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Beidh cónaí orainn i Ros Láir, Loch Garman – ar dtús, ar a laghad. Tá féidearthacht ann go mbeidh mé ag déanamh PhD leis an tSaotharlann Foghraíochta agus Urlabhra i gColáiste na Tríonóide – na daoine a chruthaigh Abair agus Éist. Táim sách ar bís faoi sin!

Downsizing for the move to Ireland continues. I just gave away my old archery books to an eager young fellow. That’s on top of the Cantonese and Zen books I already gave away. A lifetime of interests that probably won’t be revisited.

Táim fós ag fáil réidh le rudaí don bhogadh go hÉirinn. Thug mé mo leabhair ar bhoghdóireacht d’fhear óg díocasach. Sin leis na leabhair ar an gCantainis agus ar an Zen a thug mé uaim cheana. Saol suimeanna nach dtabharfar cuairt orthu arís, is dócha.

Our floors are being restored soon (re-sanded and re-varnished). We were planning on staying in our “Sleepout” during the work, without a proper kitchen or bathroom, but my good friend Anne suggested AirBNB. Luckily I found a reasonably cheap place in our area that allows dogs.

Beidh ár n-urlár athchóirithe go luath (athghreanáilte agus athvearnáilte). Bhí sé i gceist againn fanacht san “Sleepout” againn le linn na hoibre, gan chistin ná seomra folctha ceart, ach mhol mo chara dlúth AirBNB dom. Fuair mé áit shaor inár gceantar féin a ghlacann le madraí.

The thieves came back. This time, my motorbike wasn’t there and they attacked my car. Fortunately my neighbour saw them jumping over the gate and called the Police. The Police helicopter followed their car and one of them was arrested. A forensics expert came by to collect evidence.

D’fhill na gadaithe. An uair seo, ní raibh mo ghluaisrothar ann agus rinne siad ionsaí ar mo charr. Chonaic mo chomharsa iad ag léim thar an ngeata agus ghlaoigh sé ar na Gardaí. Lean an héileacaptar na nGardaí a gcarr agus gabhadh duine acu. Tháinig saineolaí fóiréinseach chun fianaise a bhailiú.

I finally finished “Buille Marfach” (Anna Heussaff 2010). Perhaps I was too busy with other things, but I struggled to get into it: I didn't care about the shallow characters or which of them was guilty. I would say her later book “Sa Pholl Báite” (2023) is much better.

Faoi dheireadh, chríochnaigh mé “Buille Marfach” (Anna Heussaff 2010) ach níor éirigh liom dul i ngleic leis: níor chuir na carachtair éadomhain ná an cheist cé acu a bhí ciontach suim ionam. Déarfainn go bhfuil a leabhar níos déanaí “Sa Pholl Báite” (2023) i bhfad níos fearr.

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There is a young fellow (or at least a lot younger than me) at my pole studio who wears three pairs of underwear when he trains.

Perhaps he is very shy, or maybe he has a tendency to get unexpected erections.

It has been a very long time since I've had this problem myself!

Tá buachaill óg (nó ar a laghad i bhfad níos óige ná mise) i mo stiúideo cuaille a chaitheann trí phéire fo-éadaí nuair atá sé ag traenáil.

B’fhéidir go bhfuil sé an-chúthail, nó b’fhéidir go mbíonn claonadh aige tógáil gan choinne a fháil.

Is tamall fada ó bhí an fhadhb seo agam féin!

I stuck with it, but felt a while ago that it had become a bit of a pantomime- especially all the Mycogen nonsense.

Not very happy with the season ending of Foundation on Apple TV. They killed off the most compelling characters, and kept the most tiresome one.

Níl mé sásta le deireadh den tséasúr de ‘An Fhondúireacht’ ar Apple TV. Mharaigh siad na carachtair ba tharraingtí agus choinnigh siad an carachtar ba thuirsiúla.
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Seachnaígí na fóin phóca a phaca diabhal!

Do you have the right to complain when you are a victim of a culture you helped cultivate?

An bhfuil ceart agat gearán a dhéanamh nuair is íospartach thú de chultúr a chabhraigh tú le saothrú?

How easy it is for some people to ignore hate speech, when they are not the target of it.

Cé chomh héasca is atá sé do dhaoine áirithe neamhaird a dhéanamh de chainte fhuatha, nuair nach iad féin atá mar sprioc di.”

How easy it is for some people to ignore hatred, as long as they are not the target.

It emerged that the scoundrels were trying to steal my motorcycle. They attacked the ignition system, but luckily there is not much damage and I gave their registration number to the police.

Tháinig sé chun solais go raibh na bithiúnaigh ag iarraidh mo ghluaisrothar a ghoid. Rinne siad ionsaí ar an gcóras adhainte, ach ar ámharaí an tsaoil níl mórán damáiste déanta agus thug mé a n-uimhir chlárúcháin do na Gardaí.

This morning, when I returned home from an errand, there was a large van parked in my driveway. My dogs were barking wildly from the window. Inside, two shady-looking tattooed men. They said they had come to buy designer sunglasses — but the address was wrong. Happily they left without incident.

Ar maidin inniu, nuair a d’fhill mé ó chuairt, bhí veain mhór i mo chabhsa agus na madraí ag tafann go fiáin ón bhfuinneog. Istigh, beirt fhear tatuáilte le cuma amhrasach. Dúirt siad gur tháinig siad chun spéaclaí gréine dearthóra a cheannach — ach bhí an seoladh mícheart. D’imigh siad gan eachtra.

Up early this morning for a Q&A session on Zoom with Darach Ó Scólaí, author of the excellent novel Bódléar. It would make a great film, but we'll probably have to wait a while longer before there’s appetite for another story about colourful, isolated Irish people.

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I mo shuí go moch do sheisiún Q&A ar Zoom le @darachoscolai.bsky.social, údar an úrscéil den scoth Bódléar. Scannán iontach a bheadh ann, ach is dócha go gcaithfimid fanacht tamall eile sula mbeidh fonn ar an bpobal scéal eile faoi Éireannaigh ildaite iargúlta.
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Up early this morning for a Q&A session on Zoom with Darach Ó Scólaí, author of the excellent novel Bódléar. It would make a great film, but we'll probably have to wait a while before there’s an appetite for another story about eccentric, isolated Irish people.

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