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<text><body><div><p>
<lb n="1"/><span>LÁ FÁ'N TUAITH</span></p>
<lb n="2"/>
<lb n="3"/><p><span>Labhair sé liom i ndeireadh na dálach.</span></p>
<lb n="4"/>
<lb n="5"/><p><span>“Go Guirtín na mBó atá tú ag dul, a Athair?” ar</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>seisean.</span></p>
<lb n="7"/>
<lb n="8"/><p><span>“Go díreach glan,” arsa mise.  “Tá fúm an</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>tAthair Máirtín a fheicsint.  Bhfuil aithne agat air?”</span></p>
<lb n="10"/>
<lb n="11"/><p><span>“Maiseadh, cia an chiall nach mbéadh, a Athair?” ar</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>seisean.  “Nach é sagart an phobail seo é?  Maiseadh,</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>is lághach an duine bocht é an tAthair Máirtín!  Ní</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>fhaca tú riamh créatúr chomh deas síbhéalta leis.”</span></p>
<lb n="15"/>
<lb n="16"/><p><span>Chorruigh an t-asal faoi seo.</span></p>
<lb n="17"/>
<lb n="18"/><p><span>“Maiseadh tá mé sáruighthe agat ó mhaidin, a</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>mhúirnín!” ars' an sean-fhear ag tabhairt leadóige</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>do'n chlaidhe leis an maide draighin.  Ba mhinic na</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>focla “a mhúirin” as a bhéal dá mbadh liom-sa nó</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>leis an asal bhéadh sé ag labhairt, & rud eile, chuireadh</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>sé “in” i ndiaidh gacha sé focal dá leigeadh sé as a</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>bhéal.</span></p>
<lb n="25"/>
<lb n="26"/><p><span>“Cia cineál fir [e]{é}, an tAthair Máirtín?” adeirim-</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>se.</span></p>
<lb n="28"/>
<lb n="29"/><p><span>“Gallóta mhór atá ann, a Athair,” ar seisean.</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>“Craistín mór fir é.  Ní'l tú féin ró-chaithte, a</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>Athair, bail ó Dhia ort,” ar seisean, “acht ní'l ionnat</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>acht spideóigín i gcomórtas leis an Athair Máirtín.</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>Fear an-chuirpíseach é.”</span></p>
<lb n="34"/>
<lb n="35"/><p><span>D'imthigh an t-asal ar fán faoi seo ag iarraidh</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>feóthanáin.</span></p>
<lb n="37"/>
<lb n="38"/><p><span>“Maiseadh, ní thiubhradh triúr aire dhuit, a mhúirnín!”</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>ars' an sean-fhear, ag tabhairt snaoim do'n chlaidhe do</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>leag cúpla cloch.  D'fhill an t-asal.  Thosuigh an sean-</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>fhear ag obair arís.  Níor labhair sé hu ná há ar feadh</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>nóimid.  Stad sé annsin & ar seisean —</span></p>
<lb n="43"/>
<lb n="44"/><p><span>“Is cosmhail le frog é,</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>Bolg ar fad é!”</span></p>
<lb n="46"/>
<lb n="47"/><p><span>“'Ar ndó', ní hé an tAthair Máirtín atá tú ag cur</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>i gcomórtas le frog?” adeirim-se, ag leigint orm go</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>rabhas sgannruighthe aige.</span></p>
<lb n="50"/>
<lb n="51"/><p><span>“Nár leigidh Dia,” ar seisean, “cé gur chuir sé an</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>sean-fhocal sin i gcuimhne dham.  Bhfuil aon Ghaedhilg</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>agat ar frog, a Athair?” ar seisean.</span></p>
<lb n="54"/>
<lb n="55"/><p><span>“'Ar ndó', tá,” arsa mise.  “Tá luasgán a' chlaidhe</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>agam.”</span></p>
<lb n="57"/>
<lb n="58"/><p><span>“'Bhfuil aon ainm eile agat air?” ar seisean.</span></p>
<lb n="59"/>
<lb n="60"/><p><span>“Tá, muis,” arsa mise.  “Tá leipreachán na</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>Laithighe agam.”</span></p>
<lb n="62"/>
<lb n="63"/><p><span>Bhain an t-ainm sin gáire as.</span></p>
<lb n="64"/>
<lb n="65"/><p><span>“Maiseadh, is fíor dhuit, a Athair,” ar seisean, “acht</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>tá ainm a sháruighthe agam-sa.”</span></p>
<lb n="67"/>
<lb n="68"/><p><span>“'Ar ndó', ní'l?” arsa mise.</span></p>
<lb n="69"/>
<lb n="70"/><p><span>“M'anam go bhfuil,” ar seisean.</span></p>
<lb n="71"/>
<lb n="72"/><p><span>“Amach leis,” arsa mise.</span></p>
<lb n="73"/>
<lb n="74"/><p><span>“Tá an Capaillín Uaithne,” ar seisean.  “Nach</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>deas an t-ainm é?”</span></p>
<lb n="76"/>
<lb n="77"/><p><span>Leigeas leis gur dheas an t-ainm é, acht 'sé mo</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>mheas gurab amhlaidh chum sé an t-ainm uaidh féin, mar</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>níor chualas riamh ná ó shoin é.</span></p>
<lb n="80"/>
<lb n="81"/><p><span>Pádraig Mac Piarais</span></p>
<lb n="82"/>
<lb n="83"/><p><span>(Leanfar dhe seo.)</span></p></div></body></text></TEI>
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