Leabhráin an Irisleabhair--III | Page 2

i dtaisce dh��ibh a luach, mar d��olfar ar an margadh na barra��.
Is �� m��niughadh talmhan an t-e��las is oireamhnaighe d'��r ndaoinibh indiu. N��or m��ineadh f��s d��ibh ��, agus t�� a rian air, t��muid creachta ag t��orthaibh de��rata toisc nach bhfuil an t-e��las cruinn againn le sochar do bhaint as an dtalamh. Deir fir e��lacha go mbainfidhe a ch��ig n-oiread sochair as an dtalamh so againn is baintear as indiu. D�� mbainfidhe f��in ba bheag an bhrigh dh��inn-ne �� mar bheadh s�� go dt�� seo ag an bp��ist sin an m��ighistir talmhan. T�� breacadh an lae chughainn ��mh, agus is mithid d'fheirme��ir��bh na h��ireann iad f��in do ghl��asadh. T�� daoine eile lasmuigh ag d��anamh airgid as a gcuid talmhan agus ��r dt��r-ne ag dul chum fiadhantais.
Thall i nAlbain an t-am so de bhliadhain is gn��thach le feirme��ir�� na sciolth��in do chur i mbosca��bh istigh i dtighthibh agus ithir is aoileach do chur le�� go s��ideann na bog-ghais thre sh��ilibh na sciolth��n soin. 'Sa mh�� seo chughainn s��ithfear na sciolth��in sin i dtalamh is beidh pr��ta�� nua san Abr��n at�� chughainn aca s��d. Chonnac fiche p��nt d�� thabhairt ar thonna pr��ta�� nua roimh Bhealtaine i gcathair L��nduin. N�� ��ite��mhadh an saoghal orm 'n�� go bhfuil s�� i gcumas feirme��ir�� na h��ireann an rud c��adna do dh��anamh. Th��id siad chomh gasta is chomh cr��ochnamhail le�� s��d thall, acht amh��in nach bhfuil e��las m��nighthe talmhan aca. N�� f��idir le�� d�� r��ir sin dh�� bharra pr��ta�� do bhaint as an dtalamh i n-��in-bhliadhain amh��in & an leasughadh ceart do chur ar n-ais ann gc��s n�� raghadh an talamh soin i nd��sc.
"An as scoil��n Gaedhealach do mheasann t�� an t-e��las soin do mh��ineadh do na feirme��ir��bh?" ad��arfaidh duine ��igin, is �� ag leamh-gh��iridhe. Go r��idh, a dhalta. Ni fhuil s��ol-chn�� na daire ch��mh m��r le m��arac��n, acht f��ach ar bhile na coille d'fh��sann uaidh, a cheann go h��rd, a phr��amha go doimhin, a chabhail thoirteamhail, a gh��aga reamhra, righne. D'fh��s an crann uaibhreach soin as beag��n, n�� raibh deabhadh 'n�� deithneas air, acht n��or staon s�� riamh gur fh��s s��. F��ach go cruinn air, is machtnuigh!
D'��is an ch��ad scoil Ghaedhealach do chur ar bun & taithighe bheith againn ar an ngn��, is f��idir linn scoileanna eile d'fhagh��il mar a m��infear gach uile ch��ird do theast��chaidh uainn i n��irinn, mar at�� leasughadh leathair, gr��asuidheacht, fighead��ireacht, t��illi��ireacht, si��in��ireacht, & cearda eile. Cuirfear ��rdscoil ar bun i mBaile ��tha Cliath, n�� gCorcaigh, n�� i nGaillimh, le haghaidh gach ealadha thairbheach do mh��ineadh as Gaedhilg do'n aos ��g do thoghfar as na scolaibh Gaedhealacha. Chuir ��r sinsir scoileanna na Teamhrach is Chluana, Bheannchoir is ��rdmacha ar bun, & leath a gc��il ar fuid an tsaoghail. T�� an fhuil ch��adna ionnainne. Misneach, a chlann ��! Is linn-ne t��r gheal-innseach na h��ireann, & is gearr go mbeidh s�� againn le congnamh D��.
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Mar a gcuireann C. na G. f��tha, where the G.L. put up (reside). Tuismidhe, parents. ��ireamh, Arithmetic. L��ar-e��las, Geography. T��mhas Cruinne, Geometry. M��niughadh talmhan, Agriculture. Aos��naigh, youngsters. T��ortha de��rata, foreign countries. Sciolth��in, "cut" potatoes for seed. Ithir, earth-mould. N�� ��iteomhadh &rl. The world would not persuade me. Cr��ochnamhail, industrious. S��ol-chn�� na daire (no darach), the seed nut of the oak, acorn.
CON��N MAOL.

II. SGOIL GAEDHEALACH.
T�� an ceart ar fad ag Con��n Maol. Teastuigheann sgoil Ghaedhealach uainn. N�� m��ineadh at�� againn i n��irinn anois acht creachadh, & t�� a rian orainn. T�� an donas a' teacht ar ��r dt��r. N��'l againn acht bliadhain n��os measa 'n�� a ch��ile. T�� muinntir na tuaithe a' scaipeadh agus a' meathadh, & t�� na sr��id-bh��ilt�� beaga ag dul i n-olcas gan aonach gan margadh foghanta.
F��achaim��s ar an dtalamh agus ar churad��ireacht na t��re. T�� an chuid is m�� de'n talamh leath-bh��ithte le huisge, & n�� hamh��in an talamh ��siol acht leicne ��rda. Is ortha t�� na barra�� breaghtha luachra a' f��s & gan duine n�� daoine a r��mharfadh d��og chun iad a thiormughadh. F��ach feirme��ir�� na h��ireann a' d��ol a gcod' coirce ar dh�� theisti��n an chloch & a' tabhairt sgillne ar Castalia n�� ar rud ��icint eile go bhfuil ainm mh��r air.
F��ach ��r dt��r agus �� maol �� chrannaibh. Nuair do b'fh��idir leis na huaislibh crainn a chur n��or chuireadar iad. D�� gcuirfid��s n�� bheid��s anois mar bheadh bacaigh a d��thaigh ag iarraidh d��arca ar Bhuindeam. Bheadh airgead i n-a bp��ca��bh aca & bheadh obair ag lucht oibre at�� anois a' teitheadh as ��irinn. Agus cad is cionntach leis seo? An saghas tabhairt suas a fuaireadar. N��or cheap ��inne go mba cheart d'uaislibh na h��ireann e��las do bheith aca ar thalamh na h��ireann. 'Seadh! t�� toradh a ndeagh-oibreacha aca anois, & is baoghlach liom-sa nach ag dul i bhfeabhas a bheidh an sg��al aca feasta.
Acht cad deir an feirme��ir? Ceapann seisean n�� fuil ��an-mhaitheas i gcrainn acht iad do ghearradh & a