Achoimre

This is a short story about a teenager named Pádraigín

Is gearrscéal e seo faoi dhéagóir darb ainm Pádraigín

She is thinking about the big changes after happening in her life

Tá sí ag smaoineamh ar na hathruithe móra atá tar éis tarlú

Pádraigín was happy with her life at home and at school

Bhí Pádraigín sona sásta lena saol sa bhaile agus ar scoil

She had her own space

Bhí a spás féin aici

At home, she had her own room as well

Sa bhaile, bhí a seomra codlata féin aici freisin

So, she was able to read or listen to music any time she wanted

Mar sin, bhí sí abálta leamh no éisteach leis an ceol aon uair ba mhaith léi

But three months ago, her young brother Peadar was born, and as a result, a big change came upon her life

Ach trí mhí ó shin, rugadh a óg deartháir Peadar, dá bhrí sin, tháinig athrú ollmhór ar a saol

Now, she has to share her bedroom with her sister, so she has no privacy

Anois, caithfidh sí a seomra codlata a roinnt lena deirfiúr, agus mar sin níl aon príobháideachas aici

On top of that, Aoife wakes her at seven in the morning with her noisy playstation

Anuas air seo, dúisíonn Aoife í ag a seacht a chlog ar maidin lena playstation glórach

She does not reconcile with Aoife

Níl réitíonn sí le hAoife

In the classroom, she used to have space until recently

Sa seomra ranga, bhíodh spás aici go dtí le déanaí

Sadly, her teacher moved her to the top of the class because she was daydreaming out the window

Faraor, bhog a múinteoir go barr an ranga í mar bhí sí ag brionglóideach amach an fhuinneog.

She met a lovely boy called Diarmuid last summer when she stayed with her grandmother in the country side

Bhuail sí le buachaill álainn darb ainm Diarmuid an samhraidh seo chaite nuair a d’fhan sí lena seanmháthair faoin tuath

When she went back to the city, her parents put a stop to her writing letters to him

Nuair a chuaigh sí ar ais go dtí an chathair, chuir a tuismitheoirí stop léi ag scríobh litreacha chuige.

Grandma’s house is a sanctuary where she will be able to do anything

Tearmann is ea teach Mhamó ina mbíonn sí rogha rud a dhéanamh

She gets the understanding she doesn’t get in home

Faigheann sí an tuiscint nach bhfaigheann sí sa bhaile

At the end of the story, Pádraigín shows that she has spirit

Ag deireadh an scéil, léiríonn Pádraigín go bhfuil spiorad inti

She does not give in to sadness and despair

Ní ghéilleann sí don bhrón agus don éadóchas

She makes a plan and the story finishes on a hopeful note

Déanann sí an plean, agus críochnaíonn an scéal ar nóta dóchasach