Fluent Fiction - Irish: Saoirse's Journey: Finding Courage Amid Cliffs and Legends
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhí an ghaoth fuar ag séideadh thar na hAillte Mhothair agus bhí Saoirse agus Cormac ag siúl cois na haille.
En: The cold wind was blowing over the Aillte Mhothair and Saoirse and Cormac were walking along the edge.

Ga: Bhí an fómhar ag cailliúint a dathanna agus iad anois ag spré na Samhna.
En: Autumn was losing its colors, now spreading into Samhain.

Ga: Chuala siad an fharraige ag éirí in airde agus ag briseadh ar na carraigeacha thíos.
En: They heard the sea rising and breaking on the rocks below.

Ga: Bhí Saoirse ag smaoineamh ar a saol, a post.
En: Saoirse was contemplating her life, her job.

Ga: Ba bhreá léi scríobh faoi na seanfinscéalta, ach bhí faitíos uirthi dul i mbaol airgeadais.
En: She would love to write about the old legends, but she was afraid of financial risk.

Ga: "Tá na haillte seo dochreidte," arsa Cormac, a bhí i gcónaí le bheith ag glacadh grianghrafanna.
En: "These cliffs are incredible," said Cormac, always taking photos.

Ga: Thug sé cur amach ar a thábhachtaí a bhí Saoirse do na miotaseolaíocht na hÉireann.
En: He understood how important Saoirse was to the mythology of Ireland.

Ga: "B'fhéidir go gcuirfeadh áilleacht an tírdhreacha seo inspioráid ort."
En: "Perhaps the beauty of this landscape will inspire you."

Ga: Bhí Saoirse ag gáire leis, ach bhí sí imníoch fós.
En: Saoirse laughed with him, but she was still anxious.

Ga: "Tá sé deacair do shaol a chasadh ar a éadan," ar sí, a shúile ag breith ar an lethnátéaltacht rómánsúil.
En: "It's hard to turn your life upside down," she said, her eyes catching the romantic vastness.

Ga: Go tobann, chonaic siad fear le seanphaidir adhmaid ina lámh ag suí gar don bruach.
En: Suddenly, they saw a man with an old wooden prayer in his hand sitting near the edge.

Ga: Bhí sé ag canadh sean-amhrán maidir leis na síoga agus na péisteanna mora a mhair sna h-aillte tráth.
En: He was singing an old song about the fairies and the great serpents that once lived in the cliffs.

Ga: Shiúil siad chuige go mall.
En: They walked slowly towards him.

Ga: "Dia dhuit," arsa Saoirse cúthail.
En: "Hello," said Saoirse shyly.

Ga: "An bhfuil tú i gcónaí ag innse na scéalta seo?"
En: "Are you always telling these stories?"

Ga: "Día dhuit! Is mise Seán," d'fhreagair an scéalaí, aoibh an ghráir air.
En: "Hello! I'm Seán," replied the storyteller, a smile on his face.

Ga: "Lig dom scéal a insint duit.
En: "Let me tell you a story.

Ga: Tá an críomh ort, tá sé sa ghéine.
En: It's in your bloodstream, it's in the gene.

Ga: Ná cuir eagla in araic do bhrionglóidí."
En: Don't be afraid of your dreams."

Ga: Leis sin, thosaigh an sean scéalaí ag insint scéal faoi mháthair óg a d'fhág a baile chun fiannaíocht na seanscéalta a leanúint.
En: With that, the old storyteller began to tell a story about a young mother who left her home to follow the adventures of the old tales.

Ga: Bhí eagla uirthi, ach bhí saol níos saibhre i ndiaidh na cinnteachta.
En: She was afraid, but a richer life followed certainty.

Ga: Nuair a chual Saoirse an scéal, mhothaigh sí inspioráid agus misneach ag ardú inti.
En: When Saoirse heard the story, she felt inspiration and courage rising within her.

Ga: Bhí an muinín ag teacht ina croí.
En: Confidence was blooming in her heart.

Ga: "Tá sé in am agam féin dul i ndiaidh mo bhrionglóide," a dúirt sí le Cormac go dáiríre.
En: "It's time for me to pursue my own dream," she said to Cormac earnestly.

Ga: "Toisc gur féidir liom an dá rud a dhéanamh, ag obair agus ag scríobh."
En: "Because I can do both, work and write."

Ga: "Iontach!" arsa Cormac, a shíl go raibh Saoirse cróga.
En: "Amazing!" said Cormac, who thought Saoirse was brave.

Ga: "Tógann scéal maith am."
En: "A good story takes time."

Ga: Tar éis an eachtra sin, shocraigh Saoirse tosú ag scríobh a céad leabhar, ag cothú a nasc lena haistriúchán cultúrtha.
En: After that encounter, Saoirse decided to start writing her first book, nurturing her connection with cultural translation.

Ga: Faoi dhrámaíocht na scéalta, fuair sí an misneach a theastaigh uaithi i gcónaí, agus chuir sé fiosracht isteach i saol nua di.
En: Through the drama of the stories, she found the courage she always needed, and it sparked curiosity about a new life for her.

Ga: Mothaigh sí níos mó ceangailte lena fréamhacha cultúrtha agus lena hiomráiteach fíor-chroí.
En: She felt more connected to her cultural roots and her true core.

Ga: Agus é ag breathnú amach ar na tonnta geala, bhí a fhios aici gur thosaigh cloch ar chloch; samhlaíocht Saoirse á stiúradh anois mar a bheadh ealaírteoir ina aonar, ag péinteáil a todhchaí féin.
En: Looking out at the bright waves, she knew that it started stone by stone; Saoirse's imagination now steering her like an artist alone, painting her own future.


Vocabulary Words:

• contemplating: smaoineamh ar
• legends: seanfinscéalta
• anxious: imníoch
• vastness: lethnátéaltacht
• storyteller: scéalaí
• prayer: paidir
• bloodstream: críomh
• genetic: ghéine
• serpents: péisteanna
• courage: misneach
• certainty: cinnteacht
• nurturing: cothú
• connection: nasc
• cultural: cultúrtha
• romantic: rómánsúil
• adventures: fiannaíocht
• transformation: athrú
• mythology: miotaseolaíocht
• gene: ghéine
• inspiration: inspioráid
• confidence: muinín
• earnestly: dáiríre
• embrace: glacadh le
• courageous: cróga
• drama: drámaíocht
• roots: fréamhacha
• artist: ealaírteoir
• steering: stiúradh
• sparks: cuireann fiosracht
• imagination: samhlaíocht