Leabhráin an Irisleabhair--III | Page 3

dh��ghadh. "N��'l siad acht a' sughadh brighe an tailimh." N�� baoghal d��-san crann a chur. Gearrann s�� an crann mar gheall ar a bheith 'sa' tslighe air, acht b��onn na m��lte fe��chad��n & ge��sad��n a' f��s i n-a ph��irc aige.
Nuair a bh�� s�� seo 'n-a ghars��n a' dul ar sgoil fuair s�� ��rd-mh��ineadh. Bh�� fhios aige cia'ca an cnoc is aoirde 'sa' domhan. Do 'ne��sfadh s�� dhuit an m��id uisge ghabh le f��naidh le bliadhain i n-abhainn mh��ir ��ochtair Aimeirice, & bh�� c��nntas cruinn aige ar athair agus ar mhathair r��ogh bh�� 'sa' R��imh na m��lte bliadhan �� shoin. Badh dh��igh le duine gur adhbhar capta��n a bh�� 'sa' ghars��n agus an saghas foghluim a fuair s�� ar sgoil. N��r ch��ir go mbeadh an bheag n�� an mh��r d'e��las le fagh��il aige ar an tslighe bheathadh bh�� i nd��n d��. Acht n�� mar sin a bh��. Chonnaic s�� na crainn a' f��s; chonnaic s�� an duilleabhar a' s��ideadh ins an Earrach & a' tuitim 'sa' bhFoghmhar; acht n��or chuir ��inne 'n-a cheann n�� raibh ��'n gcrann ��d ar thaobh an bh��thair acht greim fhagh��ilt ar an dtalamh & go mbeath��chadh an t-aer ��.
Is cuimhin liom-sa sean-daoine n��r chaith l�� riamh ar sgoil, & geallaim & deimhinghim gur m�� an t-e��las a b�� aca ar churad��ireacht & ar nidhthibh a bhaineann le saothrughadh na talmhan 'n�� bh��onn anois aca so a chaitheann na bliadhanta ar sgoil.
N�� h��in-iongnadh an sg��al a bheith mar seo ag ��g��naigh na haimsire seo. Tagann m��r��n d'��r gcuid e��lais chughainn �� dh��thchas. P�� e��las a bh�� ag ��r seacht-sinsearaibh is i nGaedhilg do b'fh��idir le�� �� chur i n-umhail d�� gclainn; acht n�� raibh ��in-mhesa aca-san ar Ghaedhilg. Chaitheadar uatha ��, & i n-a theannta sgaradar le he��las na sean-daoine a th��inig r��mpa. B'fh��idir go raibh beag��n d'e��las a shinsear ag an bp��isde ar dhul ar sgoil d�� ar dt��is. Acht, m�� bh��, n��or b'fhada gur stracadh as na pr��amhachaibh an t-e��las so, & m�� fh��gadh ��an-chuid de gan stracadh, do m��chadh �� le carta an Bh��arla sara raibh an leanbh leath-bhliadhain ar sgoil. Thug na m��inte��ir�� iarracht ar s��ol an Bh��arla a chur. N�� raibh an ithir r��-oireamhnach, & ba mhinic an s��ol go holc, & ba mheasa �� an leasughadh, & b'�� deireadh an sg��il �� gur fh��g an sgol��ire an sgoil & �� gan Bh��arla gan Ghaedhilg.
Bhfuil leigheas le fagh��il ar an aic��d seo? T��, gan amhras. T�� an leigheas ag an ndorus againn. T�� an leigheas i dteangain ��r sinsear. Moladh le Dia! t�� an leigheas ag oibriughadh anois. T�� s��ol curtha i n-ithir mhaith. Ba mhaith linn-ne d�� bhfeicim��s an geamhar a' teacht suas n��os treise & n��os tiugha 'n�� at�� s��. Acht b��odh foidhne againn. "Tagann gach maith le c��irde," & "I ndiaidh 'ch��ile dh��antar na caisle��in." Beidh barra maith againn f��s, le congnamh D��.
N�� doig liom f��in gur th��inig an t-am f��s chun Sgoil Ghaedhealach "Chon��in Mhaoil" a chur ar bun.
'S�� is ceart d��inn ��s��id a dh��anamh des na sgoileanna at�� againn. M�� is maith leis na sti��rth��ir�� ��, is f��idir le�� Sgoil Ghaedhealach a dh��anamh d'��an-sgoil at�� f��tha. Anois n�� ful��ir n�� t�� sagart le fagh��il i Gceanntar Ghaedhealach a chuirfeadh Sgoil Ghaedhealach ar bun. Agus muna bhfuil a leith��id seo le fagh��il, cuirim��s sgoil oidhche suas. T�� airgead le fagh��il ��'n Riaghaltachas ar an obair seo. Is f��idir linn-ne greim fhagh��il ar chuid de chun na Gaedhilge a mh��ineadh & n�� d��igh liom-sa go bhfuil aon scairt 'sa' bhearnain le cosg a chur orainn.
"An t�� n�� b��onn l��idir N�� ful��ir do bheith glic."
N��'lmid-ne l��idir f��s, & nuair n�� fuilmid, 's�� is fearra dh��inn a dh��anamh 'n�� greim a bhreith ar gach bunt��iste & ��s��id a dh��anamh d��obh ar son na Gaedhilge.
"Glac a bhfaighir & d��ol a bhf��adfair."
BEIRT FHEAR.
Gluais.
Creachadh, spoiling. A' scaipeadh & a' meathadh scattering and decaying. Sr��id-bhailt��, villages. Leicne ��rda, high hill-sides. Dh�� thuisti��n an chloch, eightpence a stone. Maol �� chrannaibh, bare of trees. Crainn a chur, to plant trees. Ag iarraidh d��arca, seeking alms. Cad is cionntach, what is to blame for this. Tabhairt suas, up-bringing, education. N�� baoghal d��-san crann chur, no fear of his planting trees. Cia'ca an cnoc is aoirde, which is the highest mountain. Ghabh le f��naidh, went down. An bheag n�� an mh��r d'e��las, some little or much knowledge. Curad��ireacht, agriculture. Is i nGaedhilg do b'��idir le��, in Irish they were able to make it known to their children. Stracadh as na pr��amhacha, torn out of the roots. An ithir, the soil. Geamhar, young grass. Scairt sa bhearnain, a bush in the gap.

III. SCOIL GHAEDHEALACH.
Is beag an mhaitheas d��inn bheith ag tr��cht thar Ghaedhilg & ag ��iteamh ar dhaoinibh gur be��-theanga �� muna bhf��adfaim��d �� shaothrughadh mar shaothruighthear gach be��-theanga 'san E��raip. Is beag an mhaitheas bheith ag iarraidh smacht