417. An Chaint

An Chaint. The Talk.

We have a language to save. It’s in big trouble. But we can save it. Mix the Irish you know in with English & grow it by degrees. IS féidir! Tabhair faoi. You can! Go for it!

Labhair í. Speak it. The CHALLENGE is to speak it. That can be a mental barrier to break for many people who are not used to doing this so start with one phrase for a week. It is easier for foreigners to do this as they have none of the emotional baggage that often comes with this in Ireland. Yes, you CAN do this abroad. Create you own Gaeltacht wherever you are. Lots of people speak lots of different languages in other countries. Empower yourself and discover how many have thrown away that baggage. Irish is thriving, even in the cities. Begin to join in and you’ll find it. Use phrases you know and you can stay in English for everything else. Don’t push too hard. Each week add another phrase. Persist. You can do this. Watch your Gaeilge grow. Have fun with it. #AnChaint

Listen for help here: Audio & flashcards Months 1-6

Month 1: ALWAYS say the phrase (or an equivalent you know) at the appropriate moment. 

Week 1: Conas atá tú? How are you? 

Week 2: Seo duit. Here you are (when giving stuff). 

Week 3: Slán. Bye.

Week 4: Go raibh maith agat. Thanks.

Go maith! Good! The first step is the hardest but it’s a mental one. People will know what you mean. People are fond of Irish. They’ll be surprised but give them a little time to see you’re serious about doing this. Smile. Pat yourself on the back when the first week is over. That was the hardest part. Now it gets easy.

Report your success with the hashtag #AnChaint

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Month 2: The challenge is to ALWAYS say this phrase at the appropriate moment.

Week 1: Aon scéal? Any news?

Week 2: Diabhal scéal. No news.

Week 3: Deoch uait? Would like a drink?

Week 4: Gabh mo leithscéal. Excuse me.

Led’ thoil means Please. Are you feeling ceart go leor? Ok?

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Month 3: The challenge is to ALWAYS say this phrase at the appropriate moment.

Week 1: Drochaimsir Bad weather. or Lá Breá A fine day.

Week 2: Tabhair aire Take care (can be used as a form of Goodbye)

Week 3: Caithfidh mé imeacht. I have to leave.

Week 4: Slán abhaile. Safe home (form of Goodbye).

TIP: Try adding iontach wonderful, togha meaning great – rhymes with now, and fáilte (welcome) into your conversation too, if people start to answer you as Gaeilge. If all this is far too easy, try Dheara, ní ag ceasacht ar Dhia é It (the weather) is not God’s fault. Yeah, that last one is only for the super fluent! Sorry. Leave it until later.

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Month 4 The challenge is to ALWAYS say this phrase at the appropriate moment. 

Week 1: An bhfuil tú gaolta le…? Are you related to…? Tá/Níl.

Week 2: An bhfuil baint agat le ….? Do you have anything to do with …? Tá/Níl.

Week 3: ‘Bhfuil tú i do chónaí anseo le fada? Are you living here long?

Week 4: Le seacht mbliana anuas. For seven years now. Or Mo shaol ar fad. My whole life. Or Ó 1991 or whatever year works for you.

Remember, where there’s a bhfuil, there’s a tá or a níl 😉 No Ach. No But.

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Month 5 The challenge is to ALWAYS say these phrases at the appropriate moment. 

Week 1: Dáiríre? Really? or Meas tú? You think?

Week 2: Ná habair é! No way! or A dhiabhal! God!

Week 3. Tá sé fíor. It’s true. or Sin a chloisim. That’s what I hear.

4: Scannalach! Scandalous! or Is mór an trua é. What a shame! or Éad orm! I’m jealous!

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Month 6 The challenge is to ALWAYS say these phrases at the appropriate moment. 

Week 1 Cé tusa? Who are you?

Week 2 Is mise…. I’m ….

Week 3 Cé mo dhuine? Who’s yer one? / Who’s yer man? Who is that person?

Week 4 Cén fáth?  Why?

Sin é! That’s it! Mo bhuachaill = My boy (or boyfriend).

At this stage, I can’t fit all the phrases on a tree. See how fast the language grows! ____________________________________________________________________________

Listen for help here:Audio and flashcards for months 7 – 12

Month 7

Week 1 Mar dhea. As if!

Week 2 Is cuma liom. I don’t care.

Week 3 Ná bac. Don’t bother.

Week 4 Imigh leat. Clear off!

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Month 8

Week 1 Ar aon nós. Anyway.

Week 2 Ba mhaith liom imeacht... I’d like to leave.

Week 3 Nach cuma? What does it matter?

Week 4 Tabhair faoi. Go for it.

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Month 9

Week 1 Seas an fód. Stand your ground.

Week 2 Ná géill. Don’t give in.

Week 3 Cothrom na féinne. Fair play.

Week 4 Sin é. That’s it.

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Month 10

Week 1 Fág an bealach. Clear the way.

Week 2 Lig do scíth. Relax (Let your tiredness go away).

Week 3 Sceitimíní orm. I’m excited looking forward to it.

Week 4 Táim ar bís. I’m thrilled.

Maith thú! Well done!

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Month 11

Week 1 Comhghairdeas. Congratulations.

Week 2 Breithlá Sona. Happy Birthday.

Week 3 Tae uait? Do you want some tea? 

Week 4 Bob nó bia? Trick or treat?

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Month 12

Week 1 Éasca péasca. Easy peasy.

Week 2 Is féidir. It CAN be done.

Week 3 Nollaig Shona. Happy Christmas.

Week 4 Athbhliain faoi mhaise. Happy New Year.

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Labhair í. Mix it in with English and grow it by degrees. IS féidir! Tabhair faoi. Go for it!

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416. An Fhírinne faoi Na ‘Troubles’

Níl ‘fhios ag formhór de dhaoine anseo i SAM faoi tada ach an IRA. Níl ár stair acu. Níl ach bolscaireacht acu. Ceapann cuid acu más Éireannach thú agus suim agat sa teanga gur ‘terrorist’ thú. D’fhoghlaim siad é seo ó na meáin. Na meáin a choinnigh an fhírinne uathu. Bhí mé maslaithe mé féin ó dhuine a ghlaíonn Ceilteach ar féin. Ach, le bheith féireáilte, is bulaí aineolach é.

Dó agus do na daoine a thugann níos mó aird & meas dó ná domsa san áit sin, agus do gach duine nach dtuigeann, seo an fhírinne. Foghlaim.

Ceann eile ó Panorama: A License To Kill

415. Fliuch & Salach

Foilsithe ar dtús ar Broadsheet ar 28 Bealtaine 2105

Curtha anseo agam ar fhaitíos go mbeidh sé bainte ón suíomh eile.

GRMA, Catherine. Freagracht de dhíth.

“This bill extends the functions and powers, or seeks to extend the functions and powers of the C & AG [Comptroller and Auditor General] to cover IBRC. It was the Taoiseach that first suggested that the C & AG review the Siteserv sale’s process and it was then pointed out to him that IBRC does not come within his remit.”

“With this Bill, I’m attempting to address that problem by broadening the remit of the C & AG. The reason I’m anticipating the need to involve the C & AG, if not a full Commission of Investigation, which may well be a better option, is because I believe the Government have got this badly wrong, not least because most of the key players in the Siteserv saga have links with KPMG and its eventual purchaser and vice versa, is a web of connections and conflicts, that requires outside eyes to unravel.

I have no doubt that the special liquidator [Kieran Wallace] is more than capable of doing such a review but his direct involvement in the sale process, and his relationship with the eventual purchaser of Siteserv, and his current actions in the High Court, in supporting Mr O’Brien versus RTE, place him in a position where there is, at the very least, a perceived conflict of interest, if not an actual conflict of interest.

The review is not confined to Siteserv but it is the transaction that prompted a review. I would worry about the transactions that have been excluded from the review, given that what we now know, that in the final months before prom night, the relationship between the department and IBRC had completely broken down.

“If deals were being done without the knowledge or input of the minister then we need to know what they were. We are now aware for example that the former CEO of IBRC made verbal agreements with Denis O’Brien to allow him to extend the terms of his already expired loans.

We also know that the verbal agreement was never escalated to the credit committee for approval. I’m led to believe, and I would welcome the minister clarifying, the rates applicable at this time, that the extension also attracted some extremely favourable interest terms.

I understand that Mr O’Brien was enjoying a rate of around 1.25%, when IBRC, and arguably, when IBRC could, and arguably should have been charging 7.5%. We are talking about outstanding sums here that are upwards of €500million. The interest rate applied is not an insignificant issue for the public interest.

We also know that Denis O’Brien felt confident enough, in his dealings with IBRC that he could write to Kieran Wallace, as the special liquidator and demand that the same favourable terms extended to him by way of a verbal agreement could be continued.

We now have Kieran Wallace, who’s been appointed by the Government to conduct a review into the IBRC review, actually joining with IBRC and Denis O’Brien in the High Court and seeking to injunct the information I’ve outlined from coming into the public domain – surely that alone represents a conflict.

In FOI documents released to me, the minister, his officials and the Central Bank and even the Troika acknowledge that IBRC, the former Anglo Irish Bank, is no ordinary bank and there’s a significant public interest because the bank had been fully nationalised and was in wind-down mode.

They all accept that this is the people’s money that we’re dealing with and that there can be no dispute regarding the public interest in this. The same FOI materials detail incidences where the minister can specifically intervene, and issue an ministerial order that material matters have significant interest. Included in these material matters are incidences that are outside the ordinary course of business.

I would argue that what I’ve outlined out here regarding verbal deals, extensions, etc, are outside the normal course of business and I would ask the minister to exercise his right to intervene in the current proceedings and defend the public interest.

“I’ve a motion on the order papers, signed by the majority of the Opposition – 45 members have signed it and more are welcome to – calling for a debate into the proposed review. When I tried to raise it on the order of business, I was silenced and I was told to take it up with my Whip. I am the Whip of the Technical Group and I did raise it at the weekly Whip’s meeting.

The Government Chief Whip told me that they would not be altering the KPMG review, the Government would not be giving time to debate this issue and suggested that we use Private Members’ time.

It’s not just an Opposition issue, minister. This is an issue for all in this house. It’s an issue of serious public concern where there is public money involved and I know, if you got your hands on maybe an extra €20 million, I don’t think you’d have to think too hard on how to spend that money. I urge the Government to reconsider this and give the Bill and the motion the time they deserve. I believe this is in the public interest. Thank you.”

414. Mo shaol i SAM: Memorial Day

Inniu ag an gcafé, am sosa, ag caint le múinteoir eile ón scoil:

Ise: Haaaiigh! An raibh deireadh seachtaine maith agat? An raibh tú ag ceiliúradh?
Mise: Lán le háthas. Bhí! Bhí!

Ise: Gealgháireach. Céard a rinne tú i gcomhair Memorial Day?
Mise: Ciúnas..úps…. Ó raight. … Memorial Day. Ciúnas míchompóirdeach. Mé ag smaoineamh go tapaidh. Er… Nach ócáid shollúnta í sin?

Ise: Ní hea…‘Sé sin le rá… Sea… Beagáinín trína chéile. Bhuel … ag caint go mall ar nós do pháiste beag…smaoiníonn tú ar na saighdiúirí a bhfuair bás ar son ár saoirsí anseo i Meiriceá. Ag fanacht…. Ansin níos láidre. Tá neart tíortha sa domhan gan na saoirsí sin, tá ‘fhios agat! Agus ANSIN bíonn cóisir ag daoine. Mar bhuaigh siad na saoirsí sin dúinn. Ergo et…

Mise: Ciúnas míchompóirdeach. Mé ag smaoineamh ar an bhfocal saoirse san uimhir iolra. Ag smaoineamh ar an méad daoine i bpríosún i SAM, ar Guantánamo, ar… Cé mhéad soicind a bhí mé ciúin?

Ise: Céard a bhí tusa ag ceiliúradh mar sin?
Mise: Lán le háthas… Sábháilte. Ó! Scéal IONTACH. Nár chuala tú é? Bhí sé ar an nuacht ar fud an domhain. Bhí reifreann againn in Éirinn agus anois tá cead ag daoine aerach pósadh.

Ise: Ciúnas míchompóirdeach. Tost fada.
Mise: So, ar ais ar scoil linn?

Ise: Raight. Sábháilte.
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An Sitcom é mo shaol?

413. Ár dTír, Ár gCearta

Cearta do Chuile Dhuine: Céim 1

Ar 22/5/2015 vótáil Éire ar son cearta daonna do ghrúpa amháin a bhí ag fulaingt le fada. Daoine aerach. Ionannas i bPósadh an ceart a bhí i gceist. Bhí an bua ag cearta daonna in aghaidh na hEaglaise mar sin an troid a bhí ann i ndáiríre.

Tháinig daoine amach idir óg is aosta is thaisteal na mílte abhaile ó i bhfad i gcéin lena vótaí a chaitheamh sa reifreann. Deora le fáilte a chur roimh na deoraí ag filleadh. D’ardaigh siad croíthe. Roinn siad a scéalta. Thuig daoine nár thuig cheana. Labhair daoine amach go hoscailte le dóchas.

Spiorad iontach.

Seo mar a bhí daoine ag scríobh faoi #MarRef ar Twitter

 An lá dár gcionn tháinig an ghrian amach, bhailigh daoine le chéile, & bhéic siad in ard a ngutha le háthas nuair a chuala siad na torthaí.

Iad bailithe ag caisleán BÁC. Seo an áit ina bhfuair cuid den tír a saoirse i ndiaidh Éirí Amach 1916. Cuid eile fós ag fanacht ar an saoirse céanna.

Bua iontach amach is amach agus ardáthas orm faoi. Ach amantaí nuair a fhaigheann tú saoirse caithfidh tú smaoineamh ar na daoine nach raibh in ann teacht linn. Iad siúd fós gan cearta. Ar an oileán seo againne tá grúpa sa Tuaisceart a bhíonn fágtha amach ón gcaint tábhachtach rómhinic.

Céim 2: Scar Eaglais ón Stát

Tóg an Tuaisceart Ar Ais

Tá 2016 ag teacht & thar a bheith in am againn Stát & An Eaglais a scaradh i gceart. Bhí an ceart ag an Tuaisceart nuair a dúirt siad Home Rule is Rome Rule fadó. Caithfimid fáil réidh le Greim na hEaglaise & ár saoirse a fháil i gceart. Tá ár gcearta uainn dúinne is dár bpáistí is don tír ar fad.

Aithin Dialathas ar dtús. Aithin go bhfuil greim ag an Eaglais ar an gcóras oideachais agus nár ceart ná cóir sin. Múin eolas ar scoil; fág iompúchán as.

Tar éis na torthaí a fheiceáil, seo a dúirt Diarmuid Martin (eardeaspag): “I ask myself, most of these young people who voted yes are products of our Catholic school system for 12 years. I’m saying there’s a big challenge there to see how we get across the message of the church.”

Bhuel Diarmuid,

Seo a deirimse:

I’m saying there’s a massive need to get the Church out of State education fast and to prosecute Church crimes against humanity in Ireland.

Agus…

1. Ní products muid. Is daoine muid le cearta is bhí orainn troid le fada go láidir lenár gcearta a fháil. D’Eaglais féin a choinnigh na cearta sinn uainn.

2. 12 years in a Catholic School system. Sin 12 years rófhada. An Eaglais a throid in aghaidh ár gcearta i gceannas ar Oideachas? An Eaglais le liosta fada d’uafáisí (Magdalenes, Tuam Babies, Péidifíligh…) i gceannas ar Oideachas? Sin COIR. An aithníonn tú cearta, Diarmuid? An bhfeiceann tú an dochar a dhéanann tú is d’Eaglais? Freagracht uainn. Roinnt mhaith den domhan ag fulaingt chuile lá beo mar gheall ar an dochar a dhéanann sibh.

3. big challenge there to see how we get across the message of the church. Ná bí ag ceapadh gur féidir libh bheith níos láidre ar Dogma as seo amach! Éirigh as oideachas na tíre. Ní chóir go mbeadh baint ar bith agaibh le scoileanna ar chor ar bith. Déan an rud ceart. Éirigh as anois. Dáiríre.

Má táimid ag iarraidh fáil réidh leis an teorainn sa Tuaisceart is ár dtír bheith le chéile arís, bímis réidh le cearta daonna anseo sa chuid a bhfuair saoirse ó Shasana. Faigh saoirse ón Vatacáin & an Dialathas anois. Taispeáin don Tuaisceart gur fiú bheith linn, go bhfuil meas ag ár ndlí ar chearta.

Abair leis na daoine ó thuaidh go bhfuil grá againn dár dtír uilig, gur chuid den tír uilig iad, agus go bhfuilimid ag iarraidh bheith le chéile arís. Scaip an grá. Déan gach rud le fáilte a chur rompu. Meall daoine abhaile. Abair le Sasana go bhfuil sé thar a bheith in am dóibh a rá gur linne ár dtír féin.

Céim 3: Cearta na mBan

Cearta daonna do chuile dhuine. Sin ionannas. Mná na tíre ag fulaingt le fada sa tír seo. Troid in aghaidh na hEaglaise a bheas ann arís. Reifreann nua de dhíth. Súil agam go dtiocfaidh na daoine le chéile arís is go n-inseoidh mná na tíre a scéalta féin. Repeal the 8th an dúshlán romhainn. Is le bean a corp féin. Tabhair meas di agus a cearta. An iomarca cásanna mar Savita agus an X-Case agus Magdalenes agus mar sin de. Tuigeann bean céard is féidir léi a dhéanamh agus cathain. Ná cuir náire uirthi. Ná bíodh fir ná bunúsachaí ag rá léi nach dtuigeann sí is go gcaithfidh fir na hEaglaise an rogha a dhéanamh di ar a son. Aithin fuath ban. Aithin na mílte ag éalú faoi náire. Aithin cos ar bolg. Ceartaigh é dúinne is dár bpáistí.

Maith sibh, chuile dhuine a rinne stair ar an 22 Bealtaine 2015. Chaith sibh vótaí agus thug sibh teachtaireacht láidir don Eaglais. Creidimid i gcearta.

Nach maith sin. Nach maith sinn!

Fís anseo

Seo mar a rinne sibh é: le grá

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Roghnaigh sibh go maith!

412. Gabh i Leith ♫

Amhrán Oasis as Gaeilge le Seo Linn

Curtha anseo inniu in ómós don reifreann ar 22/5/2015.

Liricí

1. Gabh i leith X2 Beidh sé togha. Níl aon rud mícheart leis.

Come here X2. It will be fine. There’s nothing wrong with it.

Beidh ár n-am ag teacht ach anois tá fonn orm dul thar fóir.

Our time will come but right now I want to go overboard.

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Curfá

Mar tá muid anseo ag deireadh an lae.

Because we are here at the end of the day.

Le chéile go deo. Is cuimhin linn é

Together forever. We remember it.

Ná bí buartha anois faoi chúrsaí inné.

Don’t be troubled now by things that are past.

Tosóidh saol nua X2

A new life will begin. X2

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2. Gabh i leith. X2 Cén fáth nach féidir leat aon rud a rá?

Come here. X2  Why can’t you say anything?

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Curfá X2

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Curfá

Tosóidh saol nua

A new life will begin.

411. Reifreann 2015: Grá nó Gráin?

http://https://twitter.com/HailoIreland/status/600695915997843457

410. Tír gan Cearta: Céasadh in Ainm Dé

Céasadh in Ainm Dé

‘Is ar mhaithe le déagóirí aeracha imníocha a scríobhaim an t-alt seo.’ B’shin a scríobh John Walsh i dTuairisc inniu. ‘Ná bíodh sé le rá nach bhfuil an meas céanna tuillte ag an bpobal aerach…’ Ba leor sin le mé a chur ag scríobh. Is beag meas a bhfuair siad mar gheall ar Dhialathas na hÉireann.

Ní mharaíonn an Stát daoine; céasann an Dialathas iad. Céasadh a thosnaíonn go luath agus a mhaireann i bhfad rófhada. Eolas a bhí uainn ón scoil ach aineolas a thug siad dúinn. Is beag duine a éalaíonn ón aineolas sin.

Mhúin siad go raibh Caitliceach níos fearr ná éinne eile. Mhúin siad stáineadh ó ghnéas & gan caint ar rudaí ‘salacha’ mar sin. Eisceacht duine a bheith pósta agus ag iarraidh páistí Caitliceacha a thabhairt ar an domhan. Cumhacht na hEaglaise. Eaglais na Magdalenes, Eaglais na Tuam Babies, Eaglais a chosnaíonn péidifligh. Eaglais a throid i gcoinne ár saoirse le fada. Eagla na hEaglaise. In ainm Dé. Le fada. Gan stad.

Conas éalú? Scoil gan reiligiún in Éirinn? Níl a leithéid ann. Mar sin d’fhulaing daoine. Éist leo.

Scéal Ursula (eagarthóir TG3)

Scéal Mary (Iar-Uachtaráin na hÉireann)

Is le chuile dhuine ar fud an domhain cearta daonna. Déan an rud ceart ar an Aoine. Grá mór do mo chairde, do chuile dhuine a d’fhulaing. Tá sibh álainn. Tá an dlí gránna. Athraigh é ar an Aoine. Tá gá le grá. Roghnaigh Tá.

Ciara le dán

409. Aiséirí na Gaeilge

Níl Gaeilge Marbh.

Ní thuigeann gach duine é sin. Tá sí fós anseo agus ag fás. Aiséirí ar bhealach cé nach bhfuair sí bás riamh. Aiséirí mar sin sa ‘Ghalltacht.’  Is maith sin ach tá an teanga fós i mbaol. Céim eile ar aghaidh ag teastáil fós. Céim sa chloigeann a aithníonn feall agus a thuigeann an fhírinne. Céim a shábháilfidh muid ó náire. Aiséirí ar siúl faoi láthair ach an bhfuil saoirse ag teacht leis?

Léigh mé fógra do ranganna Gaeilge i SAM  le déanaí ag moladh gur féidir leat teanga ‘of bygone days’ a fhoghlaim. Aithne agam ar an mbean a scríobh é agus is duine fíordheas í. Bhí sí, dáiríre, ag iarraidh cúnamh a thabhairt don teanga. Ach ghoill sé. Mar níl sé fíor. Níl muid gone by. Tá muid fós anseo. Mhaireamar is an teanga linn.

Tuigim a cás. Tuigim nach dtuigeann sise é sin. Deacair do dhaoine é a thuiscint nuair nach gcloiseann siad muid ag labhairt Gaeilge le chéile. Deacair nuair a théann siad go hÉirinn is labhraíonn daoine as Béarla leo.

Ach ar fud na tíre tá aiséirí le sonrú. Tá Gaeilge fós beo is ag fás. Seo thíos mapa de Ghaelscoileanna ar fud na tíre. Chuir sé áthas orm inniu. Ní leor é Gaeilge a bheith sna scoileanna amháin, ar ndóigh. Caithfidh daoine Gaeilge a labhairt ar na sráideanna, sna siopaí, i mbialanna srl go mbeidh an teanga sábháilte i gceart. Ach mar sin féin, nach iontach an turas atá déanta againn ar an mbealach álainn seo lenár dteanga a shábháil!

Nuair a d’ionsaigh na Sasanaigh beagnach gach tír ar an domhan, rinne siad iarracht daoine, cultúr, & teanga na háite a scrios. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil neart tíortha ar an domhan lánsásta a dteangacha féin a labhairt. Ach tá cuid againn fós ag ceapadh go bhfuil Béarla níos fearr. Mar sin a mhúin siad dúinn.

Céim ar aghaidh de dhíth anois. Tá sé deacair rud a cheartú nuair nach dtuigeann daoine cén chaoi bhfuil sé briste. Tá orainn bród a bheith orainn féin agus ar ár dteanga. Tá misneach uainn le náire a scrios. Mar tá náire orainn Gaeilge a labhairt ar an tsráid & caithfimid é sin a aithint ar dtús. Caithfimid an lámh in uachtar a fháil ar an bhfadhb sin. Tá sé sa chloigeann. Creid gur féidir sin a athrú le grá don teanga. Ansin labhair amach le bród is le cion i ngach áit. Fuinneamh a thugann aghaidh ar chuile bhac é an grá.

Sa chloigeann atá an fhabhb. An iomarca ann a chreideann nach bhfuil Gaeilge chomh maith le Béarla. Sin rud a d’fhoghlaim muid. Chonaiceamar saibhreas & na tithe móra a bhí ag na Sasanaigh sa tír seo.

Ba mhaith liom na tithe móra a bhí ag na Sasanaigh fadó a fheiceáil in úsáid mar Ghaelscoileanna as seo amach. Bhainfinn an-taitneamh as. Is tá sé ag tarlú. Tuillte go mór againn leis na cianta.Tóg ar ais ár dteanga is ár dtír.

 Athraigh na tithe móra. Bain pictiúirí de Bhanríon Shasana de na ballaí agus tabhair ar ais do Shasana iad mar níl siad ag teastáil anseo. Má tá rian na hEaglaise san áit, tabhair don Eaglais gach dealbh is cros srl mar ní chóir go mbeadh iompúchán i scoileanna ach an oiread san lá atá inniu ann. Múin cearta daonna sna scoileanna. Iontach go bhfuil an oiread sin Gaelscoileanna againn fiú muna bhfuil siad scartha ón Eaglais fós. ACH tá saoirse de dhíth. Tá ár gcearta uainn. Athrú nó dhó thuas agus beidh feabhas ar an scéal. Tús maith, leath na hoibre. An leath eile anois, le bhur dtoil. Ná ceangail iompúchán leis an dteanga ná le córas oideachais.

Is le chuile dhuine an Ghaeilge. Is Gaeltacht í an tír go léir más mian linn é. I bhfad sin ón scéal in aimsir an ghorta mhóir. Níor éirigh leo fáil réidh linn ar fad. Ní bhfuair siad réidh linne ná lenár dteanga. Ach caithfear caint a dhéanamh faoin gcoir sin fadó gan leithscéal a dhéanamh. Tuig an feall. Ansin tuigfimid go bhfuilimid in ann an rud a bhí caillte a fháil ar ais agus cén fáth.

Caithfear a aithint os ard gur linn an tír uilig. Is linne an tír is an teanga. Cuireann mapa le dath eile ar bharr na tíre isteach orm. Cé a tharraing an líne? Cé a chur dath eile thuas ansin? Cé mhéad dlíthe a bhí briste sula ndearna siad é sin. Ná goid. Nuair a thuigeann tú gur ghoid duine rud, tabhair ar ais don té ar leis é an rud sin. Muid fós ag fanacht. Tá 2016 beagnach linn. Iarr ar Shasana a admháil gur ghoid sí an talamh & nár léi í. Abair léi éirí as. Bíodh Éire glas arís.

Ná glac le teorainn. Ar aghaidh linn go mbeidh Gaelscoileanna ar fud na tíre. Ach ná stop ansin. Bíodh brí leis. Bíodh ár dteanga in úsáid againn i ngach siopa, oifig, teach… Déan Gaeltacht den tír ar fad. Ansin beimid saor, gan teorainn. Fad is atá eagla orainn ár dteanga féin a labhairt, is sclábhaithe fós muid. Bris an slabhra is an náire. Labhair Gaeilge le cion is le grá. Fuinneamh a thugann aghaidh ar chuile bhac? Sin grá. Tabhair faoi. Táim ag súil go mór leis a lá nuair a bheas  an fógra seo le feiceáil i siopaí:

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