\u00ed dhearna an f\u00e9ileac\u00e1n rud ar bith orainn, ach is \u00e9 a mhalairt at\u00e1 f\u00edor, mar is \u00e9 an cine daonna a bh\u00edonn ag d\u00e9anamh dochar don fh\u00e9ileac\u00e1n. Thug s\u00e9 seo go l\u00e9ir meafar dom, ina bhfuil an f\u00e9ileac\u00e1n mar lionsa. Tr\u00edd an lionsa seo, is f\u00e9idir linn a fheice\u00e1il n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in \u00e1r nasc pearsanta agus moth\u00fach\u00e1nach leis an domhan, a bhfuil aithne agus gr\u00e1 againn air, ach f\u00edrinne a chaillteanais, at\u00e1 tosaithe cheana f\u00e9in. Agus caillteanas \u00e9 sin nach dtarla\u00edonn go l\u00e9ir ag an am c\u00e9anna, ach diaidh ar ndiaidh, f\u00e9ileac\u00e1n ar fh\u00e9ileac\u00e1n &#8211; ar a laghad ar dt\u00fas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Butterfly Elegy<br \/><\/strong><em>The nectar-fueled monarch migration<br \/><\/em><em>flutters south in shimmering clouds<br \/><\/em><em>from Santa Cruz to San Diego<br \/><\/em><em>to ancestral breeding grounds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There, molten clouds of monarchs<br \/><\/em><em>drift on failing wings,<br \/><\/em><em>no haven to receive them,<br \/><\/em><em>no milkweed to nourish their young.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A single monarch spirals down<br \/><\/em><em>in quickening, tightening arcs,<br \/><\/em><em>its frail and tattered body \u2014<br \/><\/em><em>more proof of what\u2019s being lost.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" >\r\nvar cab={\r\n\r\n\turlStart: \"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\",\r\n\r\n\tclickify: function ($n) {\r\n\t\tvar $=jQuery;\r\n\t\tif(!$n) $n=$(document);\r\n\t\tif(!$n.jquery) $n=$($n);\r\n\t\tfor(var y=0; 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ndearna m\u00e9 cairde d\u00f3ibh d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin.<\/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\">B\u2019aoibhinn liom saol an l\u00e9inn, agus bh\u00ednn ag staid\u00e9ar n\u00f3 ag l\u00e9amh gach seans a bh\u00edodh agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sheas m\u00e9 amach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mar b\u2019fhearr le beagnach gach dalta eile sa scoil a bheith taobh amuigh, ag imirt le ch\u00e9ile. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla dalta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a raibh suim acu sna ruda\u00ed c\u00e9anna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> liomsa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edomar an-mh\u00f3r le ch\u00e9ile \u00f3n t\u00fas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Aithn\u00edonn 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s\u00e9imh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bh\u00ed ann, mar n\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ach deichni\u00far <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00ednn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">maoirseoir againn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> \u2013 fear \u00f3g a bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag staid\u00e9ar sa ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">liarscoil, darb ainm Jackie Robinson. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed mo chill\u00edn in aice an dora<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s, agus n\u00ed raibh m\u00f3r\u00e1n <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">pr\u00edomh\u00e1ideachais<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agam, ach ba chuma liom. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ba mise <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ar <\/span><span 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style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00d3\u2019C\u00faiv<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, i l\u00e1r an aicsin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> gach uair<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Bh\u00ed asma orm agus n\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">r\u00f3l\u00e1idir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Nuair a chloiseadh Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">screadach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ag teacht amach an doras <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o dt<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> an <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">seomra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ina raibh s\u00e9 f\u00e9in, thagadh s\u00e9 isteach agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">shocra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dh s\u00e9 s\u00edos muid. Ansin, mh\u00fachadh s\u00e9 an solas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Th\u00e9imis a chodladh ar an toirt, mar bh\u00edodh tuirse orainn tar \u00e9is na ranganna, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is a bheith ag imirt agus ag rith <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">aon seans<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a bh\u00edodh 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\">Mar nach mb\u00ednn ag pleidhc\u00edocht leis na buachaill\u00ed eile, tharraing m\u00e9 a n-aird orm, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s ag cur ceisteanna orm ag iarraidh a thuiscint c\u00e9n f\u00e1th nach raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">p\u00e1irteach leo sna cluich\u00ed a bh\u00edodh acu san o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 ag iarraidh go mbeadh cuma <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an lagrach\u00e1in orm, agus rinne m\u00e9 leithsc\u00e9al eile go raibh tuirseach orm n\u00f3 rud <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9igin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> mar sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach n\u00edor chreid na <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">buachaill\u00ed focal de, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thosa\u00edodar ag caitheamh anuas orm gach o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Uair amh\u00e1in, chonaic Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u00e9 ag caochadh na s\u00fal chun c\u00fal a choinne\u00e1il ar n<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> deora. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">focal aige liom go discr\u00e9ideach, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u2019iarr <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s\u00e9 orm<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> cad a bh\u00ed ar si\u00fal.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> D\u2019inis m\u00e9 d\u00f3 go raibh na buachaill\u00ed eile sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag seasamh le ch\u00e9ile i m\u2019aghaidh, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag caitheamh masla\u00ed liom agus ag tabhairt ainmneacha gr\u00e1nna orm.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Sm\u00e9id s\u00e9 a cheann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus d\u2019imigh leis.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s cuimhin liom f\u00f3s gur stad na masla\u00ed agus na hainmneacha roimh i bhfad<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Thosaigh na buachaill\u00ed eile ag d\u00e9anamh comhr\u00e1 liom, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is tamaill\u00edn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ar mo chompor<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, agus ag g\u00e1ire agus ag caint <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">le gach buachaill ann. <\/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\">An<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ch\u00e9ad uair eile a bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">torann ard sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, rith Jackie isteach chun stop a chur leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e9ach s\u00e9 go heolach orm, agus d\u00fairt s\u00e9: \u201cAgus tusa freisin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a Mhich\u00edl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> -<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar ais go dt\u00ed do chill\u00edn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus t\u00f3g do <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">phili\u00far leat<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u201d Leath meangadh m\u00f3r g\u00e1ire ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> aghaidh, agus amach an doras leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ba dhuine de na leaideanna m\u00e9 anois, agus bh\u00ed m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhr\u00f3d\u00fail<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> as 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\">N\u00edl a fhios agam f\u00f3s cad a rinne Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sa ch\u00falra, ach t\u00e1 s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir go <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla focal aige le gach ceann de na leaideanna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Mar go raibh meas m\u00f3r ag gach duine againn ar Jackie, d\u2019\u00e9isteamar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">lena raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> le r\u00e1 aige d\u00fainn. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Rinne s\u00e9 an gn\u00f3 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i ngan fhios dom, ach ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> am c\u00e9anna thuig m\u00e9 go ndearna s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an gn\u00f3. D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 ceacht <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">iontach at\u00e1 r\u00e1ite go maith ag \u00e1r sinsear: is ioma\u00ed sl\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chun beith\u00edoch a fheannadh. Gan dabht, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">is \u00ed ta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dhleoireacht an tsl\u00ed is fearr chun a dheimhni\u00fa go mbeadh su\u00edoch\u00e1in ann. Bh\u00ed saol n\u00edos fearr agam ar scoil tar \u00e9is sin, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">t\u00e1im <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhu\u00edoch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i gc\u00f3na\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">do Jackie as a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ndearna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dom.<\/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 --><!-- 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 --><!-- 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 --><!-- 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":[43,37,36,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cursai-teanga","category-filiocht","category-litriocht","category-pearsanta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14141","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14141"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14165,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14141\/revisions\/14165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}