{"id":3548,"date":"2009-04-22T22:12:47","date_gmt":"2009-04-22T21:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2017-02-21T22:33:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T22:33:46","slug":"an-fear-maith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/an-fear-maith\/","title":{"rendered":"An Fear Maith"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cathal-O-Searchaigh<\/a>
Cathal-O-Searchaigh agus aon buachaill boch a chiur se a lamh air…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cheannaigh s\u00e9 \u00e9ada\u00ed d\u00f3,
\nAgus ar a gcosa a chuir s\u00e9 br\u00f3ga,
\nToisc gur fear maith a bh\u00ed ann,
\nAgus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ag cabhr\u00fa le na fir \u00f3ga.
\nAnois i Nepal deoranta,
\nSt\u00e1it leath sl\u00ed timpeall an domhain,
\nChuaigh s\u00e9 ar a laethanta saoire,
\n\u2018Gus d\u2019aimsigh a tinte\u00e1n le na daoine ann.
\nScr\u00edobh s\u00e9 d\u00e1nta faoi a bhaile f\u00e9in,
\nNa cnoic airde D\u00fan na nGall, is fearr \u00e9,
\nCheannaigh an comhairle teach soar \u00f3 costas d\u00f3,
\nAgus thug s\u00e9 a ph\u00e1ip\u00e9ir\u00ed don leabharlann ar son staire \u00e9.
\nI ndiaidh c\u00fapla blianta deasa,
\nTh\u00e1inig bean shall uair amh\u00e1in,
\nThaitin saol an file l\u00e9i,
\nBh\u00ed suim aici ar son na scann\u00e1in.
\nChonaic s\u00ed an obair a bh\u00ed \u00f3s a c\u00f3ir,
\nAgus d\u2019fhear amh\u00e1in cheanna\u00edodh teach,
\nIn a aigne n\u00edl an bhean s\u00e1sta,
\nN\u00ed dh\u00e9adfadh l\u00e9i an br\u00f3n a chailli\u00fant amach is amach.
\nN\u00edor chabhair s\u00e9 le cail\u00edn\u00ed \u2013 buachaill\u00ed amh\u00e1in,
\nN\u00ed rabhadar sean, ach fir \u00f3ga,
\nNuair a cheistigh s\u00ed an file d\u00fairt s\u00e9
\nGo raibh an ceart aici, b\u2019fhearr leis iad a ph\u00f3gadh.
\nIn a leapa a bh\u00edodar ag codladh,
\nFear \u2018is fear, t\u00e1 s\u00e9 ceada\u00edthe aniar, aniar,
\nAn doras oscailte tr\u00edd na ho\u00edche,
\nAgus gach focail uaidh f\u00edor.
\nNuair a chonaic na daoine an scann\u00e1n,
\nIs i saol O\u2019 Searcaigh a d\u2019fh\u00e9achadar isteach,
\nGo f\u00ed\u00e1n a bh\u00edodar ag glaoch,
\nNuair a th\u00e1inig an scann\u00e1n amach.
\nD\u00faireadar nach raibh s\u00e9 ceart,
\nAg tabhairt cabhair ar t\u00e1ille gn\u00e9is,
\nN\u00edor thug s\u00e9 cabhair do bhean n\u00f3 chail\u00edn,
\nFir \u00f3ga amh\u00e1in, gan c\u00e1ip\u00e9is.
\nDar liomsa, i m\u2019aignse,
\nN\u00edl s\u00e9 ceart ar chor ar bith,
\nN\u00ed fear maith \u00e9,
\nD\u2019\u00fasaid s\u00e9 na fir bochta seo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cheannaigh s\u00e9 \u00e9ada\u00ed d\u00f3, Agus ar a gcosa a chuir s\u00e9 br\u00f3ga, Toisc gur fear maith a bh\u00ed ann, Agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ag cabhr\u00fa le na fir \u00f3ga. Anois i Nepal deoranta, St\u00e1it leath sl\u00ed timpeall an domhain, Chuaigh s\u00e9 ar a laethanta saoire, \u2018Gus d\u2019aimsigh a tinte\u00e1n le na …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,53,55,54,935,233],"tags":[3510,3507,3030,3509,3508],"class_list":["post-3548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catholic-church-scandals","category-civil-rights","category-current-affairs-in-ireland","category-ireland","category-irish-language-poetry","category-writers","tag-aos-dana","tag-cathal-o-searchaigh","tag-child-abuse","tag-file","tag-gneas","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Ve","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":697,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/amach-a-thainig-siad\/","url_meta":{"origin":3548,"position":0},"title":"Amach a Th\u00e1inig Siad","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"23rd September 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Amach as an uisce a th\u00e1inig siad, Sheas siad ar an talamh, Gach \u00e9in, gach duine, gach rud \u00c1it \u00e9igin \u00f3n Moll Theas go Gallimh. 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