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IM LEABHARLANN DOM Caillte i gConamara
ScĂ©alta Aniar / Lost in Connemara, Stories from the Irish Arna roghnĂș ag Brian Ă Conchubhair ClĂł Iar-Chonnacht
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LĂ©irmheas le: hIan Ă Caoimh
Is iad na cĂșig ghearrscĂ©al atĂĄ sa chnuasach seo: âPĂĄidĂn MhĂĄireâ le PĂĄdraic Ă Conaire (aistrithe ag Diarmuid de Faoite), âBeirt Eileâ le MĂĄirtĂn Ă Cadhain (Louis de Paor agus Lochlann Ă Tuairisg), âNa DĂ©ithe Luachmhara Deiridhâ le PĂĄdraig Breathnach, (aistrithe ag an Ășdar), âLĂĄ Cairdeâ le Joe Steve Ă Neachtain (MĂcheĂĄl Ă hAodha) agus âCaillte i gConamaraâ le MicheĂĄl Ă Conghaile (tiontaithe ag Katherine DuïŹy). Is san ord sin agus ceann i ndiaidh a chĂ©ile a chuirtear i lĂĄthair an lĂ©itheora iad agus nĂ ar aghaidh an bhunleagain amach atĂĄ na haistriĂșchĂĄin le lĂ©amh ach mar shraith astu fĂ©in arb ionann agus dara leath an leabhair iad. LĂ©iriĂș is ea an mĂ©id sin fĂ©in nach ar an bhfoghlaimeoir go prĂomha atĂĄ an leabhar dĂrithe ach ar an duine a mbeadh go leor Gaeilge aige nĂł aici chun tabhairt faoi na bunleaganacha roimh chromadh ansin ar na leathbhĂĄdĂłirĂ BĂ©arla (nĂł an bealach eile timpeall, fiĂș). De bhreis ar na scĂ©alta fĂ©in tĂĄ rĂ©amhrĂĄ Bhriain UĂ Chonchubhair curtha ar fĂĄil i nGaeilge agus i mBĂ©arla agus nĂ hionann ar fad an mĂ©id a deir sĂ© nĂĄ na sleachta agus na foinsĂ a luann sĂ© sa dĂĄ leagan. (Cuimhneoidh lĂ©itheoirĂ ar an gcur chuige cĂ©anna in An Ghaeilge san Aois Nua / Irish in the New Century le Michael Cronin (Cois Life 2005).) CĂ©n bunĂșs atĂĄ lena leithĂ©id? âThe Quest for Authentic Cultural Experiences in Connemaraâ teideal rĂ©amhrĂĄ an BhĂ©arla, agus
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âAbabĂșna Conamaraâ atĂĄ ar cheann na Gaeilge. Faoi mar nach ionann ar fad aon aistriĂșchĂĄn ar ĂĄbhar liteartha mar atĂĄ i gcorp an leabhair seo agus an bunleagan Ăłna n-eascraĂonn, nod don lĂ©itheoir is ea modh UĂ Chonchubhair faoin gcaoi ar cheart tabhairt faoin ngaol idir na scĂ©alta Gaeilge agus BĂ©arla â nach Ă© an saothar baileach cĂ©anna atĂĄ os ĂĄr gcomhair siocair Ă© a bheith i dteanga eile, dĂĄ chruinne atĂĄ an t-aistriĂșchĂĄn. Is minic an âAbabĂșnaâ sin i mbĂ©al ChaitrĂona PhĂĄidĂn in CrĂ© na Cille agus is faoi scĂĄil an ĂșrscĂ©il sin agus fuarchĂșis MhĂĄirtĂn UĂ Chadhain atĂĄ Caillte i gConamara, nĂł tĂĄ sĂ© mar sprioc leis an leabhar gnĂĄthshaol laethĂșil an cheantair a chur i lĂĄthair gan scĂĄil gan eagla, olc, maith nĂł measartha. An t-olc atĂĄ i dtreis don gcuid is mĂł. GearrscĂ©alta traidisiĂșnta rĂ©alaĂochais is ea na scĂ©alta seo agus i ngach cĂĄs tarlaĂonn cor cinniĂșnach i saol na gcarachtar, ar athrĂș chun donais a bhĂonn ann de ghnĂĄth. TĂĄ nĂos mĂł nĂĄ scĂ©al amhĂĄin anseo ina mĂșsclaĂtear nĂłsmhaireachtaĂ traidisiĂșnta nĂł bĂ©aloidis mar bhealach chun dĂ©ileĂĄil leis an saol atĂĄ ag dul i ndoilĂ©ire: an caidreamh idir mĂĄthair agus mac is cĂĄs le Joe Steve Ă Neachtain, cuir i gcĂĄs, agus glĂșin agus dearcadh saoil an tuismitheora a bheith ag sĂothlĂș. DâfhĂ©adfaĂ a rĂĄ gur ĂĄbhar Ă©adĂłchais don lĂ©itheoir an ghnĂ© dhuairc seo a bheith chomh lĂĄidir sin sna scĂ©alta ar fad Ăł iarracht UĂ Chonaire i leith, ach os a choinne sin tĂĄ lĂ©arĂł Ă©igin sĂłlĂĄis i scĂ©al PhĂĄdraic Breathnach ina gceiliĂșrann an prĂomhcharachtar liosta de ghnĂ©ithe dĂĄ saol mar a bheadh liodĂĄn ann, geall leis.NĂ Ă©irĂonn i gcĂłnaĂ le cnuasaigh a eagraĂtear ar bhonn tĂ©amĂșil agus is chun tairbhe an bhailiĂșchĂĄin ĂĄirithe seo nach aon tĂ©ama cĂșng amhĂĄin an snĂĄth ceangail atĂĄ idir na hiarrachtaĂ ann, ach gurb Ă© an rĂ©igiĂșn leithleach as a n-eascraĂonn na scĂ©alta an rud a nascann iad. DĂol suntais go ndeirtear
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