Monday, October 31, 2011

Samhain ar bhaile?

Chuir mé cuairt ar na hÉireann coise tinne go Maigh Nuad dhá bliain ó shin. D'inis mé faoi é anseo. Ar feadh Oíche Shamhna, chonaic mé cat dubh ag trasna mo bealach in aice leis an droichead ard!

Ar bhaile, ní bhíonn a tharlaíonn sé i bhfad níos go hiondiúl. Níor thainig paistí ar ár tstráid ciúin mar riall. Ina theannta sin, thóg muid geata adhmaid nua os comhair ár dteach an tsamraidh seo!

Scríobhím seo roimh oíche eile, go fírinne. Ní mor dom mar go agam a bheidh ag taisteal ar mo bhaile ina gCathair na hÁingeal ar ais ag imeall Naomh Críos an trathnona ar leith sin.  Beidh mé tar éis labhairt go An Chomdháil Mheiricéanach do Léann do Éireann i Naomh Seosamh in aice leis Naomh Críos.


Ina dhaidh sin, beidh muid  tar éis fanacht trasna ó ár gcairde Bob agus Críos. Beidh Bob ag ceiliúradh a lá breithe. Chéiliúr mé mo breithe-lá leo Mheithimh seo caite, agus an Meitheamh roimh!


Dá bhrí sin, nílim go cinnte faoi ag insint agaibh anois. Níl fhíos agam fós cad a tharlóidh níos mó ansiud. Ach, tá veigeatóirí Bob agus Críos más rud é nach faoi dhraíocht. Mar sin féin, is féidir é a chinntiú go mbíonn agaibh de réir an áit álainn agus draíochtach suas ann.


Halloween at home?

I paid a rainy Irish visit to Maynooth two years ago. I told about it here. During the night of Samhain {Halloween}, I saw a black cat crossing my way near a high bridge!

At home, not much happens out of the ordinary as a custom. Children do not come on our quiet street as a rule. Moreover, we built a new wooden gate in front of our house this summer!

I am writing about this another night, in truth. I must do this since I will be traveling to my home in Los Angeles back from near Santa Cruz that particular night.  I will have spoken to the American Conference for Irish Studies in San José near Santa Cruz.

Afterwards, we will have stayed across from our friends Bob and Chris. Bob will have celebrated his birthday. I celebrated my birthday with them this past June, and the June before!

As a result, I'm not sure what to tell you all about now. I do not know about what else will happen up there.  But, Bob and Chris are vegetarians, if not under a spell. All the same, I can assure you all about the lovely, enchanting place up there.

(Cartún le/Cartoon by Mark Parisi.)

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