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LEATHANACH NA LITREACHA A EagarthĂłir, LĂ©igh mĂ© an t-alt san eagrĂĄn deireanach de An Timire, a scrĂobh G. D. de Barra. Aithne an-mhaith agam ar an scrĂbhneoir ceart go leor, ach nĂ gĂĄ a rĂĄ gur chuir sĂ© suĂĄilcĂ Naomh Pio i gcuimhne dĂșinn go fĂormhaith. Faraor sa bhliain 1975, deimhnĂodh go raibh sclĂ©arĂłis iolrach ar mo mhĂĄthair, agus Ă ag aois 27, agus tharla go raibh an galar fĂochmhar, neamhthrĂłcaireach ina taobh. Laistigh de bhliain, fĂĄgadh Ă i gcĂłma sĂ© seachtaine san OspidĂ©al Richmond (mar a bhĂ) i mBaile Ătha Cliath agus i mbaol bĂĄis, gan nĂ©al dĂłchais ag mâathair go dtiocfadh sĂ slĂĄn. Sasanach agus ball dâEaglais na hĂireann ba ea mo mhĂĄthair ach bhĂ na Proinsiasaigh ChaipisĂneacha i SrĂĄid na Cille an-tĂłgtha lĂ©i. BeannaĂodh Ă le taise PhadrĂ© Pio an uair sin sa bhliain 1976; thĂĄinig sĂ amach as an gcĂłma an lĂĄ dar gcionn. Dâfheabhsaigh sĂ de rĂ©ir a chĂ©ile le go mbĂodh leagan nĂos leanĂșnaĂ den ghalar aici, a bhĂ ina chuid dĂĄ coimhlint leighis uaidh sin i leith (go dtĂ gur bhĂĄsaigh sĂ ocht mbliana is fiche nĂos dĂ©anaĂ). Rugadh mise fĂ©in tamall de bhlianta ina dhiaidh sin, naoi mĂ tar Ă©is do mâathair mo mhĂĄthair a thabhairt ar Oilithreacht na bProinsiasach CaipisĂneach chuig San Giovanni, in ainneoin na dtuartha Ăł dhochtĂșirĂ agus dâĂ©irigh lĂ©i aire mhaith a thabhairt dom sna blianta luatha de mo shaol. NĂ bheinn ann murach Ă, nĂĄ Naomh Pio. Le dea-ghuĂ, Liam Mac Amhlaigh, Baile Ătha Cliath
A Athair, a chara, Is mĂł uair a chuala mĂ© trĂĄcht ar Naomh Padre Pio ach is beag a bhĂ ar eolas agam faoin a bheatha go dtĂ gur lĂ©igh mĂ© an t-alt a foilsĂodh in eagrĂĄn an Gheimhridh don Timire. Imâ thaobhsa fĂ©in bĂm ag impĂ ar Naomh Antaine mo rudaĂ âcaillteâ a fhĂĄil dom ach tar Ă©is dom an t-alt seo a lĂ©amh beidh Padre Pio ar mo phaidrĂn as seo amach. ScrĂobh an BrĂĄthair de Barra cĂșntas anspĂ©isiĂșil agus tĂĄim cĂocrach anois breis eolais a fhĂĄil faoi Naomh Pio Pietrelcina agus faoin ĂĄit in ar chĂłnaigh sĂ© i San Giovanni Rotundo. Ba bhreĂĄ liom breis eolais nĂł mĂniĂș a fhĂĄil ar an stigmata agus freisin cĂ©n tinneas a bhĂ ar an mBrĂĄthair de Barra agus conas mar a leigheasadh Ă© trĂ eadarghuĂ Padre Pio. Deirtear go bhfuil breis is naoi mĂle duine ag obair san ospidĂ©al a bhunaigh Padre Pio san ĂĄit. Nâfheadar ar chĂłir dĂĄr n-Aire SlĂĄinte, Simon Harris T. D. do dhul ann agus foghlaim conas ospideĂĄl a eagrĂș, fiĂș dâfhĂ©adfadh sĂ© guĂ ann. Cinnte is iontach an tionchar a bhĂ ag an gCaipuisĂneach umhal seo ar an tsrĂĄid bhaile bheag, San Giovanni Rotunda, sa mhĂ©id is go mbeidh spĂ©is nĂ hamhĂĄin ag oilithirigh ach ag an turasĂłir creideamhach ar leagan amach agus ar fhĂĄs na hĂĄite agus ar an ailtearacht is an ealaĂn atĂĄ le feiscint san ĂĄit de rĂ©ir an ailt atĂĄ sa Timire. Le cĂșnamh DĂ©, rachaidh mĂ© go San Giovanni Rotundo lĂĄ Ă©igin amach anseo. Is mise le meas, Elaine NĂ MhaolĂĄin
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