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Hidden Symbols: A Journey into Oileán Acla's Past
Fluent Fiction - Irish: Hidden Symbols: A Journey into Oileán Acla's Past
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Bhí ceo éadrom ag snámh go ciúin thar Sráidbhaile Fágtha ar Oileán Acla, áit ina raibh na tithe cloiche ársa á bhfulaingt ag an aimsir agus an am.
En: A light fog was quietly drifting over Sráidbhaile Fágtha on Oileán Acla, where the ancient stone houses were being weathered by the weather and time.
Ga: Tháinig Aoife, Ronan agus Cillian, triúr daltaí ar a raibh suim sa stair, ar an turas scoile seo chun taighde a dhéanamh ar na fothracha dosháraithe seo.
En: Aoife, Ronan, and Cillian, three students with an interest in history, were on this school trip to conduct research on these indomitable ruins.
Ga: Bhí Ronan beagáinín cúthail agus ciúin.
En: Ronan was a bit shy and quiet.
Ga: Ní raibh sé ag iarraidh i bhfad a rá lena chairde.
En: He didn't want to say much to his friends.
Ga: Ach bhí tine i gcroí Ronan, grá domhain don stair agus fiosracht dá chuid oidhreachta féin.
En: But there was a fire in Ronan's heart, a deep love for history and a curiosity about his own heritage.
Ga: Bhí sé ag súil le rud éigin speisialta a aimsiú anseo, rud a d'fhéadfadh sé a roinnt lena chomhscoláirí.
En: He hoped to find something special here, something he could share with his classmates.
Ga: Bhí na tithe cloiche mar thostóirí na gaotha measctha le scéalta ó am an-fhada ó shin.
En: The stone houses were silent witnesses to the winds mixed with stories from a very long time ago.
Ga: Thóg Ronan a nótaí agus rinne sé scrúdú fairsing ar na háiteanna ina rabhamar.
En: Ronan took his notes and conducted an extensive examination of the places we were in.
Ga: Bhí Aoife agus Cillian ag súgradh thart, ag gáire is ag pleidhcíocht i measc na fothrach.
En: Aoife and Cillian were playing around, laughing and messing about among the ruins.
Ga: D'eist Ronan le fuaimeanna ciúine na gaoithe, ag tabhairt faoi deara an ciúnas nach raibh a chomhthumblachtaí in ann a bhrath.
En: Ronan listened to the quiet sounds of the wind, noting the silence that his companions could not perceive.
Ga: Ach bhí an t-am ag éag.
En: But time was running out.
Ga: Bhí an múinteoir ag glaoch ar na daltaí fanacht in aice lena chéile.
En: The teacher was calling for the students to stay close together.
Ga: Bhí an brú le sonrú ar Ronan a fháil rud suntasach in tamall gearr.
En: The pressure was on Ronan to find something significant in a short amount of time.
Ga: I bhfad níos faide i gcúl na tithe cloiche, shocraigh Ronan dul ar ais ón ngrúpa.
En: Much farther back among the stone houses, Ronan decided to break away from the group.
Ga: Bhí fiosracht nach féidir a shásamh ann.
En: There was an insatiable curiosity within him.
Ga: D'fhan na focail an múinteora ina intinn, "Ná fágaigí ón ngrúpa," ach ní raibh sé in ann an deis seo a ligean thar bráid.
En: The teacher's words lingered in his mind, "Don't stray from the group," but he couldn't let this opportunity pass by.
Ga: Bhain sé amach áit áit nach ndeachaigh na daltaí eile.
En: He reached a spot where the other students hadn't gone.
Ga: Tháinig sé ar chloch le siombailí greanta air nach bhfuair sé tada i leabhair staire ná i ndoiciméid ar leith.
En: He came across a stone carved with symbols that he hadn't found in any history books or specific documents.
Ga: Bhí lineálacha gleoite ann agus rúndiamhair ag taitneamh as.
En: There were beautiful lines and a mystery shining from th
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