Fluent Fiction - Irish: The Vanished Canvas: A Tale of Art and Redemption
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Story Transcript:

Ga: I lár an fhómhair, bhí scamall liath ag cromadh os cionn na cathrach Dín Geineal.
En: In the middle of autumn, a gray cloud loomed over the city of Dín Geineal.

Ga: Bhí sé fuar.
En: It was cold.

Ga: Bhí an ghaoth aniar aduaidh ag séideadh trí na sráideanna caola mar a bheadh scéalaí dólásach ann, ag fiosraigh scéalta rúnda gach cúinne.
En: The northwesterly wind blew through the narrow streets like a sorrowful storyteller, investigating the secret tales of every corner.

Ga: In aice leis an traid ar an mbóthar mór, bhí dánlann bheag a raibh a h-anam féin aici.
En: Beside the main road, there was a small gallery with a soul of its own.

Ga: Bhí Cormac mar bhainisteoir uirthi.
En: Cormac was the manager.

Ga: Fear a bhí ann a raibh meas air ón phobal áitiúil. Bhí sé i gcónaí ag lorg ealaíontóirí nua a d'fhéadfadh éisteacht lena saothar a fháil.
En: He was a man respected by the local community, always on the lookout for new artists with work worthy of attention.

Ga: Lá amháin, tháinig Niamh, ealaíontóir óg as cathair na Gaillimhe, isteach sa dánlann le súil is go dtabharfadh an farraige agus an tírdhreach na smaointe ceart di.
En: One day, Niamh, a young artist from the city of Galway, came into the gallery hoping that the sea and landscape would inspire the right thoughts in her.

Ga: Níorbh fhada go raibh Niamh cáiliúil lasmuigh di féin mar gheall ar a pictiúr ar leith—léiriú breá ar an dtír-raon áitiúil, taispeántach de ghlór an Atlantaigh agus de dhathanna an fhómhair.
En: It wasn't long before Niamh became renowned beyond herself for her unique painting—a beautiful depiction of the local terrain, capturing the voice of the Atlantic and the colors of autumn.

Ga: Bhí an pictiúr sin crochta go bródúil ar bhalla an dánlann, ach lá amháin, nuair a chuaigh Niamh ann, ní raibh ann ach rian folamh den fhráma.
En: The painting hung proudly on the gallery wall, but one day when Niamh visited, there was only the empty outline of the frame.

Ga: D’éirigh a croí trom.
En: Her heart grew heavy.

Ga: Bhí aidhm aici an pictiúr a fháil ar ais, ach bhí eagla uirthi go mbeadh daoine ag caoineadh a cuid oibre más rud é go raibh siad cuntasach as an slándáil a bhriseadh.
En: She aimed to get the painting back but feared people would blame her for the security breach.

Ga: Is ansin, i lár a machnaimh, gurbh fhearr di a bheith mionna faoi.
En: In the midst of her pondering, she decided to confide.

Ga: Chuaigh sí go dtí Cormac, lena súil an eolas agus na gnathanna áitiúla a roinnt.
En: She went to Cormac, hoping to gather information and local habits.

Ga: Chuir Cormac lámh ina láimh léi, agus dubairt sé, "Ní bheimis ag cur suas le robáil den chineál seo ar do chuid saothair.
En: Cormac took her hand and said, "We will not tolerate such theft of your work.

Ga: Tá tuillte ag do phictiúr a bheith slán."
En: Your painting deserves to be safe."

Ga: D'éirigh Niamh níos muiníní agus thosnaigh ar an gcuardach le Cormac.
En: Niamh grew more confident and began the search with Cormac.

Ga: Le himeacht ama, fuair siad roinnt leideanna.
En: Over time, they found some clues.

Ga: Bhí cúpla focal cáinte sa phobal le déanaí faoi ealaíontóir eile a bhain triail as, ach nach raibh chomh rathúil agus Niamh sa taispeántas céanna.
En: There had been recent rumors in the community about another artist who had tried but failed to succeed as much as Niamh in the same exhibition.

Ga: Lá amháin, i lár an trí bliana síos, tháinig Niamh agus Cormac trasna ar scéal faoi rival ealaíontóir chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar a ngníomhas.
En: One day, three years later, Niamh and Cormac stumbled upon a story about this rival artist and confronted them.

Ga: Ar deireadh, le gáir áitimh, admhaigh an rival an gníomh, agus chuir Niamh síos ar stráice cáise sa scríobhán síos i gcófra láimhe.
En: Eventually, with a plea, the rival admitted the deed, and Niamh found a note hidden in a suitcase.

Ga: Fuair sí an pictiúr.
En: She recovered the painting.

Ga: Uair úd, bhraith sí go raibh a saothar féin fíorluachmhar.
En: At that moment, she felt her work truly valuable.

Ga: Bhí muinín nua aici as a cuid ealaíne.
En: She had newfound confidence in her art.

Ga: Bhí sé cosúil le scéala coiscéime an Bhóthair Mhóir féin – ní raibh ann ach an tús.
En: It was like the story of the High Road itself—it was just the beginning.

Ga: Fuair sí a háit sa phobal, sa dánlann, agus ina croí féin.
En: She found her place in the community, in the gallery, and within her own heart.

Ga: Chuir seo go mór leis an gcaitheamh aimsire a bheadh aici anois i ndánlann bheag ach a raibh an-chroí leis.
En: This greatly enriched the pastime she would now have in a small but heartfelt gallery.

Ga: Bhí Niamh níos cinnte faoi féin anois agus chreid sí go raibh a cuid buanna ann, mar a bhí sa chuimhne sin den fhadbhalla i dánlann Chormaic i gCiarraí.
En: Niamh was more self-assured now and believed her talents were real, as was the memory of the long wall in Cormac's gallery in Kerry.


Vocabulary Words:

• loomed: cromadh
• sorrowful: dólásach
• narrow: caola
• storyteller: scéalaí
• tales: scéalta
• corner: cúinne
• gallery: dánlann
• soul: anam
• respected: meas
• community: pobal
• worthy: tuillte
• renowned: cáiliúil
• terrain: tír-raon
• depiction: léiriú
• outline: rian
• frame: fráma
• pondering: machnaimh
• confide: mionna
• theft: robáil
• tolerate: cur suas le
• breach: briseadh
• clues: leideanna
• rumors: focal cáinte
• confronted: aghaidh a thabhairt
• plea: gáir áitimh
• confident: muiníní
• valuable: fíorluachmhar
• self-assured: cinnte faoi féin
• rival: rival
• admitted: admhaigh