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Loinnir NĂ Dhonnghaile Mac LĂ©inn CumarsĂĄide, Acadamh na hOllscolaĂochta Gaeilge, An CheathrĂș Rua
ĂMĂS DO SHĂAMUS MAC GĂIDIGH FĂĄn am seo anuraidh bhĂ mĂ© go fĂłill ar thaithĂ oibre faoi stiĂșir ShĂ©amuis Mhic GĂ©idigh. Ach nach mĂłr is nach aisteach an t-athrĂș agus an difear a dhĂ©anann bliain ghairid amhĂĄin. TĂĄ mise ar ais san Acadamh anois ag crĂochnĂș mo chĂ©ime agus SĂ©amus cĂłir, nĂl sĂ© linn a thuilleadh. Is minic a chuala mĂ© guth meidhreach ShĂ©amuis Mhic GĂ©idigh ach is beag a shĂl mĂ© riamh le linn mâĂłige go gcuirfinn aithne air. Fuair mĂ© an deis sin nuair a chuaigh mĂ© ar thaithĂ oibre le RTĂ RaidiĂł na Gaeltachta i nDoirĂ Beaga. Is cuimhin liom mo chĂ©ad lĂĄ leis an raidiĂł. Thug SĂ©amus thart ar an stĂĄisiĂșn mĂ©, do mo chur in aithne dâachan duine. Is duine cinĂ©alta cairdiĂșil a bhĂ i SĂ©amus agus ba lĂ©ir dom Ăłn chĂ©ad chĂșpla lĂĄ sin ina measc go raibh meas mĂłr ag an fhoireann air. Ba dhuine thar a bheith tuisceanach Ă© fosta. Laistigh den chĂ©ad choicĂs mhol sĂ© dom gan a theacht isteach go dtĂ nĂos moille maidin Luain, ionas go dtiocfadh liom breis ama a chaitheamh sa bhaile ag an deireadh seachtaine. Fear mĂłr teaghlaigh ab ea SĂ©amus agus grĂĄ mĂłr aige ar a bhean Dolores agus a dtriĂșr clainne, PĂłilĂn, Ăadaoin agus DĂłnal agus ba mhinic Ă© ag trĂĄcht orthu. NĂ raibh mĂ© i bhfad ag cur aithne ar
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ShĂ©amus de bharr na hiarrachta a rinne seisean. Chaith sĂ© am liom, bhĂ suim aige ionam, agus is rud annamh Ă© sin i saol gnĂłthach na meĂĄn, go mbeadh ceannaire chomh lĂĄch fial sin lena chuid ama. Is ag craoltaĂ seachtracha is mĂł a dâaithin mĂ© cĂ© chomh fial ïŹaithiĂșil is a bhĂ sĂ©. NĂor lig sĂ© dâaon duine dĂol as deochanna go raibh cupla ceann ceannaithe aige fĂ©in ar dtĂșs agus bâamhlaidh a bhĂ sĂ© ag cĂłisir na Nollag fosta, ina chroĂ na fĂ©ile i gcĂłnaĂ. BhĂ SĂ©amus iontach tiomanta dĂĄr dteanga dhĂșchais agus cultĂșr. BhĂ an Ghaeilge go smior ann agus ba mhinic muid ag plĂ© foclaĂochta ag am lĂłin. BhĂodh neart dĂospĂłireachtaĂ againn leis agus muid ag ithe sa chistin bheag sin i nGaoth Dobhair agus seisear againn brĂșite thart ar sheantĂĄbla. Ba nĂos mĂł nĂĄ bainisteoir Ă© SĂ©amus, is dlĂșthchara a bhĂ ann, nĂĄr thaobhaigh riamh nĂos mĂł le duine amhĂĄin seachas duine eile nĂł bhĂ achan duine ar comhchĂ©im, dar leis. BhĂ a chuid dĂłigheanna beaga aige fosta. Is cuimhin liom Ă© ag dĂ©anamh cĂșirtĂ©ise amach ar an fhuinneog leis na snaga breaca agus an dĂłigh nach rachadh sĂ© sĂos chuig an tsiopa in am ar bith. Bâfhearr leis suĂ thuas ag an RaidiĂł agus tĂłstaĂ tuinnĂn le cĂĄis leĂĄite a bheith aige, sin nĂł chuireadh
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