Fluent Fiction - Irish: Storms of the Past: Rekindling Bonds in Wicklow's Wilderness
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Ga: Bhí séasúr na fómhar i gcroí na Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin.
En: It was the autumn season in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains.

Ga: Bhí gaoth fuar ag séideadh, agus bhí na scamaill ag gol ar fud na spéire.
En: A cold wind was blowing, and the clouds were weeping across the sky.

Ga: Bhí an bháisteach ag bualadh ar dhíon miotail an mhotharlann rúnda.
En: Rain was beating down on the metal roof of the secret laboratory.

Ga: Bhí an áit dorcha agus fuar, agus bhí tost osréalach ar fud na háite.
En: The place was dark and cold, with an otherworldly silence all around.

Ga: Rinne Siobhán iarracht í féin a choinneáil áthas.
En: Siobhán tried to keep herself cheerful.

Ga: Ba í an áit seo a tearmann.
En: This place was her sanctuary.

Ga: Bhí siúl aici a bheith ina haonar ar feadh an lae, machnamh a dhéanamh, agus a smaointe a chur in eagar.
En: She hoped to be alone for the day, to reflect, and put her thoughts in order.

Ga: Chuir sí poll in úll i lár an bhoird agus chrom sí ar scríobh in a dialann.
En: She poked a hole in an apple in the middle of the table and bent over to write in her diary.

Ga: Bhí an saol casta, agus bhí uirthi sloinn a fháil ar an am atá caite.
En: Life was complicated, and she needed to make sense of the past.

Ga: Ach ansin, clois sí torann sa doras.
En: But then, she heard a noise at the door.

Ga: Sheas Siobhán suas go mear.
En: Siobhán stood up quickly.

Ga: Bhí sí ag breathnú go géar ar an doras, agus ansin, d’oscail sé.
En: She looked intently at the door, and then it opened.

Ga: Bhí sé Connor, a cara óige nach raibh sí ag súil le feiceáil.
En: It was Connor, her childhood friend whom she didn't expect to see.

Ga: Bhí sé fliuch go craiceann ón stoirm.
En: He was soaked to the skin from the storm.

Ga: Bhí cuma chroíbhriste air, ach d’fhan sé socair.
En: He looked heartbroken but remained calm.

Ga: “Dia duit, Siobhán,” a dúirt sé go mall agus bhí súile dóchasacha ann.
En: "Hello, Siobhán," he said slowly, with hopeful eyes.

Ga: “Ní raibh sé i gceist agam cur isteach ort.”
En: "I didn't mean to intrude on you."

Ga: Bhí mearbhall ar Siobhán.
En: Siobhán was puzzled.

Ga: “Cén fáth go bhfuil tú anseo, Connor?” D’fhiafraigh sí go cúramach.
En: "Why are you here, Connor?" she asked cautiously.

Ga: Bhí a ciúnas agus a peace scriosta anois.
En: Her silence and peace were now disrupted.

Ga: “Caithfidh mé labhairt leat," a dúirt sé.
En: "I need to talk to you," he said.

Ga: "Caithfidh muid an t-am atá caite a phlé.”
En: "We need to discuss the past."

Ga: Bhí comortas ina croí.
En: There was a conflict in her heart.

Ga: Bhí sí ag iarraidh síocháin a fháil anseo.
En: She was seeking peace here.

Ga: Ach, bhí Connor ceart.
En: But Connor was right.

Ga: B'fhearr í an méid bhí fágtha gan a phlé.
En: It was better to address what had been left unspoken.

Ga: Bhí an aimsir ag dul in olcas agus ba léir nárbh áit é Connor a dhíbirt.
En: The weather was getting worse, and it was clear this wasn’t a place to send Connor away.

Ga: “Tá an stoirm ag dul i méid,” dúirt Connor, ag féachaint amach tríd an bhfuinneog bearrtha beag.
En: "The storm is getting worse," Connor said, looking out the small, frost-edged window.

Ga: Shuigh sé síos ar an stól os comhair Siobhán.
En: He sat down on the stool across from Siobhán.

Ga: D'fhéach sé ina súile go croíúil.
En: He looked into her eyes sincerely.

Ga: Chuir sí a lámh ar a cuid leabhair ullmhaíochta.
En: She placed her hand on her preparation books.

Ga: “Ba mhaith liom éisteacht leat cóir,” dúirt Siobhán go géar.
En: "I’d like to listen to you properly," Siobhán said intently.

Ga: “Ach bí lánsoiléir, tá neart le rá agam freisin.”
En: "But be clear, I have a lot to say too."

Ga: D'éist siad le gaoith na stoirme ag bagairt an búncair beag.
En: They listened to the storm winds threatening the small bunker.

Ga: Labhair Connor faoin gcaoi ar tharla an míthuiscint fhadó a chuir an bheirt acu as a chéile.
En: Connor talked about how a misunderstanding long ago had driven them apart.

Ga: Labhair sé as a chroí, agus leis sin, bhí an torann lasmuigh mar a bhí sé ag fuar siar.
En: He spoke from his heart, and with that, the noise outside seemed to calm.

Ga: Fhad is a bhí an plé ag dul ar aghaidh, chonaic Siobhán an cosán i dtreo na tuisceana.
En: As the conversation continued, Siobhán saw the path toward understanding.

Ga: D’iompaigh a intinn.
En: Her mind changed.

Ga: Bhí séasúr nua á fháil aici, in áiteanna nach raibh sí ag súil leis.
En: She was discovering a new season in places she didn’t expect.

Ga: Dhá uair an chloig ina dhiaidh sin, bhí an stoirm imithe.
En: Two hours later, the storm had passed.

Ga: D’eirigh éadrom sa seomra beag, agus bhí sé soiléir.
En: The small room brightened, and it was clear.

Ga: Bhí siad tar éis lorg slánú tríd an plé dílis.
En: They had sought healing through their earnest conversation.

Ga: “Beidh muid ceart go leor anois, nach beag sin?” a dúirt Siobhán go ciúin.
En: "We’ll be okay now, isn’t that right?" Siobhán said quietly.

Ga: “Sea,” arsa Connor.
En: “Yes,” Connor replied.

Ga: “Go n-éirí linn.”
En: “May we succeed.”

Ga: Chuimil siad a ngodoirí i gcoinne a chéile.
En: They rubbed their elbows against each other.

Ga: Anois, bhí siad ar chaoi sháriúil chun an cosán ar aghaidh le chéile a thógáil.
En: Now, they were in a great position to move forward together.

Ga: Ar stáitse an fhómhar, in ann a bhfuil de bháisteach ag plé, dáréir na aimsire, bhí an misean cumhachtach i gcomhair cuid den am a bhíodh caillte.
En: On the stage of autumn, amid the rain that was subsiding according to the weather, they embarked on a powerful mission to reclaim some of what was lost.

Ga: Ba iontach an lá a bhí ann, go deimhin, a thosaigh le stoirm agus a chríochnaigh le comhthuiscint úr.
En: It was indeed a remarkable day, one that started with a storm and ended with newfound understanding.


Vocabulary Words:

• autumn: fómhar
• weeping: gol
• beating: bualadh
• otherworldly: osréalach
• cheerful: áthas
• sanctuary: tearmann
• reflect: machnamh
• intently: go géar
• intrude: cur isteach
• puzzled: mearbhall
• cautiously: go cúramach
• conflict: comortas
• address: plé
• frost-edged: bearrtha
• sincerely: go croíúil
• preparation: ullmhaíochta
• properly: cóir
• misunderstanding: míthuiscint
• earnest: dílis
• darkened: éadrom
• healing: lorg slánú
• elbows: godoirí
• embarked: misean
• remarkable: iontach
• newfound: comhthuiscint úr
• subsiding: plé
• threatening: ag bagairt
• soaked: fliuch
• calm: socair
• unspoken: gan a phlé