Chuiagh mé chun an fiaclóir maidin inniu, agus ní raibh fadhb ar bith leis mo fhiacla go hádhúil. Mar bhí daoine ag obair sa teach agus ar an díon, chuaigh mé amach chun lón a fháíl. Tá an obair déanta acu anois, agus tá na painéíl greine ag gin leictreachas. Rachaidh siad ar ais amárach chun an scafall a thógáil as an díon.

I went to the dentist this morning and there were no problems with my teeth, fortunately. As the guys were working in the house and on the roof, I went out for lunch. The work is finished now and the solar panels are generating electricity. They’ll be back tomorrow to take down the scaffolding from the roof.

Tá lá breá eile ann inniu, agus da bhrí sin bhí mo seisiún ceoil sa ghairdín an tráthnóna seo. Shuigh muid sios faoi an crann úll, agus sheinn muid meascán de foinn ó Albain, ó Éirinn, ó Oileán Mhanann agus ón Rúis. Bhí sé an-deas a bheith taobh amuigh, ach ar an drochuair shéid na leathanaigh ceoil ar shiúl ó am go ham. B’fhéídir ba chóir dom pionnaí éadaigh a fháil roimh an tseachtain seo chugainn.

It’s another lovely day today so my music session was in the garden this afternoon. We sat under the apple tree and played a mixture of tunes from Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and Russia. It was really nice to be outside, although the wind did blow down the sheets of music at times. Maybe I should get some clothes peg before next week.

Inniu d’ith mé mo lón taobh amuigh i ghort mór in aice leis an caolas Menai, mar bhí deannach beagnach i ngach áit i mo theach, mar caithfidh na leicteoirí a dhruileáil trí an balla idir an seomra suí agus an cistin le uirlis druileála iontach fada. Chaith sin tamall fada mar caithfidh siad stad a chuir leis an obair go minic chun an uirlis druileála a ligean fuarú. Tá an chuid is mó den obair taobh istigh deanta acu anois, agus beidh siad ag suiteáil na painéil greine amárach nó arú amárach.

Today I ate my lunch outside the big field by the Menai Strait because there were dust almost everywhere in the house, because the electricians had to drill through the wall between the sitting room and the kitchen with a very long drill bit. They had to keep on stopping to let the drill bit cool down. They’ve done most of the work inside now, and will install the solar panels tomorrow or the day after.

Maidin inniu tháinig daoine chun scafall a chuir suas ag cúl mo theach, agus amárach rachaidh daoine eile chun painéil gréine a shuiteáil ar mo dhíon. Cuirfidh siad an obair i gcrích i gceann cúpla lá, go dochasach, agus ansin beidh leictreachas saor in aisce agam, agus beidh mo bhillí leictreachais a bheith níos lú. Gheobhaidh mé airgid ón rialtas chomh maith do leath an leictreachas ón painéil, cé acu a bhainfidh mé usaid as nó nach bhainfidh, agus i ndiaigh thart fá deich mbliana beidh an t-airgid a íoc mé dón painéil ag teacht ar ais dom.

This morning the scaffolders came to erect scaffolding at the back of my house, and other guys will come tomorrow to install solar panels on my roof. They’ll be finished in a few days, hopefully, and then I’ll have free electricity, and my electricity bills will be less. I will receive money from the government for half the electricity generated by the panels, whether I use it or not, and within 10 years or so the panels should have paid for themselves.