大象传媒

Bha mi ann an 脠irinn o chionn m矛os. Bha mi aig an Oireachtas. 鈥橲 e sin f猫ill mh貌r nan G脿idheal. Tha e rudeigin coltach ris a鈥� Mh貌d ann an Alba.

Bha an t-Oireachtas ann an Cathair na Mart. 鈥橲 e Cathair na Mart, no Westport, baile beag ann an Contae Mhaigh Eo. Tha sin air taobh an iar na d霉thcha. 鈥橲 e baile beag br猫agha a tha ann.

脌s d猫idh an Oireachtais chaidh mi fh矛n agus a鈥� bhean agam air cuairt anns a鈥� ch脿r. Thuirt t猫 o chionn deich bliadhna gur e Contae Mhaigh Eo an t-脿ite as br猫agha ann an 脠irinn. T猫 ann an 脿rd-dhreuchd. C貌 bha innte? C貌, ach M脿iri Robinson. B鈥� ise Uachtar谩in 鈥� Ceann-suidhe 鈥� Poblachd na h-脠ireann aig an 脿m. Rinn mi agallamh leatha ann an G脿idhlig airson Radio nan G脿idheal. Bha ise a鈥� bruidhinn ann an Gaeilge. Bha i ann an Alba, a鈥� comharrachadh b脿s Chaluim Chille ann an c貌ig ceud, naochad 鈥檚 a seachd (597).

A鈥� leantainn moladh M脿iri, chaidh mi fh矛n agus a鈥� bhean agam timcheall p脿irtean de Chontae Mhaigh Eo. Chaidh sinn air rathad air an taobh an iar. Chaidh e gu deas air baile air a bheil Louisburgh. Ann an Gaeilge, 鈥檚 e Cluain Cearb谩n an t-ainm a tha air 鈥� buttercup meadow. Nach eil sin nas snoige na Louisburgh?!

Cha do stad sinn anns a鈥� bhaile. Chaidh sinn air an rathad gu deas. Tha an rathad a鈥� dol ri taobh loch air a bheil an Dubh Loch. 鈥橲 e 脿ite garbh, br猫agha a tha ann. Tha e car coltach ri G脿idhealtachd na h-Alba. Faisg air an Dubh Loch chunnaic sinn carragh-cuimhne. Bha e ri taobh an rathaid.

Stad sinn an c脿r. Sgr矛obhte air a鈥� charragh-chuimhne 鈥� ann am Beurla 鈥� bha seo: To commemorate the hungry poor who walked here in 1849 and walk the third world today. Bha e a鈥� cuimhneachadh earrann bho eachdraidh na Gorta M貌ire. Air an taobh eile bha seo: 鈥淚n 1991 we walked AFRI's great famine walk at Doolough and soon afterwards we walked the road to freedom in South Africa鈥�: Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Bha mi ag iarraidh tuilleadh fhaighinn a-mach mu na thachair faisg air an Dubh Loch. Agus innsidh mi dhuibh na dh鈥檌onnsaich mi an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: o chionn m矛os: a month ago; f猫ill mh貌r nan G脿idheal: the great festival of the Gaels; rudeigin coltach ri: somewhat like; Contae Mhaigh Eo: County Mayo; taobh an iar na d霉thcha: the west side of the country; chaidh mi fh矛n agus a鈥� bhean agam air cuairt anns a鈥� ch脿r: my wife and I went on a trip in the car; thuirt t猫 o chionn deich bliadhna: ten years ago a lady said; an t-脿ite as br猫agha: the most beautiful place; ann an 脿rd-dhreuchd: in high office; c貌 bha innte?: who was she?; Ceann-suidhe Poblachd na h-脠ireann: President of the Irish Republic; a鈥� comharrachadh b脿s Chaluim Chille: commemorating the death of St Columba [1400 years previously]; a鈥� leantainn moladh M脿iri: following/obeying Mary鈥檚 recommendation; nach eil sin nas snoige na?: isn鈥檛 that nicer than?; cha do stad sinn: we didn鈥檛 stop; ri taobh loch: beside a loch; chunnaic sinn carragh-cuimhne: we saw a memorial; sgr矛obhte: written; ag iarraidh tuilleadh fhaighinn a-mach: wanting to find out more; mu na thachair: about what happened; innsidh mi dhuibh na dh鈥檌onnsaich mi: I鈥檒l tell you what I learned.