San am i láthair/ These Days

Cnuasach filíochta

le daltaí Choláiste Mhuire, Cabrach

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Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas ó chroí a dhéanamh le chuile dhuine a bhí páirteach sa togra iontach seo. Tréaslaím leis na múinteoirí a spreag an oiread sin dár scríbhneoirí óga le dul i mbun pinn. Tá breis is seasca dán sa chnuasach rí-shuimiúil seo, agus léiríonn sé seo an gaisce as cuimse atá déanta ag an Mháistreás Nic Con Ultaigh, eagarthóir an fhoilseacháin.

Tá moladh go hard na spéire tuillte ag na scoláirí go léir a scríobh dánta do Lá na Filíochta. Tuilleadh biseach oraibh! Deirtear go múineann gá seift agus níl amhras ar bith faoi ach go bhfuil scoláirí Choláiste Mhuire idir sheiftiúil agus chruthaitheach. Is léir ó na saothair sa bhailiúchán seo go bhfuil spiorad speisialta Choláiste Mhuire beo beathach. Ná déanaimis dearmad, le linn na saolta neamhchoitianta, dúshlánacha seo ach go háirithe, ní neart go cur le chéile.

Focal ón bPríomhoide

Heartiest congratulations to everyone involved in this wonderful project. I commend the teachers who succeeded in inspiring so many students to take up the pen. There are more than 60 poems in this fascinating anthology and this illustrates the height of the feat which has been achieved by its editor, an Mháistreás Nic Con Ultaigh.

All the students who wrote poems for Lá na Filíochta are worthy of the highest praise. Very well done to one and all! It is said that necessity is the mother of invention and there is no doubting that Coláiste Mhuire's students are both inventive and creative. It is evident from all the works in this collection that the special Coláiste Mhuire spirit prevails. Let us not forget, especially during these unusual and challenging times, we can only realise our true strength by working together.

Oisín Mac Eoin - Príomhoide

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Ar Lá na Filíochta, déanaimid ceiliúradh ar an gcumhacht a bhaineann le focail. Tá siad an-tábhachtach sna laethanta dúshlánacha seo ach go háirithe. Cuireann siad cruth ar ár n-eispéireas saoil agus spreagann siad léargais nua. Tugann focail na ndaltaí sa chnuasach seo cruth do dheacrachtaí na linne seo le dóchas, éadóchas agus greann. Buíochas ó chroí leis na daltaí a sheol dánta isteach agus leis na múinteoirí Gaeilge agus Béarla a scaip an scéal, a bhailigh dánta agus a rinne eagarthóireacht orthu.

Coinnigh an misneach! Mar a luann cuid mhór de na dánta táimid uilig le chéile. Dhá fhad an oíche, tagann an lá. 

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On Poetry Day, we celebrate the power of words. Words are especially important right now in these fraught times. They give shape to our experience and help shift perspectives. The students’ words in this poetry collection give shape to the difficulty of this challenging time, with notes of hope, despair and humour. Sincere thanks to the students who contributed, and the English and Irish teachers who spread the word, collected poems and edited them.
 
Hold fast. As many of you mentioned in your poems, we’re all in this together. This too shall pass.

N. Nic Con Ultaigh

This project was inspired by our participation in the scheme 'Creative Schools' which seeks to put the arts and creativity at the heart of young people's lives.

Bliain a hAon

San am i láthair

Ag dul síos an bóthar,
Ar nós carr gan aon mhótar,
Ag éisteacht leis na héin,
I gcónaí liom féin.

Gan tacaíocht liom,
Gan aon chairde agam,
Éist liom duine!!
Thart timpeall na cruinne!

An bhfuil tusa mar an gcéanna?
Mar nach bhfeiceann tú solas na gréine?
Tá na laethannta leadránach,
Ag déanamh mo dhícheall, áfach

San am i láthair,
Caithfimid a bheith grámhar,
Tá rudaí an-difriúil,
Ná faigh leithsciúil!!

Coimead do shláinte, fan dearfach,
Smaoinigh ar do shláinte mheabhrach,
Ceapann tú nach bhfuil aon duine mar an gcéanna,
Ach smaoinigh arís, mar táimid uilig le chéile,
San am i láthair!!

-      Conor Mac Alcóc, 1P

I am the Earth

I am the earth
I am your home
But you destroy
My skin and bone,
But I forgive
And I forget
And let you live,
But I regret.

Do you realize
I am your only hope,
Don’t stand and mope,
I need saving,
It’s up to you,
This is what I need you to do.

Clean the waters,
Free of your mess,
Along with your unkindness,
To animals, yourself and me,
Let us be set free.

No more plastic,
And no more waste,
Because I am fading away,
at a fast pace,
I need love,
And I need care,
Because you are
polluting my air.

- Clár Ní Dhónaill, 1P