Fluent Fiction - Irish: Mystery Unveiled: Secrets of the Abandoned Lighthouse
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Ga: I gCo. Chiarraí, cois farraige garbh agus sléibhte arda, bhí teach solais sean agus tréigthe.
En: In County Kerry, by a rough sea and tall mountains, there was an old and abandoned lighthouse.

Ga: Laethanta fada an tsamhraidh a bhí ann agus bhí an ghrian ag dul faoi ar dhroim an uisce.
En: It was the long days of summer and the sun was setting over the water.

Ga: Sa teach solais seo, tharla rud millteanach.
En: In this lighthouse, something terrible happened.

Ga: Bhí triúr ag teacht le chéile.
En: Three people were gathering.

Ga: Siobhán, staraí áitiúil le eagla rúnda roimh an dorchadas; Niall, iriseoir amhrais de na fírinní; agus Fionn, iascaire aonarach le rúin dhubha.
En: Siobhán, a local historian with a secret fear of the dark; Niall, a journalist skeptical of truths; and Fionn, a solitary fisherman with dark secrets.

Ga: Bhí Siobhán ag iarraidh stair an teach solais a aimsiú le haghaidh a leabhar nua.
En: Siobhán was trying to uncover the history of the lighthouse for her new book.

Ga: Ach bhí ciúnas altach ann.
En: But a deep silence enveloped the place.

Ga: D'éirigh an teach solais gan garda go tobann.
En: The lighthouse, without a keeper, had suddenly become eerie.

Ga: Thit sé as áit gan rian.
En: It fell out of place unnoticed.

Ga: Niall, ag lorg scéal mór, bhí sé ag iarraidh an fhírinne faoin garda a fháil amach freisin.
En: Niall, looking for a big story, was also seeking the truth about the absent keeper.

Ga: "Baineann sé seo le mo shaol," a dúirt Fionn go lás.
En: "This relates to my life," Fionn said fervently.

Ga: Bhí siad sa seanteach solais, adhlactha i ndraíocht agus siamsaíocht.
En: They were in the old lighthouse, buried in enchantment and suspense.

Ga: Bhí leabhair seanda, innealra meirgeach, agus cogarnaigh fhada ann.
En: There were ancient books, rusty machinery, and prolonged whispers.

Ga: Bhí Siobhán, d'ainneoin a eagla, ag cuardach.
En: Daring despite her fear, Siobhán was searching.

Ga: Fuair sí scrollaí agus hata sean-fheistiamhach.
En: She found scrolls and an old-fashioned hat.

Ga: "Níl aon rud anseo," a dúirt Niall, amhail.
En: "There's nothing here," Niall said, seemingly.

Ga: "Tá," a dúirt Siobhán arís agus arís eile. "Tá teachtaireachtaí i bhfolach againn."
En: "There is," Siobhán repeated again and again. "We have hidden messages."

Ga: D'éirigh teannas idir iad.
En: Tension grew among them.

Ga: Bhí Fionn ciúin, ag iarraidh a rúin a choinneáil faoi cheilt.
En: Fionn was quiet, trying to keep his secrets hidden.

Ga: "Taraigh ansin thíos," a dúirt Siobhán, ag taispeáint doras rúnda faoi an staighre.
En: "Look down there," Siobhán said, pointing to a secret door under the staircase.

Ga: Chuaigh siad isteach.
En: They went inside.

Ga: Aimsigh siad seomra faoi thalamh, lán le rudaí contúirteacha agus fianaise ar stair Fionn.
En: They discovered an underground room, full of dangerous items and evidence of Fionn's past.

Ga: Bhí pictiúir sean ar an mballa.
En: There were old pictures on the wall.

Ga: Léirigh siad Fionn ina óige mar gharda an teach solais.
En: They depicted Fionn in his youth as the lighthouse keeper.

Ga: "Bhí mé anso," a dúirt Fionn go brónach.
En: "I was here," Fionn said sadly.

Ga: "Bhí timpiste agam agus d'éalaigh mé."
En: "I had an accident and fled."

Ga: Thosaigh Siobhán ag scríl ó excitement.
En: Siobhán began scribbling with excitement.

Ga: "Seo é.
En: "This is it.

Ga: Seo an scéal atá uaim."
En: This is the story I need."

Ga: Bhí Niall, ionadh air, ag éirí fior.
En: Niall, astonished, replied,

Ga: "Níl isteach 's amach is gann Úrlar na Fírinní.
En: "The line between truth and fiction is thin.

Ga: Le chéile, aimsigh siad na fianaise.
En: Together, they found the evidence.

Ga: D'fhuascail siad an scéal faoin ngarda sean.
En: They uncovered the story of the old lighthouse keeper.

Ga: Bhain siad a gcuspóirí pearsanta amach freisin - bhí Siobhán níos láidre, muiníne aici féin ar deireadh;
En: They also achieved their personal goals - Siobhán became stronger, finally confident in herself;

Ga: bhain Niall neamhbhréithe a shlí bheatha; agus bhí Fionn saor óna am atá caite.
En: Niall found a significant truth for his career; and Fionn was freed from his past.

Ga: D'imigh siad ón teach solais, sruthán solais mór os cionn a ngualainn orthu.
En: They left the lighthouse, a great beam of light over their shoulders.

Ga: Bhí dáréag isteach an dorchadais, ag breathnú amach ar an farraige iargúlta.
En: They stood at the edge of darkness, looking out at the desolate sea.

Ga: Síochána faoin teach, d’fhilleadh siad go dtí a sair na bhfírinne.
En: With peace within the lighthouse, they returned to the pursuit of their truths.


Vocabulary Words:

• abandoned: tréigthe
• lighthouse: teach solais
• historian: staraí
• secret: rúnda
• skeptical: amhrais
• solitary: aonarach
• uncover: a aimsiú
• silence: ciúnas
• enveloped: altach
• keeper: garda
• eerie: aisteach
• unnoticed: gan rian
• whispers: cogarnaigh
• prolonged: fhada
• daring: d'ainneoin
• scrolls: scrollaí
• evidence: fianaise
• depicted: léirigh
• youth: óige
• scribbling: ag scríl
• excitement: ó excitement
• astonished: ionadh
• achieved: bain
• confident: muiníne
• significant: neamhbhréithe
• solitude: iargúlta
• desolate: fagli
• darkness: dorchadais
• hidden: i bhfolach
• trail: rian