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.

Ní tharla mórán rudaí inniu, is amhlaidh bhí sé lá réasúnta tipiciúil. D’obair mé ar maidin, agus i ndiaidh lóin, chuaigh mé go dtí an banc agus an t-ollmhargadh. Ansin rinne mé giota beag níos mó obair, agus thosaigh mé ag foghlaim an amhrán “Here, There and Everywhere” le The Beatles. Beidh cara dom ag canadh an amhrain seo ag cóisir ar oíche Shathairn, agus d’iarr si orm inné dá fhéadfainn mé í a thionlacan ar an ghiotár. Tá na cordaí deacair ar an ghiotár, ach tá siad níos éasca ar an ukulele.

Nothing much happened today, in fact it was a fairly typical day. I worked in the morning, and after lunch I went to the bank and the supermarket. Then I did a bit more work, and started learning the song “Here, There and Everywhere” by The Beatles. A friend is singing this song at a party on Saturday night, and yesterday she asked me if I could accompany her on the guitar. The chords are difficult on the guitar, but easier on the ukulele.

Gach tráthnóna Dé Céadaoin bíonn seisiún ceoil ann i mo theach. Tagann cúpla cairde agus bíonn muid ag seinn poirt as Éirinn, ón Albain, ón Bhreatain Bheag agus ó dtíortha eile. Bímse ag seinn an fheadóg stáin, an fhliúit Shasanach, an giotár, an maindilín nó an bodhrán, agus bíonn mo chairde ag seinn an fhidil nó an fheadóg mhór. An tseachtain seo caite bhí fear nua ann atá ag seinn níos mó uirlisí ceoil na mise: an consairtín, an bainseó, an giotár, an fhidil, an vióla, an olldord agus an trombón san áireamh. Ní raibh leis ach a consairtín agus an bainseó, agus sheinn sé mo ghiotár chomh maith. Ní raibh sé ann an tseachtain seo, ach beidh sé ann an tseachtain seo chugainn.

Every Wednesday afternoon there’s a music session in my house. A few friends come and we play folk tunes from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other countries. I play the whistle, recorder, guitar, mandolin and bodhrán, and my friends play the fiddle or flute. Last week there was a new guy who plays even more instruments than me, including the concertina, banjo, guitar, fiddle, viola, double bass and trombone. He only had his concertina and banjo with him, and he also played my guitar. He wasn’t here today, but will be next week.