Fluent Fiction - Irish: Cliffside Capers: A Comical Hike!
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/cliffside-capers-a-comical-hike

Story Transcript:

Ga: Lá breá geal a bhí ann nuair a shocraigh Seán agus Aoife ar siúlóid mhór a dhéanamh cois na hAille.
En: It was a beautiful, bright day when Seán and Aoife decided to go on a big hike along the Cliffs.

Ga: Is annamh a thugann an ghrian cuairt ar chósta an Iarthair, ach an lá seo bhí spéir ghorm le feiceáil agus teocht chompordach ag baint leis an aer.
En: The sun rarely visits the West coast, but this day the sky was blue and the temperature was comfortable.

Ga: Bhí cáil na hAille le fáil ar fud na tíre, ach ní raibh Seán ná Aoife riamh i láthair na hiontais seo roimhe.
En: The Cliffs were famous throughout the country, but neither Seán nor Aoife had ever witnessed these wonders before.

Ga: Shiúl siad go láidir, ag comhrá gan stad.
En: They walked strongly, conversing without stopping.

Ga: Bhí siad áthasach agus neirbhíseach araon roimh an eachtra.
En: They were both happy and nervous before the adventure.

Ga: Gan mhoill, bhí an chosán a lean siad ag éirí níos cúinge agus níos casta.
En: Soon enough, the path they followed became more narrow and complicated.

Ga: Bhí cnaipí deiridh an léarscáil agus an chompáis caillte i measc an díomá.
En: The trail markers and compass were lost among the disappointment.

Ga: Faoi dheireadh, d’aimsigh siad iad féin i bpáirc mhór le bóithre cam agus claíocha arda.
En: Finally, they found themselves in a big field with winding roads and tall cliffs.

Ga: "Aoife, féach! An bhfeiceann tú é sin?" arsa Seán go tobann, a shúile ag leathnú le hiontas.
En: "Aoife, look! Do you see that?" suddenly said Seán, his eyes widening in wonder.

Ga: Chas Aoife lena féachaint. "Cá bhfuil, Seán?" ar sise le glór éiginnte.
En: Aoife turned to look. "Where, Seán?" she said with a startled voice.

Ga: "An leipreachán! Tá sé ansin, taobh thiar den bhó mór buí." arsa Seán, agus é ag pointeáil go dána.
En: "The leprechaun! It's there, behind the big yellow cow," said Seán, pointing boldly.

Ga: "Ach, Seán..." thosaigh Aoife, ach bhí Seán imithe as a radharc cheana féin.
En: "But, Seán..." Aoife started, but Seán had already disappeared from her sight.

Ga: Sruthlaigh sé trasna na páirce agus iarracht ghabháil leis an 'leipreachán'.
En: He rushed across the field trying to catch the 'leprechaun'.

Ga: Bhain Aoife geit aisti agus chonaic sí Seán ag léim thar tuirling, ag titim in aghaidh an talaimh.
En: Aoife was startled and saw Seán leaping over a hedge, falling to the ground.

Ga: Bhí Aoife ag rith ina dhiaidh, a croí ag bualadh ina cliabh.
En: Aoife ran after him, her heart pounding in her chest.

Ga: Nuair a shroich sí é, bhí Seán ina shuí, é liteartha le láib agus féachaint chomh trua sin air go raibh gáire ag bristeadh amach aisti.
En: When she reached him, Seán was sitting, covered in mud and looking so pitiful that laughter broke out from her.

Ga: "Seán, nach tú atá glic!" arsa Aoife agus í ag tarraingt suas é.
En: "Seán, you're so clever!" said Aoife as she helped him up.

Ga: "Ní leipreachán é sin, ach bó!"
En: "That's not a leprechaun, but a cow!"

Ga: Bhí náire ar Sheáin agus é ag glanadh an láib dá bhríste.
En: Seán felt embarrassed as he cleaned the mud off his trousers.

Ga: "Bhuel, tá sé deacair a rá ón bhfad," arsa Seán ag iarraidh a stádas a choinneáil.
En: "Well, it's hard to tell from far away," said Seán trying to save face.

Ga: Le gáire eatarthu, shiúil an bheirt acu tríd an bpáirc, ag faire timpeall go cúramach an iarraidh ar an mbealach abhaile.
En: With laughter between them, the two of them walked through the field, carefully watching for the cow on the way home.

Ga: Tar éis uaireanta de shiúlóid agus fós le teann spraoi iontu, d’éirigh leo teacht ar an gcosán ceart a thug ar ais iad chuig sléibhte na hAille áille.
En: After hours of walking and still having fun, they managed to find the right path that led them back to the beautiful Cliffs.

Ga: Ag amharc siar ar an eachtra, gheall Seán agus Aoife go rachaidís ar aistear eile go luath – ach an uair seo, d’fhágfadh siad na leipreacháin i mbosca na scéalta sí.
En: Looking back on the adventure, Seán and Aoife promised they would go on another journey soon - but this time, they would leave the leprechauns in the land of fairytales.

Ga: Agus mar sin deireadh le lá a thosaigh le hiarracht ghabháil le haonrú ar bith, ach a chríochnaigh le cuimhní a bhí chomh fiáin agus chomh hálainn le haon seoda a bhí folaíte ar fud na hÉireann.
En: And so ended a day that began with an attempt to capture anything, but ended with memories that were as wild and beautiful as any treasure hidden throughout Ireland.


Vocabulary Words:

• beautiful: breá
• bright: geal
• hike: siúlóid
• Cliffs: na hAille
• rarely: níos lapála
• witnessed: chonaic
• strongly: láidir
• conversing: ag comhrá
• nervous: neirbhíseach
• narrow: cúinge
• complicated: casta
• markers: cnaipí
• compass: compás
• disappointment: díomá
• field: páirc
• roads: bóithre
• winding: cam
• yellow: buí
• startled: geit
• leprechaun: leipreachán
• boldly: dána
• clever: glic
• laughter: gáire
• embarrassed: náireach
• trousers: brístí
• far away: ón bhfad
• carefully: cúramach
• hours: uaireanta
• fun: spraoi
• journey: aistear