Fluent Fiction - Irish: Cian and the Brú Fairies: Reviving Samhain Spirits
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Bhí fuacht an fhómhair le mothú san aer.
En: The chill of autumn could be felt in the air.

Ga: Bhí duilliúr órga agus rua ag clúdach tírghné álainn na Bru, nó Newgrange.
En: Golden and red foliage covered the beautiful landscape of na Brú, or Newgrange.

Ga: Bhí an samhradh imithe agus bhí samhain buailte linn.
En: Summer had passed, and Samhain was upon us.

Ga: Bhí Cian ag siúl ar chosáin sheanda.
En: Cian was walking on ancient paths.

Ga: Ba bhí iomaí scéalta a chuala sé faoina scrín ársa seo, áit a gcreideann daoine go bhfuil na síoga fós ag fanacht go misniúil.
En: He had heard many stories about this ancient shrine, a place where people believe the fairies still wait bravely.

Ga: Sa sráidbhaile, bhí brón agus imní ar dhaoine.
En: In the village, people were sad and worried.

Ga: Bhí galar mistéireach ag leathadh.
En: A mysterious disease was spreading.

Ga: Ní raibh faoiseamh le fáil ón leigheas nua-aimseartha.
En: Modern medicine offered no relief.

Ga: An dtiocfadh deireadh leis an bhféile mhór, Samhain, gan ceiliúradh?
En: Would the great festival, Samhain, pass without celebration?

Ga: Bhí an Saoire seo rí-thábhachtach, tráth le hamharc siar agus ádh a lorg don todhchaí.
En: This holiday was extremely important, a time to look back and seek fortune for the future.

Ga: Bhí Cian ina fhear cneasta agus eolach ar luibheanna.
En: Cian was a kind man and knowledgeable about herbs.

Ga: Bhí oidhreacht na seanacha ag rith fríd a bheith.
En: The heritage of the ancients ran through his being.

Ga: Bhí a chuid smaointe ag rith.
En: His thoughts were racing.

Ga: Conas a chabhróidh sé leis an sráidbhaile?
En: How could he help the village?

Ga: Níor glacadh go fonnmhar lena leigheasanna luibhe aige.
En: His herbal remedies were not readily accepted.

Ga: Bhí daoine lán de amhras ach b'fhearra dó iarracht a dhéanamh.
En: People were full of doubt, but he decided it was better to try.

Ga: Bhí plean nua ag teacht chun cinn i gcuimhne Cian.
En: A new plan was forming in Cian's mind.

Ga: Bhí deimhneacht aige go bhféadfadh sé freagraí a fháil i bhfostaíocht síoga na Bru.
En: He was certain he could find answers through the employment of the Brú fairies.

Ga: Ar oíche Shamhna, bhí neamhghnáthach a dhéanamh i mbosca crosta.
En: On Halloween night, something unusual was stirring within a twisted box.

Ga: Bhí fial faoi réaltaí sa spéir.
En: The sky was generous with stars.

Ga: Chuaigh Cian isteach i lár an seansuma.
En: Cian entered the center of the ancestral mound.

Ga: Chuala a chroí an tost.
En: His heart heard the silence.

Ga: Os a chionn, bhí engravings ársa ag caint ceolmhar leis.
En: Above him, ancient engravings musically spoke.

Ga: Bhí sé ag caitheamh deataigh ó moirtéal an dúchais.
En: Smoke rose from a traditional mortar.

Ga: Ghlac na spiorada leis ann.
En: The spirits embraced him there.

Ga: Bhí íomhánna glé ag lasadh thar an áit agus bhí mar sholas treorach ann.
En: Vivid images flashed over the place, serving as guiding lights.

Ga: Bhí guth ciúin ag moladh.
En: A quiet voice advised him.

Ga: Duine ar thuirsí cosúil lena sheanmháthair a thugas dó í féin mar aingeal ag léamh.
En: Someone weary, like his grandmother, who appeared to him as an angel reading.

Ga: "Léamh na gcuimhní," b'iad a d'fhreagair.
En: "Read the memories," they replied.

Ga: Chuala sé an fhírinne.
En: He heard the truth.

Ga: Bhí rún i dtaisce i leabhar a sheanmháthair, i foscadh agus an foirmle ceart dá ghéarchéim.
En: A secret was hidden in a book by his grandmother, containing the right formula for his crisis.

Ga: D'fhill Cian ar an mbaile le curfá fostaíochta.
En: Cian returned to the village with a chant of employment.

Ga: Mhúscail a dhiongbháilteacht muinín a ndaoine féin agus chuir deireadh leis an galar.
En: His determination awakened confidence in his people and put an end to the disease.

Ga: Bhí áthas an margaidh luaineach san sráidbhaile.
En: There was joy in the bustling market of the village.

Ga: Ag deireadh na hoíche Samhain, bhí na deireadh an-bhuíoch.
En: By the end of the Samhain night, their loneliness was diminishing and they were thriving.

Ga: Bhí muinín níos mó ag Cian anois agus ghlac an pobal leis.
En: Cian now had more confidence, and the community accepted him.

Ga: Thugann sé na seanchumhachtaí chun cinn taitneamh a bhaint as an nua.
En: He brought forward the ancient powers to enjoy anew.

Ga: D'fhoghlaim Cian gur féidir an éagsúlacht san am atá caite a thabhairt chun aird in éineacht le meastacháin nua.
En: Cian learned that the diversity of the past could be acknowledged together with new understandings.

Ga: Bhí thuilleadh muiníne aige as féin agus a áit ina phobal.
En: He had more self-confidence and a place in his community.

Ga: Bhí creideamh acu go léir san Ancient wisdom leis an gcinneadh.
En: They all had faith in ancient wisdom with the decision.

Ga: Rugadh an ceiliúradh Shamhain, gach duine i míoréalacht agus sanatus tuithe.
En: The Samhain celebration was reborn, everyone in wonder and rural health.


Vocabulary Words:

• chill: fuacht
• autumn: fómhair
• foliage: duilliúr
• landscape: tírghné
• ancient: ársa
• shrine: scrín
• bravely: misniúil
• mysterious: mistéireach
• celebration: ceiliúradh
• festival: féile
• knowledgeable: eolach
• heritage: oidhreacht
• remedies: leigheasanna
• doubt: amhras
• employment: fostaíocht
• ancestral mound: seansuma
• engraving: engraving
• mortars: moirtéal
• spirits: spiorada
• vivid: glé
• guiding: treorach
• formula: foirmle
• crisis: géarchéim
• determination: diongbháilteacht
• bustling: luaineach
• loneliness: uaigneas
• self-confidence: muiníne
• diversity: éagsúlacht
• understanding: meastacháin
• wisdom: fírinne