Cúpla le hÓgie Ó Ceilleachair
Caibidil a hAon Achoimre i mBéarla
Bhí Mairéad Uí Bhraonáin ina suí sa chistin ag smaoineamh ar a Mairéad Uí Bhraonáin was thinking about her
hiníonacha. Ba chúpla iad Éile agus Sharon. Bhí Éile daughters. Éile and Sharon were twins – Éile
díograiseach agus cairdiúil agus bhí suim mhór aici sa chispheil was hard-working and friendly and had a big
agus sa cheol. Bhí Sharon an-difriúil óna deirfiúr mar bhí suim interest in basketball/music. Sharon was very
different – make up, boys, fashion. Timmy,
aici sna buachaillí, sa smideadh agus san fhaisean. Ba
their father, was a teacher and trainer for
mhúinteoir meánscoile é a n-athair Timmy. Ba thraenálaí é ar
hurling team. Timmy Tíogair was his
an bhfoireann iománaíochta freisin agus “Timmy Tíogair” an nickname.
leasainm a thugadh air.
Caibidil a Dó
Bhí an chuma chéanna ar na cailíní go dtí gur bhain Sharon The girls had the same appearance until
triail as dath gruaige agus smideadh. Bhí Sharon ag crochadh Sharon tried out hair dye and make-up.
timpeall le daoine ón mbaile. Bhí sí ag pógadh Jack de Grás Sharon was hanging out with people from
(spraoithiománaí an bhaile) agus fuair sí hickey uaidh. Chaith town & kissing Jack de Grás. Éile spent a lot of
time with charlie (horse). Sharon was hard on
Éile a lán ama leis an gcapall Charlie. Bhí Sharon dian ar Éile.
Éile.
Caibidil a Trí
Dhúisigh Sharon go luath ar maidin chun fáil réidh don scoil Sharon woke early to get ready for school. She
(gruaig & éadaí). Bhí sé ar intinn aici bualadh le Jimmy ar chúl intended to meet Jimmy at the back of Scoil
scoil na mbráithre an mhaidin sin. Nuair a chuaigh sí go dtí an na mBráithre. When she went to the shed, she
bothán, chonaic sí a daid Timmy ag pógadh Blaithín de Clár. Bhí saw her dad kissing Blaithín. Éile was worried
about Sharon when she wasn’t in class.
Éile buartha faoi Sharon nuair nach raibh sí sa rang.
Caibidil a Ceathair
Bhí tuismitheoirí Sharon buartha fúithi. Oíche amháin, tháinig Sharon’s parents were worried about her. One
sí abhaile déanach agus chuala a teaghlach torann an chairr. night, she came home late and her family
Bhí Sharon ar meisce agus bhí a máthair ar buile. Chuaigh sí heard the sound of the car. Sharon was drunk
suas an staighre agus thosaigh sí ag gol. Chuala Éile í ach ní and her mother was angry. She went upstairs
and started crying. Éile heard her but didn’t
raibh fonn uirthi dul isteach chuici.
want to go into her.
Caibidil a Cúig
An chéad lá eile ar scoil, bhí Sharon chomh tinn le madra. The next day at school, Sharon was as sick as a
D’éirigh go maith le hÉile ar scoil mar d’oibrigh sí go dian ach ní dog. Éile got on well at school because she
raibh suim dá laghad ag Sharon inti. Sa rang tíreolaíochta, worked hard but Sharon had no interest. In
thosaigh sí ag pleidhcíocht- chaith sí mála scoile amach an Geography class, she started messing – she
threw a school bag out the window, glued the
fhuinneog, ghreamaigh sí an glantóir ar an gclár bán agus
whiteboard rubber to board and stole
ghoid sí na marcóirí sealadacha. Dúirt Éile go raibh deora i súile
whiteboard markers. Éile said there were
an mhúinteora ag deireadh an ranga. tears in the teacher’s eyes.
Caibidil a Sé
Bhí Sharon gan smacht. Bhí sí ag bualadh le buachaillí agus ag Sharon was out of control. She was meeting
ól gach oíche, nuair a thug a hathair íde béil di, dúirt sí leis go boys and drinking every night. When her dad
bhfaca sí é ag pógadh Blaithín de Clár. Thug a daid buille di gave out to her, she said that she saw him
trasna an leicinn. Bhí dioscó ar siúl oíche dé sathairn agus chuir kissing Blaithín. Her dad hit her across the
cheek. A disco was on Saturday night and she
sí iachaill ar a daid cead a thabhairt di dul. Ag am lóin, bhuail
forced her dad to give her permission to go.
siad le jack de gras agus cheannaigh sé tóitíní dóibh. D’iarr sí
Jack de Grás gave her cigarettes and vodka.
air buidéal vodca a cheannach don dioscó freisin. Thug Timmy Timmy gave her a lift to disco and met
síob do Sharon don dioscó agus bhuail sé le Blaithín de Clár. Blaithín.