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Slua spleodrach a bh\u00ed ionainn, a dhalta\u00ed, agus uaireanta bh\u00ed s\u00e9 deacair a chloiste\u00e1il cad a bh\u00ed \u00e1 r\u00e1 ag Bernie sa rang. Rud eile a thaitin linn n\u00e1, murab ionann agus roinnt m\u00fainteoir\u00ed eile, n\u00ed thugadh Bernie aon obair bhaile d\u00fainn ar chor ar bith. Bh\u00edomar an-bhu\u00edoch as sin, mar bh\u00edodh an iomarca obair bhaile againn cheana f\u00e9in. Bh\u00edodh scoil ar si\u00fal gach l\u00e1, ach amh\u00e1in an Domhnach, ag an am sin \u2014 leathl\u00e1 D\u00e9 C\u00e9adaoin agus D\u00e9 Sathairn. Agus bh\u00edodh orainn staid\u00e9ar a dh\u00e9anamh san o\u00edche gach uile l\u00e1 ar feadh timpeall dh\u00e1 n\u00f3 tr\u00ed huaire. Ach bh\u00edmis gn\u00f3thach an t-am ar fad le hobair bhaile sna h\u00e1bhair eile, agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 deacair d\u00fainn gach rud a chr\u00edochn\u00fa in am.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ceimic le Caor Thine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mh\u00fain Bernie ceimic d\u00fainn, \u00e1bhar nach raibh r\u00f3-shuimi\u00fail d\u00fainn ar dt\u00fas. Ina ranganna bh\u00edmis ag g\u00e1ire agus ag scigireacht, ag caitheamh liathr\u00f3id\u00ed p\u00e1ip\u00e9ir in aghaidh a ch\u00e9ile nuair nach raibh Bernie ag breathn\u00fa. \u00d3 am go ch\u00e9ile, bhris ar an bhfoighne ar Bernie, agus d\u2019arda\u00edodh s\u00e9 a ghl\u00f3r:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh seo anois, a bhuachaill\u00ed, glacaig\u00ed go r\u00e9idh ansin \u00e9!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bh\u00edmis ci\u00fain ar feadh tamaill\u00edn big, ach roimh i bhfad thos\u00f3dh an ruaille buaille ar\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p>Ach chloisfe\u00e1 bior\u00e1n ag titim aon uair a fuair Bernie triailead\u00e1n, n\u00f3 pr\u00f3ca, n\u00f3 ceimice\u00e1in. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 chun turgnamh ceimice a dh\u00e9anamh. Bh\u00ed a fhios ag madra an bhaile cad a tharl\u00f3dh ansin. Theipeadh go tubaisteach ar gach turgnamh! Tortha\u00ed cont\u00fairteacha \u2014 pl\u00e9asc, n\u00f3 boladh aisteach, n\u00f3 fi\u00fa caor thine! N\u00ed fh\u00e9adfaimis guaim a choinne\u00e1il orainn f\u00e9in; bh\u00edodh s\u00e9 chomh greannmhar sin. Ag an deireadh, ba \u00e9 seo a bh\u00edodh le r\u00e1 ag Bernie:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh bhuel, a bhuachaill\u00ed, sin an bunsmaoineamh, ar aon n\u00f3s!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is maith is cuimhin liom an uair a rinne dalta amh\u00e1in aithris ar Bernie. Ghoid an dalta gloine a raibh potaisiam inti. Chuaigh s\u00e9 go dt\u00ed an leithreas, agus chaith s\u00e9 p\u00edosa de isteach i mbabhla leithris. Bh\u00ed pl\u00e9asc mh\u00f3r, agus caitheadh su\u00edoch\u00e1n an leithris suas san aer le neart na pl\u00e9isce. Doirteadh gach a raibh sa bhabhla freisin. 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Ach bh\u00ed a fhios ag an domhan agus a mh\u00e1thair go dtabharfadh Bernie leideanna don rang faoi na ceisteanna a bheadh ar an bp\u00e1ip\u00e9ar scr\u00fadaithe. N\u00edor theastaigh uainn Bernie a ligean s\u00edos ach an oiread, agus mar sin chaithimis roinnt ama ag staid\u00e9ar \u00e1r n\u00f3ta\u00ed \u00f3 na ranganna deireanacha sa t\u00e9arma. N\u00edor ligeamar s\u00edos \u00e9, fi\u00fa uair amh\u00e1in.<\/p>\n<p>Maidir le paisean Bernie, bheadh ort dul amach ar an gc\u00farsa gailf chun \u00e9 sin a fheice\u00e1il. D\u2019inis m\u2019athair dom faoi Bernie, mar d\u2019imir m\u2019athair galf freisin, ar an gc\u00farsa c\u00e9anna. D\u00fairt s\u00e9 liom go raibh cis ar Bernie thart ar a c\u00faig.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cN\u00edl cis mar sin ach ag na hamait\u00e9araigh is fearr sa sp\u00f3rt,\u201d arsa m\u2019athair.<\/p>\n<p>Thuig m\u00e9 ansin c\u00e9n paisean a bh\u00ed ag Bernie \u2014 an galf. Bh\u00edodh s\u00e9 amuigh ar an gc\u00farsa gach seans a bh\u00ed aige, ag cur feabhais ar a chuid scileanna, bail \u00f3 Dhia air.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 go leor \u00f3 Bernie chomh maith leis an gceimic. D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 go bhfaigheann t\u00fa na tortha\u00ed at\u00e1 uait nuair a dh\u00edr\u00edonn t\u00fa d\u2019aird agus d\u2019fhuinneamh ar do phaisean, agus b\u00edonn saol n\u00edos fi\u00fanta\u00ed agus n\u00edos s\u00e1s\u00fala agat d\u00e1 bharr. N\u00ed h\u00e9 sin le r\u00e1 nach nd\u00e9anann t\u00fa aon rud eile \u2014 cinnte dearfach, d\u00e9anann t\u00fa. B\u00edonn t\u00fa in ann ruda\u00ed eile a dh\u00e9anamh go hiontach freisin nuair a chuireann t\u00fa an strucht\u00far ceart i bhfeidhm.<\/p>\n<p>Sin go d\u00edreach an rud a rinne Bernie. Bh\u00ed a fhios aige gurbh \u00e9 an f\u00edor-phaisean a bh\u00ed aige n\u00e1 an galf. 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f\u00e9insmachta de dh\u00edth orm <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar sl\u00e1n as a bheith <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">faoi ghlas chomh fada sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach \u00e9ags\u00fail le formh\u00f3r na ndalta\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a raibh orthu fanacht sa scoil gach deireadh seachtaine, bh\u00edodh faoiseamh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla l\u00e1 agam gach seachtain sa bhaile, rud ab aoibhinn liom. <\/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\">Ba shaol uaigneach a bh\u00edodh agam ar scoil, \u00e1fach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Leaid leochaileach a raibh asma orm a bh\u00ed ionam<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus mar sin n\u00ed raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sp\u00f3irt mhachaire <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag teacht liom. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e1s comr\u00e1da\u00edocht mhaith idir <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na himreoir\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> peil<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus iom\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ach n\u00ed raibh an deis sin agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019imr\u00ednn liathr\u00f3id l\u00e1imhe agus c\u00e9 nach raibh l\u00edon r\u00f3mh\u00f3r dalta\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e1 n-imirt, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">imreoir rialta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a 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 ciar\u00f3g <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ciar\u00f3g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> eile, mar a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">deir an seanfhoca<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l, agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 f\u00edor i mo ch\u00e1s, gan dabht. <\/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\">Mo chill\u00edn sa <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ios<\/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\">Sa ch\u00e9ad bhliain ar scoil bh\u00ed m\u00e9 i suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">io<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eag Naomh Columba. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Intreoir 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 style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dara <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">uachaill b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a bhige<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edodh na dalta\u00ed eile ag pleidhc\u00edocht le ch\u00e9ile roimh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u00fainn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dul a chodladh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> gach o\u00edche<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> De ghn\u00e1th n\u00ed bh\u00ednn p\u00e1irteach sna cluich\u00ed sin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, c\u00e9 go mb\u00edodh an buachaill ba bhige, Se\u00e1n <\/span><span 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":[54,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dirbheathaisneis","category-pearsanta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14337","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=14337"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14343,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14337\/revisions\/14343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}