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Timpeall fiche bliain Ăł shin bhĂ mĂ© ag siĂșl thar brĂĄid i gcathair ChorcaĂ nuair a chuala mĂ©: âGo back to your own fâŠing country!â Bâin deireadh le pĂ© argĂłint a bhĂ ar siĂșl; bhĂ ar fhear an dubhchraicinn greadadh leis. NĂ dĂșirt mise focal, agus tĂĄ an fhaillĂ sin beo fĂłs i mâaigne. NĂ hĂ© go raibh eagla orm ach nĂĄr thĂĄinig focail chuĂ chugam ag an nĂłimĂ©ad sin. DâfhĂ©adfainn an-chuid rudaĂ a rĂĄ: âSeo Ă© mo thĂr freisin agus tĂĄ fĂĄilte romhat anseoâ (ag caint leis an bhfear gorm); âNĂ raibh do shinsir anseo i gcĂłnaĂ, thĂĄinig siad Ăł thĂr Ă©igin eile, nĂ leatsa amhĂĄin gach pĂosa de thalamh na hĂireannâ (ag caint leis an dĂșchasach); âChaith mise trĂ©imhse san Afraic agus cuireadh fĂorchaoin fĂĄilte romham i gcĂłnaĂâ (ag caint leis an mbeirt). Ach faic nĂ dĂșirt mĂ©; theip orm an deis a thapĂș. NĂĄire, mĂ-shĂĄsta liom fĂ©in â sin a mhothaĂm nuair a thugaim an eachtra seo chun cuimhne. Sa trĂ©adlitir a dâeisigh an PĂĄpa Proinsias le dĂ©anaĂ deir sĂ© nach leor cur suas le daoine nach bhfuil ar aon chine linn fĂ©in nĂł ar aon chreideamh linn. TĂĄ i bhfad nĂos mĂł nĂĄ sin ag teastĂĄil mĂĄs mian linn an tsĂochĂĄin agus fiĂș an cairdeas a chothĂș. Caithfimid dul chun comhrĂĄ leis an duine eile; caithfimid baint Ă©igin a
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bheith againn leis nĂł lĂ©i; caithfimid dul as an tslĂ chun an gaol idir sinn is an strainsĂ©ir a chothĂș Ar ndĂłigh tĂĄ an-chuid le rĂĄ ag Proinsias maidir leis seo. Is oilithrigh sinn go lĂ©ir ag gabhĂĄil ar aghaidh ar an gconair chĂ©anna, bĂmis inĂĄr CrĂostaithe nĂł inĂĄr Moslamaigh nĂł inĂĄr n-aindiachaithe â is cuma. Is trua le Proinsias go bhfuil tithe agus comharsanachtaĂ an lae inniu tĂłgtha chun daoine a dheighilt agus a chosaint Ăłna chĂ©ile in ionad gaol agus caidreamh a chothĂș. Leis an gCrĂostaĂ deir sĂ© go mion minic, âtĂ©igh amach,â ag iarraidh sprid na misinĂ©ireachta a mhĂșscailt. TĂĄ macalla Mhaois, agus an tor ar lasadh, sa chomhairle a thugann sĂ© dĂșinn : âBain do bhrĂłga de do chosa nuair a shatlaĂonn tĂș ar thalamh naofa an duine eile.â NĂ mĂł nĂĄ sĂĄsta atĂĄ sĂ© leis an saghas diagachta a thĂ©ann Ăł rĂomhaire go rĂomhaire mar is Ă© raison dâĂȘtre na diagachta an soiscĂ©al a chur chun cinn i measc na ndaoine. âTĂ©imis amach.â Nuair a thagann na dĂdeanaithe cĂ© a rachaidh i dteagmhĂĄil leo? âBhĂ mĂ© i mo strainsĂ©ir agus thug sibh aĂocht dom.â An mbeidh duine nĂł grĂșpa sa limistĂ©ar a bheidh sĂĄsta fĂĄilte a chur rompu, aithne a chur orthu agus cairdeas a chothĂș leo go fadtĂ©armach? Is fĂ©idir leis an StĂĄt âaĂochtâ
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