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Bha mi ann an Sgoil Gh脿idhlig Ghlaschu o chionn ghoirid. 鈥橲 e 脿ite math a th鈥� ann. Tha an sgoil goireasach. Tha 脿rd-sgoil innte. Bidh cothrom aig sgoilearan foghlam G脿idhlig fhaighinn bho aois tr矛 gu ochd-deug. Bha e math a bhith anns an sgoil. Bha a鈥� chlann agus luchd-obrach na h-oifis a鈥� bruidhinn ri ch猫ile ann an G脿idhlig.

Tha seo a鈥� tachairt ann am baile m貌r air a鈥� Ghalltachd. Tha Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu taiceil don ch脿nan. Meal an naidheachd orra. Ach c脿ite a bheil an 脿rd-sgoil Gh脿idhlig air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd? C脿ite a bheil an 脿rd-sgoil Gh脿idhlig anns na h-Eileanan Siar? Chan eil iad ann. Tha Glaschu air thoiseach orra.

A bheil suidheachadh na G脿idhlig ag atharrachadh a-rithist? A bheil i a鈥� cr矛onadh air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd is a鈥� f脿s anns na bailtean m貌ra? 鈥橲 d貌cha.

Ach tha coimhearsnachd Gh脿idhlig air a bhith ann an Glaschu airson 霉ine mh貌r. Agus chan e Glaschu an aon bhaile m貌r a tha mar sin.

Ann am Beal Feirste, tha coimhearsnachd ann de luchd-labhairt G脿idhlig na h-脠ireann. Ach chan e rud 霉r a th鈥� ann. Anns an naoidheamh linn deug bha coimhearsnachd Gh脿idhealach ann.

Thuirt daoine na Fadgies riutha. Th脿inig am facal sin bho Ph谩id铆 鈥� an t-ainm Paddy nuair a bhios duine a鈥� bruidhinn ris 鈥� 鈥渁 Ph谩id铆鈥�. Bha na G脿idheil sin 脿 baile beag air bruach Loch Cairlinn. 鈥橲 e Loch Cairlinn loch mara gu deas air Beal Feirste. Carlingford Lough ann am Beurla. 鈥橲 e 脫 M茅ith an t-ainm air a鈥� bhaile.

Bha na daoine 脿 脫 M茅ith an s脿s ann am malairt. Bha iad a鈥� reic 猫isg is glasraich is rudan eile. Bha iad a鈥� fuireach c貌mhla anns an aon sg矛re de Bheal Feirste. Bha iad a鈥� bruidhinn Gaeilge ri ch猫ile.

Dh鈥檌onnsaich Se谩n Mac Maol谩in Gaeilge bhuapa. Rinn Se谩n m貌ran airson a鈥� ch脿nain ann am Beal Feirste.

Dh鈥檉halbh coimhearsnachd nam Fadgies. Bha sin aig deireadh an naoidheamh linn deug. Chaidh Oifis Mh貌r a鈥� Phuist a thogail far an robh iad a鈥� fuireach. An-diugh, tha G脿idhlig na h-脠ireann a鈥� f脿s nas l脿idire ann am Beal Feirste. Ach tha i lag lag ann an 脫 M茅ith. Tha mi an d貌chas nach tachair an aon rud ann an Alba, le G脿idhlig be貌 ann an Glaschu agus marbh anns na h-Eileanan Siar.

Faclan is abairtean: Sgoil Gh脿idhlig Ghlaschu: the [new] Glasgow Gaelic School; 鈥檚 e 脿ite math a th鈥� ann: it鈥檚 a good place; goireasach: well resourced; tha 脿rd-sgoil innte: there is a high school there [in it, fem]; bha a鈥� chlann agus luchd-obrach na h-oifis a鈥� bruidhinn ri ch猫ile: the children and the office staff were speaking to each other; ann am baile m貌r air a鈥� Ghalltachd: in a city in the Lowlands; meal an naidheachd orra: congratulations to them; chan eil iad ann: they don鈥檛 exist; tha Glaschu air thoiseach orra: Glasgow is ahead of them; a bheil suidheachadh na G脿idhlig ag atharrachadh: is Gaelic鈥檚 situation changing?; a鈥� cr矛onadh: withering, slowly dying; a鈥� f脿s: growing; coimhearsnachd: community; airson 霉ine mh貌r: for a long time; chan e Glaschu an aon bhaile m貌r a tha mar sin: Glasgow is not the only city that is like that; Beal Feirste: Belfast; luchd-labhairt G脿idhlig na h-脠ireann: speakers of Irish Gaelic; chan e rud 霉r a th鈥� ann: it鈥檚 not a new thing; thuirt daoine na Fadgies riutha: people called them the Fadgies; th脿inig am facal sin bho: that word came from; 脿 baile beag air bruach Loch Cairlinn: from a village on the shore of Carlingford Lough; 脫 M茅ith: Omeath; an s脿s ann am malairt: involved in trade; 猫isg is glasraich is rudan eile: fish and vegetables and other things; c貌mhla anns an aon sg矛re: together in the one district; dh鈥檌onnsaich Se谩n Mac Maol谩in Gaeilge bhuapa: Se谩n Mac Maol谩in learned [Irish] Gaelic from them; m貌ran airson a鈥� ch脿nain: a lot for the language; dh鈥檉halbh: left; Oifis Mh貌r a鈥� Phuist: the General Post Office; far an robh iad a鈥� fuireach: where they were living; lag lag: very weak; tha mi an d貌chas nach tachair an aon rud: I hope the same thing will not happen; le G脿idhlig be貌 ann an Glaschu agus marbh anns na h-Eileanan Siar: with Gaelic alive in Glasgow and dead in the Western Isles.