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                         <note type="B">1902</note>
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<lb n="1"/><span>LÁ FÁ'N TUAITH</span></p>
<lb n="2"/>
<lb n="3"/><p><span>Tháinig faitchíos air annsin go raibh rud éigin as an</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>mbealach ráidhte aige, & thosuigh sé ag cur síos dam ar</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>chneasdacht & ar mhacántacht dlightheóirí Chonnamara.</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>Tar éis tamaill bhuaileas im' sheasamh.</span></p>
<lb n="7"/>
<lb n="8"/><p><span>“Tá sé i bhfad sa lá,” arsa mise.  “Ní mór dham</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>coiscéim a bhaint as.”</span></p>
<lb n="10"/>
<lb n="11"/><p><span>“Béidh mise ag dul sgathamh siar leat,” ars' an</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>sean-fhear.  “Giorruigheann beirt bóthar.”</span></p>
<lb n="13"/>
<lb n="14"/><p><span>Thugamar do na bonnaibh é.</span></p>
<lb n="15"/>
<lb n="16"/><p><span>“Bhfuil ughdar an tsean-fhocail sin agat, a mhúirnín?”</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>ar seisean liom, & sinn ag déanamh siar ar chroidhe ar</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>ndíchill, & an sean-asal ag sodarnaighil romhainn.</span></p>
<lb n="19"/>
<lb n="20"/><p><span>“Ní'l, muis,” adeirim-se.</span></p>
<lb n="21"/>
<lb n="22"/><p><span>“Innseóchaidh mé dhuit é,” ar seisean.  D'imthigh an</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>Gobán Saor & a mhac ar thuras lá.</span></p>
<lb n="24"/>
<lb n="25"/><p><span>“‘A mhic,’ ar seisean le n-a mhac, ‘giorruigh an</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>bóthar.’</span></p>
<lb n="27"/>
<lb n="28"/><p><span>“‘Ní thig liom a ghiorrachan, a athair,’ ar seisean,</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>‘acht siubhal go tapaidh.’</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p><span>“‘Ní'l aon mhaith leat, a mhic,’ ars' an Gobán Saor.</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>‘Caithfimíd filleadh a bhaile.’</span></p>
<lb n="33"/>
<lb n="34"/><p><span>“D'fhill siad a bhaile.  Ar maidin lá ar n-a bhárach</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>d'imthigh siad an dara huair.</span>
<lb n="36"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="26"/>
<div><lb n="37"/><p><span>“‘A mhic,’ ars' an Gobán Saor, ‘giorruigh an bóthar.’</span></p>
<lb n="38"/>
<lb n="39"/><p><span>“‘Ní thig liom a ghiorrachan,’ ar seisean, ‘acht siubhal</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>go tapaidh.’</span></p>
<lb n="41"/>
<lb n="42"/><p><span>“‘Ní'l aon mhaith leat, a mhic,’ ars' an Gobán Saor,</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>‘caithfimíd filleadh a bhaile.’</span></p>
<lb n="44"/>
<lb n="45"/><p><span>“Nuair tháing siad a bhaile d'innis an mac d'á</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>mháthair na focla adubhairt a athair leis.</span></p>
<lb n="47"/>
<lb n="48"/><p><span>“‘Maiseadh, nach tú an mac gan chéill!’ ars' an</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>mháthair.  ‘Nuair déarfas d'athar leat an bóthar a</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>ghiorrachan i mbárach, tosuigh ar sgéal, & geallaim</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>dhuit nach bhfillfidh sé.’</span></p>
<lb n="52"/>
<lb n="53"/><p><span>“Ar maidin lá ar n-a bhárach d'imthigh siad an</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>tríomhadh huair.</span></p>
<lb n="55"/>
<lb n="56"/><p><span>“‘A mhic,’ ars' an Gobán Saor, ‘giorruigh an bóthar.’</span></p>
<lb n="57"/>
<lb n="58"/><p><span>“Thosuigh an mac ar sgéal, & níor mhothuigh siad an</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>t-am ag sleamhnughadh tharta gur shroich siad an áit a</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>rabhadar a dhul.  Sin agat ughdar an tsean-fhocail,</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>a mhúirnín,” ars' an sean-fhear.</span></p>
<lb n="62"/>
<lb n="63"/><p><span>Níor sáruigheadh an sean-fhocal an turas so, mar is</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>mór do ghiorruigh a chuid sgéalaidheachta an bóthar.</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>Níor bh'fhada go dtángamar go dtí cros-bhóthar &</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>dubhairt an sean-fhear liom go gcaithfimís sgaradh ó</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>chéile.</span></p>
<lb n="68"/>
<lb n="69"/><p><span>“Cáide go dtí Guirtín na mBó?” adeirim-se.</span></p>
<lb n="70"/>
<lb n="71"/><p><span>“Maiseadh, tá píosa maith bainte agat de,” ar</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>seisean.</span></p>
<lb n="73"/>
<lb n="74"/><p><span>“'Sé mo mheas go bhfuil,” arsa mise “fá rádh 's</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>go bhfuilim ag siubhal an bhóthair ó mhaidin.  Acht, a'</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>dtiocfadh leat innseacht dam cia an t-achar atá le</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>siubhal agam?”</span></p>
<lb n="78"/>
<lb n="79"/><p><span>“Maiseadh, thiocfadh, a mhúirnín,” ar seisean, “An</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>bhfeiceann tú an geata bán sin fad do radharc uait</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>ar thaoibh an tsléibhe?”</span></p>
<lb n="82"/>
<lb n="83"/><p><span>“Feicim,” arsa mise.  (Ní dhubhras “chím” le Conn-</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>achtach riamh.)</span></p>
<lb n="85"/>
<lb n="86"/><p><span>“Maiseadh, nach tusa a bhfuil an rosg glan agat, a</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>mhúirnín!” ar seisean.  “Shílfeá gur mac tuaithe a</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>bhéadh ionnat.  Lean do shrón go dtí an geata sin,”</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>ar seisean, “& sgathamh siar ó'n ngeata, tiocfaidh tú</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>go cros-bhóthar.  Má iompuigheann tú ar thaoibh do</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>láimhe clí annsin & an bóthar a shiubhal go ceann míle</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>tiocfaidh tú go dtí sean-roilig.  Míle go leith ó'n</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>sean-roilig tiocfaidh tú go dtí tobar beannuigthe.</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>Siubhail leat annsin go ceann leath-mhíle eile, & béidh</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>tú” —</span></p>
<lb n="96"/>
<lb n="97"/><p><span>“Ag teach an tsagairt?” adeirim-se.</span></p>
<lb n="98"/>
<lb n="99"/><p><span>“Ní bhéidh, ná baoghal air,” ar seisean.  “Béidh tú i</span>
<lb n="100"/><span>gcorp-lár na curraigh is mó i gConnamara!”</span></p>
<lb n="101"/>
<lb n="102"/><p><span>Gheiteas, mar bhuailfidhe buille orm,</span></p>
<lb n="103"/>
<lb n="104"/><p><span>“Ar an ádhbhar sin de,” ars' an sean-fhear, “tá sé</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>chomh maith agat gan an bealach sin a thógáil.”</span></p>
<lb n="106"/>
<lb n="107"/><p><span>“Sé mo bharamhail go bhfuil,” adeirim-se.</span></p>
<lb n="108"/>
<lb n="109"/><p><span>“Maiseadh,” ar seisean, “má thionntuigheann tú ar</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>thaoibh do láimhe deise, & an bóthar a chur dhíot go ceann</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>míle tiocfaidh tú go dtí portach beag.  Míle go</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>leith ó'n bportach thiocfaidh tú go dtí sruthán &</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>cis thairis.  Míle ó'n sruthán tiocfaidh tú go dtí teach</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>bán & páircín deas féir ar a chúl.  Ní'l acht giota do'n</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>bhóthar le siubhal agat as sin go bhfeicfidh tú geata</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>glas ádhmaid ar thaoibh do láimhe clí.  Sin é geata</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>an tsagairt.”</span></p>
<lb n="118"/>
<lb n="119"/><p><span>D'fhágas slán ag mo charaid & bhuaileas an bóthar.</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>D'imthigh seisean leis ag tiomáint an tsean-asail roimhe.</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>Bhí an oiread gleó as is dá mbéadh sé ag tiomáint na</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>mílte bheithidheach.  Fá deireadh thiar ghlan sé as mo</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>radharc.</span></p>
<lb n="124"/>
<lb n="125"/><p><span>Bhí an seóladh thug an sean-duine dham chomh fada sin</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>gur bh'éigin dam é a rádh & ath-rádh liom féin mar</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>déarfá paidir le faitchíos go n-imtheóchadh sé as mo</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>mheabhair — “míle ó'n ngeata bán go dtí an portach,</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>míle go leith ó'n bportach go dtí an sruthán, míle ó'n</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>sruthán go dtí an teach bán & giota do'n bhóthar ó'n</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>teach bán go dtí teach an tsagairt.”  Acht, dá mba</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>dhoiligh cuimhniughadh ar an seóladh thug sé dham, níor</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>fhéadas a rádh go raibh sé mí-cheart.  Thuit gach uile</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>rud amach díreach mar d'innis sé dham é.  Shroicheas</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>an geata bán, an portach & an sruthán i ndiaidh a chéile,</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>& rinneas ar an teach bán ar lom mo dhíchill.</span></p>
<lb n="137"/>
<lb n="138"/><p><span>Pádraig Mac Piarais.</span></p>
<lb n="139"/>
<lb n="140"/><p><span>(Leanfar dhe seo.)</span></p>
<lb n="141"/>
<lb n="142"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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