4: Mo cheol thú! Mo cheol sibh! Flashcards
Patrick’s collage was one of the most famous schools in relation to music, because of all of the prizes that they had won all over the area
Ba é Coláiste Phádraig ceann de na scoileanna ba cháiliúla maidir le cúrsaí ceoil mar gheall ar na duaiseanna go léir a bhí buaite acu ar fud an cheantair
They had a strong tradition in relation to traditional music and when a new year in school started, last year
Bhí traidisiún láidir acu maidir le ceol traidisiúnta agus nuair a thosaigh an bhliain nua sa scoil anuraidh
there was a notice on the notice board looking for students that would be happy to put a new trad group together the next week
Bhí fógra ar clár na bhfógraí ag lorg daltaí a bheadh sásta grúpa traidisiúnta nua a chur le chéile an tseachtain ina dhiadh sin
4 were needed for this group, and the’d have practice 4 hours during the week at lunch time and after school on Monday and Wednesday
bhí ceathrar ag teastáil don ghrúpa seo agus bheadh cleachtadh acu ceithre uair i rith na seachtaine ag am lóin agus tar éis scoile Dé Luain agus Dé Céadaoin
2 played the violin, with one girl on the tin whistle and a boy on the flute, not to forget Mr.Ryan as the conductor
Bhí beirt ag seinm fidil, le cáilín amháin ar an bhfeadóg stáin agus le buachaill ar an bhfeadóg mór, gan dearmad a dhéanamh ar an Uasal Ó Riain a bhí mar stuairtheoir ceoil
They did way more practice in their spare time, than in school however, especially when they had a new song
Rinne siad i bhfad níos mó cleachtaidh sna h-uaire breise a bhí acu, ná a rinne siad ar scoil áfach, go háraithe nuair a bhí port nua i gceist
Before Christmas, off they went to Dublin city - the place where the first round was on
Roimh Nollaig, as go brách leo chuig cathair Baile Átha Cliath, áit ina raibh an chéad babhta ar siúl
Every type of music was in question, but it was traditional music that was there for the most part
Bhí gach sórt ceoil i gceist, ach ba é ceol traidisiúnta a bhí ann don chuid is mó.
Patrick’s College was competing with 3 other schools in the traditional section
Bhí Coláiste Phádraig ag dul in iomaíocht le trí scoil eile sa roinn traidisiúnta
Every group did their level best and they all got great praise from the main judge
Rinne gach groupa a seacht ndícheall agus is iontach an moladh mór a thug an príomhmholtóir dóibh go léir
According to him the standard was amazingly high for everybody and he gave specific recognition to the long hours that they had spent practising
Dar leis, bhí an caighdéan iontach ard ag chuile dhuine agus thug sé aitheantas ar leith do na h-uaire fada a bhí caite acu ag cleachtadh
but as he said himself, there can only be one winner, and according to him, St.Patrick’s College had the upper hand
ach faoi mar a dúirt sé féin, ní féidir ach buaiteoir amháin a bheith ann agus dar leis bhí an lámh in uachtar ag coláiste Phadraig
They travelled to county louth to take part in the provincial flea and believe it or not, they had won again
Taistil siad chuig Contae Lú chun páirt a glacagh i bhFleá an Chúige agus creid é nó ná chreid, ach bhuaigh siad arís
They managed to get a place to take part in the Irish Flea that was on in the north of Letterkenny in May
D’éirigh leo áit a fháil agus páirt a ghlacadh i bhFleá na hÉireann a bhí ar siúl i dTuaisceart Leitir Ceannainn, Mí Bealtaine
This is an annual historic event
Is ócáid stairiúil agus bliantúil í seo
Off they went again to the north with a big group of their friends that were more than happy to support them
As go brách leo chun an tuaiscirt le grúpa mór dá gcairde a bhí níos mó ná sásta a taca a thabhairt
They won again, and when they announced the name St.Patrick’s College, they went crazy
Bhuaigh siad arís, agus nuair a fógraíodh an t-ainm ‘Coláiste Phádraig’ d’imigh siad le craobhacha
The next night there was a big concert on for all of the winners from every group
An oíche dár gcionn bhí ceolchoirm mhór ann déanta suas as na buaiteoirí go léir ó gach grúpa
At the end of the school year, there was a big night of music in the school hall, the hall was packed with people
Ag deireadh an bliain scoile, bhí oíche mhór ceoil i hall na scoile, bhí an hall dubh le daoine
The principal stood up and welcomed everyone who was there
Sheas an príomhoide suas agus chuir sé fáilte roimh gach a bhí i láthair
It was a historic win according to him, as that was the third year in a row that the school won the Irish Flea
Bua stairiúl a bhí ann mar ba é an triú bliain i ndiadh a chéile gur bhuaigh an scoil Fleá Ceoil na hÉireann
He talked about the long hours that they had spent practising during the year and the great work that was done by the music teach
Labhair sé faoi na h-uaire fada a bhí caite acu ag cleachtadh agus an obair iontach a bhí déanta ag an múinteoir ceoil
Of course without the cooperation from the teachers, the school community and especially from the parents, they wouldn’t have been celebrating that night
Dar ndóigh gan comhoibriú ó na múinteoirí, ó phobal na scoile agus go h-áirithe ó na tusití féin, ní bheidis ag céiliúradh an oíche sin
Cén fáth an raibh cáil ar leith ag baint leis an scoil?
toisc gur bheuigh siad fleadh ceoile na hÉireann trí uair i ndiadh a chéile
