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An Damhsa TĂĄim im chĂłnaĂ i Milan faoi lĂĄthair. MĂĄ thĂ©ann tĂș thar lear bĂonn tĂș ag cuimhneamh ar dâĂĄit dhĂșchais. MĂĄ bhĂonn tĂș sa bhaile nĂ fĂ©idir leat Ă©alĂș Ăłn ĂĄit tapaidh a dhĂłthain. BhĂ mĂ© ag smaoineamh ar rud a dĂșirt fear cĂ©ile mo chara liom. Mhair an bheirt seo san AstrĂĄil ar feadh na mblianta. BhĂ sĂ© i gcĂłnaĂ ag tagairt dâalbam de chuid na Stereophonics: âYou gotta go there to come backâ. An bhrĂ a bhaineann leis seo nĂĄ go gcaithïŹdh tĂș dâĂĄit a fhĂĄgaint chun na buntĂĄistĂ a bhaineann leis a fheiscint. PeirspicĂocht a fhĂĄil, is dĂłcha. NĂł an Ă© nuair nach bhfuil tĂș ag maireachtaint ann, go gcuireann tĂș ort do chuid spĂ©aclaĂ rĂłmĂĄsĂșla? TĂĄim tar Ă©is an tĂr a fhĂĄgaint. An Ă© go bhfuil an pictiĂșr i mâaigne mĂchruinn toisc an spĂĄs, am agus farraige atĂĄ eadrainn? Is amhrĂĄn Ă© âAn baile tĂĄ lĂĄmh lĂ©i siĂșdâ a bhĂonn ag plĂ© le duine ag fĂĄgaint Chorca Dhuibhne. In san amhrĂĄn deireann an scrĂbhneoir: âMar nĂ thiteann ann sneachta nĂĄ bĂĄisteach, Ar an mbaile tĂĄ lĂĄimh le siĂșdâ. Nâfheadar cĂ©n scĂ©al a bhĂ ag an duine a scrĂgh an t-amhrĂĄn seo! BâfhĂ©idir, bhĂodar tar Ă©is trĂ©imhse a chaitheamh thar lear, mar nĂ shin mar atĂĄ i gCorca Dhuibhne. BâfhĂ©idir go raibh ĂomhĂĄ idĂ©alach acu faoin ĂĄit. Gaoth nimhneach i gCiarraĂ Thiar, rachadh sĂ© trĂd do chorp ar nĂłs scian! BĂonn an
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bhĂĄisteach i gcĂłnaĂ ag titim ann! Agus mĂ© ag scrĂobh anois, tĂĄ sĂ© ag cur bĂĄistĂ! Ar an dtaobh eile, chĂm leis, na nithe a dhĂ©anann siad nĂos fearr san IodĂĄil nĂĄ sa bhaile. GnĂ© dhearfach amhĂĄin nĂĄ: an aimsir. Fanann sĂ© tirim i Milan. An mbĂonn sĂ© fuar? (TĂĄ sĂ© lonnaithe thuas in aice leis na hAlpa.) BĂonn. FĂłs, nĂ fhaigheann sĂ© an oiread bĂĄistĂ agus gaoithe a thiteann is a shĂ©ideann in Ăirinn. Uimhir a dĂł ar an liosta nĂĄ: bia. Is saghas creidimh eile Ă© an bia san IodĂĄil. Tugtar an-chuid ĂłmĂłis do bhia agus bĂ©iltĂ. NĂ chĂonn tĂș riamh duine ag siĂșl sĂos an tsrĂĄid le âmug for lifeâ lĂĄn do chaife acu. Is masla a bheadh ann don chaife do na hIodĂĄlaigh. Ar aon nĂłs nĂ bheidĂs ag Ăłl caife chomh mĂłr groĂ san. NĂl siad imithe chomh ïŹĂĄin leis an oiread bia a itheann siad, nĂĄ mar atĂĄimid sa bhaile. TĂĄimid ag imeacht i dtreo MheiriceĂĄ Ăł thaobh an mĂ©id bia a itear ag aon am amhĂĄin in Ăirinn. Go ginearĂĄlta tĂĄ siad fĂor-thanaĂ anseo i Milan. Is fĂorannamh a chĂfeĂĄ duine ramhar. GnĂ© eile a bhaineann leis an gcathair seo nĂĄ go bhfuilid an-thĂłgtha suas le cĂșrsaĂ ĂomhĂĄ. NĂ haon ionadh; seo an tĂr a thug: Armani, Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana agus Valentino, don domhan. FiĂș i gcomhthĂ©acs IodĂĄlaigh, is cathair Ă Milan atĂĄ dĂșghafa le hĂomhĂĄ. Ă sin rĂĄite, mar atĂĄ rĂĄite agam tĂĄ caidreamh fĂorshlĂĄintiĂșil
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