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Fluent Fiction - Irish: Rebirth in Éire: Building Community in the Eye of the Storm
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Ga: I lár an tsamhraidh, an chuid is fuaire den bhliain, d’ardaigh an ghrian ar bhristeach seanthurmaid farraige in aice le cósta na hÉireann.
En: In the middle of summer, the coldest part of the year, the sun rose over a weathered old sea tower near the coast of Éire.

Ga: Tionól lucht na dtonn mhór ar fud an chuain a d'fhág an solas ar lasadh fós ar na casáin amach as an ngnáthdhuine.
En: The peak wave-watchers gathered around the cove, leaving the light still aglow on paths outside the average person's reach.

Ga: Niamh, Ronan, agus Cillian ní raibh siad i gcuideachta na farraige ach amháin; bhí aidhm agus sprioc níos mó acu - pobal nua a chruthú i ndiaidh an tobchnaoi a réab an domhan a chaith siad roimhe seo.
En: Niamh, Ronan, and Cillian weren't just in the company of the sea; they had a bigger aim and goal - to create a new community after the upheaval that tore apart the world they knew before.

Ga: Ba í Niamh an ceannaire gan láithreas an fhoireann.
En: Niamh was the team's unseen leader.

Ga: Bhí súil inti a las amarach ar dhaoine, cé go raibh uafás na n-amanna caite ag á thost fóirmitheach.
En: She possessed a light in her eyes that shone on people, despite the horrors of the past forming a quiet strength within her.

Ga: Ní raibh a buíon mór, ach bhí croí mór ann.
En: Their group wasn't large, but in it beat a big heart.

Ga: Bhí Ronan gleasach, suas á léamh mar úsáideach agus def-minded.
En: Ronan was agile, always read as useful and purpose-driven.

Ga: Bhíodh sé dílis do Niamh, cé nach raibh sé cinnte faoi chlár nua na pobail a chruthú.
En: He was loyal to Niamh, although he was unsure about the new community-building plan.

Ga: Ansin bhí Cillian ann, an nua-thagtha, an coinneal gníomhach d’ainm níochán.
En: Then there was Cillian, the newcomer, the vivid candle of the group.

Ga: Ba é an dreamóir a raibh a d'iarracht ar an domhan a fheabhsú agus athruithe dearfacha a thabhairt.
En: He was the dreamer trying to improve the world and bring about positive changes.

Ga: Chuir Niamh bricfeasta ar fáil as an mbia a fuarthas sa seanaimh bholg aoibhneach.
En: Niamh prepared breakfast from food found in the old comforting belly of the lighthouse.

Ga: Bhí sí féin áit foscaithe a chruthú i gcroílár an tsolais séidte, áit inar féidir dare le chéile go mbeidh siad sábháilte agus nach mbeidh isea ag amárach.
En: She was set on creating a refuge in the heart of the sweeping light, a place where they dared believe they'd be safe and not worry about tomorrow.

Ga: Mhothaigh Ronan imní faoi conas a bheadh go leor ann le pobal a bheathú.
En: Ronan felt anxious about how they would have enough to feed a community.

Ga: Ní fhéadfadh sé a chur ina luí do Niamh go mb’fhéidir go rabhamar ag fulaingt.
En: He couldn't convince Niamh that they might be in need.

Ga: Bhí plean mór ag Cillian.
En: Cillian had a big plan.

Ga: bhí sé ag iarraidh bia a fhás ar an talamh bogach in aice láimhe agus an teach solais a fheabhsú lena n-chumhacht leictreachas féin a sholáthar.
En: He wanted to grow food on the nearby boggy land and enhance the lighthouse to generate its own electricity.

Ga: Bhí sé dibhse grinn - ní raibh féile na réaltaí déanta aige fós mar is cuas rí níor shil go bhféadfaí é a cháineadh.
En: He was sharply astute - he hadn’t ventured to make himself indispensable, as he didn't think criticism possible.