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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Leabhráin an Irisleabhair--III + Seanaid na nGaedheal + +Author: "Chonán Maol", "Beirt Fhear", An tAthair Pádraig Ó Duinnín, agus "Gruagach an Tobair" + +Release Date: June 23, 2005 [EBook #16122] + +Language: Irish + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEABHRÁIN AN IRISLEABHAIR--III *** + + + + +Produced by Brendan O'Connor and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +LEABHRÁIN AN IRISLEABHAIR.--III. + + +[Illustration: Seanaid na nGaedheal] + + +SCOIL GHAEDHEALACH. + +Aistí ó + +"CHONÁN MAOL," "BEIRT FHEAR," "AN tATHAIR PÁDRAIG Ó DUINNÍN," Agus +"GRUAGACH AN TOBAIR." + +Ar n-a chur amach do CHONNRADH NA GAEDHILGE, + +Baile Átha Cliath. + +1903. + + + + +CLÁR AN LEABHRÁIN SEO. + + + I. Scoil Ghaedhealach, ó "Chonán Maol." + II. Scoil Ghaedhealach, ó "Bheirt Fhear." +III. Scoil Ghaedhealach, ó'n Athair Pádraig Ó Duinnín. + IV. Cuirtear Corc sa Bhairile feasta, a Uaisle, ó "Ghruagach an Tobair." + + + + +RÉAMHRÁDH. + + +Tháinig na haistí leanas annso amach i nIRISLEABHAR na GAEDHILGE, agus +táimíd dá gcur i gcló arís le súil go ndéanfaid tuilleadh maitheasa, +agus go gcabhróghaid chum brostughadh ar an lá go mbeidh scoileanna agus +oideachas na hÉireann go fíor-Ghaedhealach. + +Is é an rud atá 'gár lot agus gar gcoimeád siar acht ná fuilimíd ag +déanamh úsáid dár dteangaidh féin chum gach éan-tsaghas gnótha do chur i +gcrích. Labhraimís Gaedhilg leis na leanbhaí scoile, múinimís ealadhna +is eile dóibh tríd an nGaedhilg, is annsoin is gairid an mhoill go +mbeidh Éire Gaedhealach amuigh 's amach. + +FEAR AN IRISLEABHAIR. + + + + +I. SCOIL GHAEDHEALACH. + + +Sula dtosnuighthear tigh, léirighthear an talamh, baintear an fód, +rómharthar go bhfaightear bun daingean dlúth & cuirtear an +chloch-chúinne annsoin. Támuid-ne ag léiriughadh na talmhan. Is gnó +tairbheach é & gnó trom. Támuid ag árdughadh tighthe leis acht i n-ionad +a gclocha cúinne do dhingeadh síos mar a bhfuil an chré ghlas chruaidh +is eadh is baoghlach go bhfuilmíd 'gá gcur ar thalamh bhog do chritheann +fá n-ár gcosaibh. + +Tá bun is na ceanntraibh Gaedhealacha agus má shuidhtear tigh air sin ní +réabfadh gaoth ghuairneáin na nIndiatha Thoir na tigh sin. + +Measaim gur bh'iascaire d'árduigh an chéad tigh i mBaile-Átha-Cliath i +bhfad ins na ciantaibh. Ní raibh aige chuige acht cleathacha adhmaid +chum fallaí, & scrath an tailmh chum dín a thighe, acht as an gcéad +thosughadh soin d'fhás Sráid Uí Chonaill mar a gcuireann Connradh na +Gaedhilge fútha indiu. + +Cuirimís-ne leis tigh ar bun--scoil Ghaedhealach, i gceanntar +Ghaedhealach--is cuma cá mbeidh sí suidhte, thiar, thuaidh nó theas, +acht go mbeidh an áit Gaedhealach. Caidé an cuma is fearr chum a déanta? +Is eól d'ár dtimthirí an áit is oireamhnaighe le n-a leithéid do chur ar +bun acht dála na cuma is fearr chum an ghnótha do chur chum cinn bheinn +buidheach do chách a chomhairle thabhairt dúinn. + +Dar liom-sa tá an scoil curtha suas cheana agus ní fhuil againn acht a +cruth d'atharrughadh. 'Sí an scoil Bhéarlach úd í do thóg an sagart +paróiste le cabhair an Bhuird Oideachais. Tá sé riachtanach orainn ar +dtúis cead an tsagairt agus cead tuismidhe na leanbh d'fhagháil agus an +scoil do cheannach ó'n mBord. Díolfaidh an bord í go mear má bheidh +fhios aca go bhfuilmíd dáiríribh agus go bhfágfamuis a scoil 'n-a +fotharach folamh aca chum scátha thabhairt d'uanaibh lá fearthainne. +Muna bhfuil sí oireamhnach d'ár ngnó dhéanfainn ceann nuadh. "Cad do +dhéanfar leis an máighistir mbocht atá annsúd?" adéarfaidh duine éigin. +An méid seo go deimhin. Má tá fios a ghnótha aige, sé sin má tá sé 'n-a +chumas Gaedhilg is léigheann maith do mhúineadh do'n aos óg, tógfar é ó +smacht an Bhuird Oideachais, tabharfar tuarastal níos fearr dó ná tá +aige agus coinghill freisin go bhfuighidh sé an tuarastal soin ar feadh +a bheathadh acht a ghnó do dhéanamh go maith & aire thabhairt dó féin. + +Déarfainn gur bh'fhiú fear maith tuarastal 200 púnt 'sa mbliadhain, do +mhúinfeadh an leanbh ó thosach i nGaedhilg, & do dhéanfadh clár oibre +mar leanas:-- + +GARSÚIN IS GEARRCHAILLÍ I n-ÉINFHEACHT AMUIGH IS AMACH LE SÉ BLIADHNA +D'AOIS, + +An chéad bhliadhain: + + Gaedhilg amháin is Teagasc Crióstuidhe. + +An dara bliadhain, & as soin go dtí an t-aonmhadh bliadhain déag: + + Gaedhilg, Stair, Teagasc Críostuidhe, Áireamh, léar-eólas, + Béarla--gach nídh múinte thre Ghaedhilg. + +An t-aonmhadh bliadhain déag: + + Ealadhna eile, Tómhas Cruinne, & Úclid. + +Ó'n t-aonmhadh bliadhain déag suas: + + Caithfear bean-mhúinte do sholáthar do na cailíníbh i dteannta + an mháighistir, do mhúinfidh Fuagháil, Cniotáil, Nigheachán, + Cócaireacht is gach nídh do bhaineann le tigh, is le + héanlaithe. + +Ba chóir go bhfuighthidhe a leithéid sin de mhúinteóir ar chéad go leith +'sa mbliadhain & ar an oiread céadna fear do mhúinfeadh míniughadh +talmhan do na buachaillíbh. + + Caithfear trí acra do cheannach cois na scoile i gcóir gach + saghas míniughadh talmhan do mhúineadh dhóibh ní amháin as + leabhraibh acht as obair lámh. Is leis na haosánaigh toradh na + talmhan soin & cuirfear i dtaisce dhóibh a luach, mar díolfar + ar an margadh na barraí. + +Is é míniughadh talmhan an t-eólas is oireamhnaighe d'ár ndaoinibh +indiu. Níor múineadh fós dóibh é, agus tá a rian air, támuid creachta ag +tíorthaibh deórata toisc nach bhfuil an t-eólas cruinn againn le sochar +do bhaint as an dtalamh. Deir fir eólacha go mbainfidhe a chúig n-oiread +sochair as an dtalamh so againn is baintear as indiu. Dá mbainfidhe féin +ba bheag an bhrigh dhúinn-ne é mar bheadh sé go dtí seo ag an bpéist sin +an máighistir talmhan. Tá breacadh an lae chughainn ámh, agus is mithid +d'fheirmeóiríbh na hÉireann iad féin do ghléasadh. Tá daoine eile +lasmuigh ag déanamh airgid as a gcuid talmhan agus ár dtír-ne ag dul +chum fiadhantais. + +Thall i nAlbain an t-am so de bhliadhain is gnáthach le feirmeóirí na +scioltháin do chur i mboscaíbh istigh i dtighthibh agus ithir is +aoileach do chur leó go séideann na bog-ghais thre shúilibh na sciolthán +soin. 'Sa mhí seo chughainn sáithfear na scioltháin sin i dtalamh is +beidh prátaí nua san Abrán atá chughainn aca súd. Chonnac fiche púnt dá +thabhairt ar thonna prátaí nua roimh Bhealtaine i gcathair Lúnduin. Ní +áiteómhadh an saoghal orm 'ná go bhfuil sé i gcumas feirmeóirí na +hÉireann an rud céadna do dhéanamh. Tháid siad chomh gasta is chomh +críochnamhail leó súd thall, acht amháin nach bhfuil eólas mínighthe +talmhan aca. Ní féidir leó dá réir sin dhá bharra prátaí do bhaint as an +dtalamh i n-éin-bhliadhain amháin & an leasughadh ceart do chur ar n-ais +ann gcás ná raghadh an talamh soin i ndísc. + +"An as scoilín Gaedhealach do mheasann tú an t-eólas soin do mhúineadh +do na feirmeóiríbh?" adéarfaidh duine éigin, is é ag leamh-gháiridhe. Go +réidh, a dhalta. Ni fhuil síol-chnó na daire chómh mór le méaracán, acht +féach ar bhile na coille d'fhásann uaidh, a cheann go hárd, a phréamha +go doimhin, a chabhail thoirteamhail, a ghéaga reamhra, righne. D'fhás +an crann uaibhreach soin as beagán, ní raibh deabhadh 'ná deithneas air, +acht níor staon sé riamh gur fhás sé. Féach go cruinn air, is +machtnuigh! + +D'éis an chéad scoil Ghaedhealach do chur ar bun & taithighe bheith +againn ar an ngnó, is féidir linn scoileanna eile d'fhagháil mar a +múinfear gach uile chéird do theastóchaidh uainn i nÉirinn, mar atá +leasughadh leathair, gréasuidheacht, figheadóireacht, táilliúireacht, +siúinéireacht, & cearda eile. Cuirfear árdscoil ar bun i mBaile Átha +Cliath, nó gCorcaigh, nó i nGaillimh, le haghaidh gach ealadha +thairbheach do mhúineadh as Gaedhilg do'n aos óg do thoghfar as na +scolaibh Gaedhealacha. Chuir ár sinsir scoileanna na Teamhrach is +Chluana, Bheannchoir is Árdmacha ar bun, & leath a gcáil ar fuid an +tsaoghail. Tá an fhuil chéadna ionnainne. Misneach, a chlann ó! Is +linn-ne tír gheal-innseach na hÉireann, & is gearr go mbeidh sí againn +le congnamh Dé. + + * * * * * + + Mar a gcuireann C. na G. fútha, _where the G.L. put up + (reside)_. Tuismidhe, _parents_. Áireamh, _Arithmetic_. + Léar-eólas, _Geography_. Tómhas Cruinne, _Geometry_. Míniughadh + talmhan, _Agriculture_. Aosánaigh, _youngsters_. Tíortha + deórata, _foreign countries_. Scioltháin, _"cut" potatoes for + seed_. Ithir, _earth-mould_. Ní áiteomhadh &rl. _The world + would not persuade me_. Críochnamhail, _industrious_. Síol-chnó + na daire (no darach), _the seed nut of the oak, acorn_. + +CONÁN MAOL. + + + + +II. SGOIL GAEDHEALACH. + + +Tá an ceart ar fad ag Conán Maol. Teastuigheann sgoil Ghaedhealach +uainn. Ní múineadh atá againn i nÉirinn anois acht creachadh, & tá a +rian orainn. Tá an donas a' teacht ar ár dtír. Ní'l againn acht +bliadhain níos measa 'ná a chéile. Tá muinntir na tuaithe a' scaipeadh +agus a' meathadh, & tá na sráid-bháiltí beaga ag dul i n-olcas gan +aonach gan margadh foghanta. + +Féachaimís ar an dtalamh agus ar churadóireacht na tíre. Tá an chuid is +mó de'n talamh leath-bháithte le huisge, & ní hamháin an talamh ísiol +acht leicne árda. Is ortha tá na barraí breaghtha luachra a' fás & gan +duine ná daoine a rómharfadh díog chun iad a thiormughadh. Féach +feirmeóirí na hÉireann a' díol a gcod' coirce ar dhá theistiún an chloch +& a' tabhairt sgillne ar _Castalia_ nó ar rud éicint eile go bhfuil ainm +mhór air. + +Féach ár dtír agus í maol ó chrannaibh. Nuair do b'fhéidir leis na +huaislibh crainn a chur níor chuireadar iad. Dá gcuirfidís ní bheidís +anois mar bheadh bacaigh a dúthaigh ag iarraidh déarca ar Bhuindeam. +Bheadh airgead i n-a bpócaíbh aca & bheadh obair ag lucht oibre atá +anois a' teitheadh as Éirinn. Agus cad is cionntach leis seo? An saghas +tabhairt suas a fuaireadar. Níor cheap éinne go mba cheart d'uaislibh na +hÉireann eólas do bheith aca ar thalamh na hÉireann. 'Seadh! tá toradh a +ndeagh-oibreacha aca anois, & is baoghlach liom-sa nach ag dul i +bhfeabhas a bheidh an sgéal aca feasta. + +Acht cad deir an feirmeóir? Ceapann seisean ná fuil éan-mhaitheas i +gcrainn acht iad do ghearradh & a dhóghadh. "Ní'l siad acht a' sughadh +brighe an tailimh." Ní baoghal dó-san crann a chur. Gearrann sé an crann +mar gheall ar a bheith 'sa' tslighe air, acht bíonn na mílte feóchadán & +geósadán a' fás i n-a pháirc aige. + +Nuair a bhí sé seo 'n-a gharsún a' dul ar sgoil fuair sé árd-mhúineadh. +Bhí fhios aige cia'ca an cnoc is aoirde 'sa' domhan. Do 'neósfadh sé +dhuit an méid uisge ghabh le fánaidh le bliadhain i n-abhainn mhóir +íochtair Aimeirice, & bhí cúnntas cruinn aige ar athair agus ar mhathair +ríogh bhí 'sa' Róimh na mílte bliadhan ó shoin. Badh dhóigh le duine gur +adhbhar captaín a bhí 'sa' gharsún agus an saghas foghluim a fuair sé ar +sgoil. Nár chóir go mbeadh an bheag nó an mhór d'eólas le fagháil aige +ar an tslighe bheathadh bhí i ndán dó. Acht ní mar sin a bhí. Chonnaic +sé na crainn a' fás; chonnaic sé an duilleabhar a' séideadh ins an +Earrach & a' tuitim 'sa' bhFoghmhar; acht níor chuir éinne 'n-a cheann +ná raibh ó'n gcrann úd ar thaobh an bhóthair acht greim fhagháilt ar an +dtalamh & go mbeathóchadh an t-aer é. + +Is cuimhin liom-sa sean-daoine nár chaith lá riamh ar sgoil, & geallaim +& deimhinghim gur mó an t-eólas a bí aca ar churadóireacht & ar +nidhthibh a bhaineann le saothrughadh na talmhan 'ná bhíonn anois aca so +a chaitheann na bliadhanta ar sgoil. + +Ní héin-iongnadh an sgéal a bheith mar seo ag ógánaigh na haimsire seo. +Tagann mórán d'ár gcuid eólais chughainn ó dhúthchas. Pé eólas a bhí ag +ár seacht-sinsearaibh is i nGaedhilg do b'fhéidir leó é chur i n-umhail +dá gclainn; acht ní raibh éin-mhesa aca-san ar Ghaedhilg. Chaitheadar +uatha í, & i n-a theannta sgaradar le heólas na sean-daoine a tháinig +rómpa. B'fhéidir go raibh beagán d'eólas a shinsear ag an bpáisde ar +dhul ar sgoil dó ar dtúis. Acht, má bhí, níor b'fhada gur stracadh as na +préamhachaibh an t-eólas so, & má fhágadh éan-chuid de gan stracadh, do +múchadh é le carta an Bhéarla sara raibh an leanbh leath-bhliadhain ar +sgoil. Thug na múinteóirí iarracht ar síol an Bhéarla a chur. Ní raibh +an ithir ró-oireamhnach, & ba mhinic an síol go holc, & ba mheasa é an +leasughadh, & b'é deireadh an sgéil é gur fhág an sgoláire an sgoil & é +gan Bhéarla gan Ghaedhilg. + +Bhfuil leigheas le fagháil ar an aicíd seo? Tá, gan amhras. Tá an +leigheas ag an ndorus againn. Tá an leigheas i dteangain ár sinsear. +Moladh le Dia! tá an leigheas ag oibriughadh anois. Tá síol curtha i +n-ithir mhaith. Ba mhaith linn-ne dá bhfeicimís an geamhar a' teacht +suas níos treise & níos tiugha 'ná atá sé. Acht bíodh foidhne againn. +"Tagann gach maith le cáirde," & "I ndiaidh 'chéile dhéantar na +caisleáin." Beidh barra maith againn fós, le congnamh Dé. + +Ní doig liom féin gur tháinig an t-am fós chun Sgoil Ghaedhealach +"Chonáin Mhaoil" a chur ar bun. + +'Sé is ceart dúinn úsáid a dhéanamh des na sgoileanna atá againn. Má is +maith leis na stiúrthóirí é, is féidir leó Sgoil Ghaedhealach a dhéanamh +d'éan-sgoil atá fútha. Anois ní fuláir nó tá sagart le fagháil i +Gceanntar Ghaedhealach a chuirfeadh Sgoil Ghaedhealach ar bun. Agus muna +bhfuil a leithéid seo le fagháil, cuirimís sgoil oidhche suas. Tá +airgead le fagháil ó'n Riaghaltachas ar an obair seo. Is féidir linn-ne +greim fhagháil ar chuid de chun na Gaedhilge a mhúineadh & ní dóigh +liom-sa go bhfuil aon scairt 'sa' bhearnain le cosg a chur orainn. + + "An té ná bíonn láidir + Ní fuláir do bheith glic." + +Ní'lmid-ne láidir fós, & nuair ná fuilmid, 'sé is fearra dhúinn a +dhéanamh 'ná greim a bhreith ar gach buntáiste & úsáid a dhéanamh díobh +ar son na Gaedhilge. + +"Glac a bhfaighir & díol a bhféadfair." + +BEIRT FHEAR. + +Gluais. + +Creachadh, _spoiling_. A' scaipeadh & a' meathadh _scattering and +decaying_. Sráid-bhailtí, _villages_. Leicne árda, _high hill-sides_. +Dhá thuistiún an chloch, _eightpence a stone_. Maol ó chrannaibh, _bare +of trees_. Crainn a chur, _to plant trees_. Ag iarraidh déarca, _seeking +alms_. Cad is cionntach, _what is to blame for this_. Tabhairt suas, +_up-bringing, education_. Ní baoghal dó-san crann chur, _no fear of his +planting trees_. Cia'ca an cnoc is aoirde, _which is the highest +mountain_. Ghabh le fánaidh, _went down_. An bheag nó an mhór d'eólas, +_some little or much knowledge_. Curadóireacht, _agriculture_. Is i +nGaedhilg do b'éidir leó, _in Irish they were able to make it known to +their children_. Stracadh as na préamhacha, _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 dúinn bheith ag trácht thar Ghaedhilg & ag áiteamh +ar dhaoinibh gur beó-theanga í muna bhféadfaimíd í shaothrughadh mar +shaothruighthear gach beó-theanga 'san Eóraip. Is beag an mhaitheas +bheith ag iarraidh smacht a chur ar dhaoinibh bochta gábhataracha, ar +lucht iascaireachta, ar lucht sclábhaidheachta, is ar a leithéididhibh, +bheith ag iarraidh maide a thabhairt dóibh muna labharfaid Gaedhilg iad +féin is muna labharfaid Gaedhilg le n-a bpáistidhibh & bheith ag gearán +ná fuil ruainne do'n Spioraid Ghaedhealaigh fágtha 'n-a measc nuair a +mhothuightear an tuile ag trághadh & gan caoi ar chasadh aici. Is beag +an mhaitheas é sin go léir muna bhféadaimíd gach nídh bhaineann le n-a +ngnó saoghalta do mhúineadh dos na daoinibh i nGaedhilg. Muna bhfuil +brigh 'san Ghaedhilg fé láthair acht chum iasc do chomhaireamh nó cearca +do dhíol ar mhargadh nó déirc a lorg ó thigh go tigh nó fós chum amhráin +shultmhara do chanadh le hais na teineadh, ní fada fhanfaidh fiú na +bríogh soin féin innti, agus is beag an mhaitheas dúinn bheith ag +gabháil dí agus ag tabhairt iarrachta ar í choimeád 'n-a beathaidh. Ní +féadfaidh daoine bheith i gcomhnuidhe ag díol cearc nó ag comhaireamh +éisc nó ag lorg na déirce--caithfear a lán rudaidhe nach iad a dhéanamh, +& muna mbeidh sé i gcumas na ndaoine iad a dhéanamh i nGaedhilg déanfar +i mBéarla iad agus léigfear an Ghaedhilg le fuacht is le faillighe. Má +fhanann gach duine óg is aosta, a labhrann Gaedhilg is ná fuil tabhairt +suas i mBéarla air, má fhanann sé 'n-a _illiterate_, má's éigin dó a +mharc (×) a chur i bpáipéar i n-ionad a anma, má's éigin dó múinteóir +Béarla d'fagháil dá chlainn nó iad a bheith 'n-a n-_illiterates_ mar é +féin--má leantar do'n chleas soin, is gearr a bheidh a leithéidí sin d' +_illiterate_ n-ár measc, is geárr a bheidh Béarla ag éinne acht +drabhghail bheag gan bhrigh. Cad do ruaig an Ghaedhilg as Conntae +Luimnigh, as Conntae Tiobrad Árann, as ur-mhór de Chonntae Chorcaighe, +as Cathair Chorcaighe agus as conntaethibh is cathrachaibh nach iad? Cad +do chuir an fán uirthi, ó aimsir an droch-shaoghail go dtí seo? +'Neosad-sa díbh cad do chuir fán is ruagairt ar ár dteangain. +Leath-chéad bliadhan o shoin nó ós a chionn bhí sí dá labhairt go +flúirreach ag óg is aosta ar fuaid na Mumhan, & ba dhóigh le duine ná +tiocfadh aon bhriseadh go bráth uirthi. Bhí filidheacht le fagháil +aisti, bhí scéalta fiannaidheachta le fagháil aisti, bhí comhrádh suilt +is grinn le fagháil aisti. Dar ndóigh ba mhaith an rud sain. Acht ní +fhéadfadh daoine maireachtaint ar rannaibh filidheachta, is ní +bhainfeadh eachtraidhe ar Oisín is ar Oscar an tart ná an t-ocras de +mhuirighean óg neamh-chongantach. Níor féadadh dul chum cinn le gnó an +tsaoghail gan tabhairt suas éigin oireamhnach, & ní raibh an tabhairt +suas soin le fagháil i nGaedhilg, & bhí sé le fagháil i mBéarla. Dá +bhrigh sin cuireadh an Ghaedhilg i leath-taoibh & tá a rian uirthi +indiu. Tá an rud céadna soin ar siubhal fá láthair. Táthar ag cur na +Gaedhilge i leath-taoibh d'fhonn tabhairt suas tairbheach d'fhagháil i +mBéarla. Agus beifear dá cur i leath-taoibh go mbeidh sé 'n-ar gcumas +teagasc oireamhnach tairbheach a thabhairt i nGaedhilg do'n aos óg a +labhrann í do réir dhúthchais. Is maith an rud timthiridhe do scaoileadh +amach fá'n dtuaith; is maith an sud craobhacha do chur ar bun annso is +annsúd 'sna críochaibh Gaedhealacha. Ní'l aon locht agam le fagháil +ortha, acht creid mise leis ní réidhteochaidh timthiridhe an cheist go +lá an chunntais. Dá mbeadh timthire againn i gcóir gach sráid-bhaile nó +gach baile Gaedhealach & gach timthire a bheith ag obair go dian +dúthrachtach ó cheann ceann na bliadhna, dá mbeadh craobh do Chonnradh +na Gaedhilge i ngach baile & na leabhair is deise 'san domhan dá gcur +amach gach seachtmhain agus an ceól is bríoghmhaire i nÉirinn dá +spreagadh agus an rinnce is anamamhla le fagháil fá ghléas againn--ní +chuirfeadh na neithe sin go léir sonas ná bail ar ár dteangain dá mbadh +rud é gur bh'éigin do'n aos óg iompódh ar an mBéarla chum an tabhairt +suas d'oireann dóibh dá ngnó saoghail d'fhagháil. Is mar sin atá an +scéal fá láthair, agus is mar sin a bheidh an scéal go gcuirfear +scoileanna fíor-Ghaedhealacha ar bun. Acht mar adeir Conán Maol, +tosnuightear le héan-scoil amháin. Bíonn gach aon tosnughadh lag. +Lastaréan-choinneal bheag amháin mar thosnughadh, agus is gearr go +mbeidh soillse ar ndóthain againn. An bhfeacabhar riamh an chuma i n-a +lastar na coinle 'sna heaglasaidhibh. Nuair a bhíonn cruinniughadh mór +bailighthe le chéile agus coinneal i láimh gach duine aca, faghthar aon +bhuaiceas bheag amháin; lastar í; lastar coinneal i láimh dhuine éigin +léi, druideann an duine sin a choinneal ar lasadh chum coinle a +chomhursan, & lasann a choinneal; lasann siúd coinneal an té bhíonn le +n-ais, agus dá réir sin ritheann an teine ó dhuine do duine, agus is +gearr an mhoill go bhfeictear blaodhm solais ag gealadh na heaglaise go +lonnrach agus ag cur compórd is áthas ar na daoinibh ar fad. Is mar sin +a bheidh an scéal againn i dtaoibh na scoile, cuirtear aon scoil amháin +ar bun; lastar an choinneal bheag amháin, agus is gearr le congnamh Dé +go mbeidh blaodhm soluis ag éirghe ó chúig áirdibh na hÉireann ná +múchfar go deó na ndeór. Is mithid dúinn tosnughadh. Is cuma cá +gcuirfear an scoil sin ar bun--i nDún na nGall, i gConntae na Gaillimhe +nó i gCiarraidhe. Acht ó's Ciarraidheach Conán Maol, ó's Ciarraidheach +"Beirt Fhear" agus ó's Ciarraidheach mé féin, agus nuair ná fuil aon +chríoch ná Conntae eile ag tabhairt fá'n obair seo, is dóigh liom gur +fearra dhúinn tosnughadh le Ciarraidhe--áit éigin thiar an fad i mBaile +an Fheirtéirigh nó i nÍbhráthach nó i nGleann Beithe. B'fhearr liom aon +scoil fíor-Ghaedhealach amháin 'ná dhá thimthire. Caithfear airgead do +sholáthar acht ní dóigh liom go bfágfaidh na Ciarraidhigh cibé áit i n-a +bhfuil siad aon easnamh orainn, agus ní'l amhras ná go dtabharfaidh an +Árd-fheis congnamh dúinn agus go mbeannóghaidh sí ár n-obair. +Tosnuighmís le congnamh Dé agus do réir mo thuairime níor rinneadh obair +riamh ar son ár dteangan níos fearr 'ná an obair do cheap Conán Maol. + +PÁDRAIG UA DUINNÍN. + + + + +IV. CUIRTEAR CORC SA BHAIRILE FEASTA, A UAISLE. + + +Nuair bhíos-sa ar scoil sa tseana-shaoghal, ní raibh námhaid ba mhó agam +ná bairile. Seo mar a thárlaidh sin. An mí-fhortún máighistir a bhí +againn, ní raibh oiread mo dhuirn ann, acht bhí béic asail aige, & rud +ba mheasa na soin, slat chomh fada le slat Mhaoise. "Anois" adeireadh sé, +agus é ag rástáil síos agus suas, agus ag fáscadh na slaite ar tí na súl +a bhaint asainn, "tá bairile áirithe ann agus dhá pholl ann--poll 'n-a +bhun agus poll 'n-a bharr, agus dhá corc ionnta. Dá mbeadh an bairle lán +d'uisce agus go dtarraiceoghthá an corc thíos do bheadh an bairile +follamh i gcionn deich nóimití; acht dá mbeadh sé follamh & go leogfá +uisce isteach ann tríd an bpoll thuas, do bheadh sé lán i gcionn dhá +nóimit déag. Cuir i gcás anois go mbeadh an bairile lán, agus go +dtarraiceoghthá an dá chorc i n-éinfheacht, cahuin a bheadh sé i n-dísc?" + +Is ar an gceist seo do chuimhnigheas an lá fé dheireadh nuair chonnac +aiste Chonáin Mhaoil mar gheall ar an scoil Ghaedhealaigh. Mar is +solaoid d'Éirinn an bairile úd. Bhí sí ar scéidhe de Ghaedhilg--cnuasach +saothair intinne ár sinsear romhainn. Annsoin, do tháinig an fealltóir +Sasannaigh, & do dhein sé poll i dtóin an bhairile, agus siúd an +t-uachtar saidhbhir le fánaidh. I n-ionad an phuill a stop is amhlaidh a +bhíomar-na, ar nós bhraisile leanbh timcheall locháin ar thaobh sráide +glagair, ag rinnce & ag bualadh bas le spórt nuair choncamair na caisí +geala ag gabháil síos, agus do rop cuid againn ár méaranna sa pholl ghá +fhairsingiughadh i gcás go mbeadh tuile níos mó againn. + +Sul a raibh an tubaist ar fad déanta againn do tháinig fir chalma +Chonnradh na Gaedhilge d'ár gcose. D'éis aghaidh béil a thabhairt +orainne do chuadar ag stop an phuill. Acht níor leog an Sasannach dóibh +é. + +"Pé nídh is mar a dheineann an Bairile," ar sé, "is liom-sa an poll +soin, agus ní leómhthaidh sibh barra méire a leogaint air." + +"Déinimís poll i gceann an bhairilie" arsa na fir, "agus cuirimís +tuilleadh uachtair ann." + +Do déanadh mar sin, agus do chuireadar fios ar uachtar ar fuid na tíre +le cur 'sa' bhairile; acht, foríor! tá uachtar gann i nÉirinn anois. +Cuireadh stranncán maith ó Bhaile Mhúirne chúcha, cuid ó'n nGailimh, +cuid ó Chiaraidhe. Do chuir an tAthair Peadar tuna uaidh féin chúcha; +agus do bhailigh Cú Uladh, an fear bocht lán poitín dóibh thall 'sa +abhus i dTír Chonaill. 'N-a n-éaghmais sin, is minic ná raibh le fagháil +aca acht an bainne géar, an lionn caol, & an bhláthach. Ní ag +lochtughadh na ndaoine n-a thaobh soin atáim, mar thugadar uatha go +toilteanach é, & ní raibh a mhalairt aca. + +Tá atharrach scéil le tamall againn, agus ó tá is dóigh liom-sa nár +mhisde dhúinn a tharrac chugainn. D'fhág na Sasannaigh an bairile fúinn +féin. Nach mithid dúinn an corc a chur ann? Bhí tuigsint mhór i mbairile +ag an máighistir úd a bhí orm-sa, agus déarfadh sé ná tiucfadh leis an +nGobán Saor féin é líonadh faid a fágfidhe a leogaint uaidh tríd an +uathais mhóir úd 'n-a thóin é. + +Ní ag dul i gcumhainge atá an uathais seo, tá seacht gcomhachta ag +cabhrughadh le chéile chun í leathanughadh ó ló go ló. Farsingi-gheann +rith uisce poll choidhche. Ní'l éan-duine a thógadh suas le galldachas +ná déanfaidh sé na daoine a bheidh 'n-a chomhluadar gallda mar é féin. +Chonnac-sa an lá eile triúr leanbh óga nár chuaidh ar scoil riamh ghá +dhéanamh so le na sean-mháthair agus í i n-aois a ceithre fichid. Bhí +"_tiss_, a laogh," agus "_neo_, a laogh," agus "_mindeen yoursel_, a +chuidín," ar bharra a teangan ó mhaidin go hoidhche aici dhóibh. Tá an +traen agus na camthaí seirbhíseach a bhíonn na feidhil á dhéanamh; tá an +post, & buachaillí an phuist a théidheann ó thigh go tigh san tuaith dá +dhéanamh; tá páipéar na seachtmhaine á dhéanamh; an gnó céadna ar +siubhal san scoil & san séipéal; na timthirí atá amuigh ó sna Bórdaibh +seo a bhíonn ag comhairliughadh na bhfeirmeóirí; na tighthe ósta & na +cuairteóirí & a lucht leanamhana--tá siad so uile ag méadughadh an +phuill úd, mar tá siad ó cheann ceann de'n bhliadhain ag dingeadh Béarla +isteach ár gcluasaibh. + +Féachaimís anois an bhfuil ár sciath-chosanta leathan láidir a dhóthain +chun na náimhde uile seo a choimeád uainn amach. Tá ár seasamh ar na +páistíbh. Chíonn gach éinne é sin. Caillimís iad, agus tá sé chomh maith +againn 'slán beó' fhágaint ag ár mbairile go deó. Coimeádamís +Gaedhealach iad, agus tá an lá linn. Ní fheadar an dtuigid do +léightheóirí deacracht an nídh seo ámhthach. Labhradh éan-athair cloinne +atá ag casadh le n-a leanbhaí féin a thabhairt suas mar badh chóir. Badh +mhaith liom focal ó Pheadar Ó Laoidhléis ar an gceist seo. Sé lóbh is +dóigh liom adeir gur cogadh síoraidhe beatha dhuine ar an saoghal. Acht +deirm-se ná fuil sa chogadh so acht neamh-nídh seachas an cogadh a +bhíonn ar gach teinteán i n-a mbítear ag casadh le leanbhaí do choimeád +Geadhealach i n-indheóin na náimhde do áirimhigheas thuas. Agur má's mar +seo atá an scéal ag leanbhaí na nGaedhilgeóirí connus atá sé ag an +marcsluagh ná tabharfadh a dtúismidhthe biorán buidhe ar ciaca bheidís +Gaedhealach nó Gallda! Cad do dhéinimíd-na, muinntir na Gaedhilge, do +sna leanbhaíbh seo. + +Múinimíd páidreacha Gaedhilge dhóibh, ach is i mBéarla déanfaidh an +sagart agus an t-Easpog iad do cheistiughadh; múinimíd dóibh connus +Gaedhilg do léigheamh, acht óir is scoil Bhéarla í, caithfidh an Béarla +bheith i mbun 's i mbárr ár gcuid oibre. Múinimíd rinnce Gaedhealach +dhóibh, acht is i mBéarla dhéanfaid siad cainnt air agus úsáid de n-a +dhiaidh sin. Sé an scéal céadna ag gach nídh eile é. Ní'l an fear soin +cruthanta fós a dhéanfadh nídh do bh'fearr de leanbhaíbh leis an saghas +so oideachais ná _Anglo Irishmen_. Sin é go cruínn atá againn dá +dhéunamh díobh. Ní'l ann acht ag casadh le baraile na tóna briste do +líonadh. + +Ní'l réiteach na ceiste seo, ná sábháil na teangan le fagháil taobh +amuigh de'n scoil Ghaedhealaigh. Is éigin na leanbhaí do chur uirthi, & +gach nídh d'oirfidh dóibh a mhúineadh i nGaedhilg. Ní dhéanfadh an +galldachas díth ná dochair annsoin dóibh. Do thuitfeadh sé siar síos +díobh mar a thuiteann an braon de'n lachain. Ní féidir an teagasc so +thabhairt i n-éan-scoil náisiúnta indiu. Ní'l sa cheann is fearr aca so +go fíor acht scoil ghallda. Caithfimíd féin, ar an adhbhar soin, costas +na scoile d'fhulang sa chéad fháscadh. + +Ní'l amhrus ar domhan, ar a shon sain, má chuirfimíd suas í, & má +théidheann an obair chun cinn innti--má thigeann linn gnó tairbheach a +dhéanamh innti--níl amhras ar domhan ná go ndíolfadh an bórd léighinn +asti i gcionn chúpla bliadhain, & ná go leogfaidís dúinne leanamhaint +do'n obair do chuireamair ar bun innti. + +Is dóigh liom féin go mbeidh eagla an chostais ar an gCoiste Ghnótha; +agus má bhíonn is dócha gur bh'fhéidir do dhaoinibh lasmuigh de'n +Choiste an t-airgead do dhéanamh suas. Táim chomh cinnte go bhfuil an +scoil ag teastáil uainn, chomh cinnte go ndíolfadh an Bórd i gcionn +chúpla bliadhan aisti, agus annsoin gur bh'fhéidir dúinn mórán dá saghas +a bheith againn; chomh cinnte go bhfuil saoradh na teangan innte, go +dtabharfad £5 d'éan-fhuireann Gaedhilgeóirí a chuirfidh le chéile chun í +do sholáthar. + +Tá saothar mór déanta le deich mbliadhna againn. 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