Feachtas Tráth na gCeist

Ar an 1ú lá de Mhí na Márta, thaisteal Liam Óg Ó hOistín agus me féin (Cormac Bergin) ón 6ú Bliain i dteannta le hAivan Jose agus Shane Mac Ionrachtaigh ón 3ú Bliain chuig Baile Átha Cliath le páirt a glacadh I gCraobh an chomórtais Tráth na gCeist Boird Feachtas. Trátha na gceist lán Gaeilge a bhí ann. Bhuamar an babhta réigiúnach sa Tualach Mhór i Mí Deireadh Fómhair ach bhí dúshlán i bhfad níos deacra I ndán dúinn ar an 1ú lá de Mhí na Márta. Ní rabhamar ró-fhada siar ó na buaiteoirí go dtí na babhtaí deirneacha nuair a bhíomar thíos le cúpla ceist conspóideacha. Chríochnaíomar sa chúigiú áit ach d’éirigh níos fear linn ná aon scoil eile ó lár na tíre. Bhí díoma orainn nár bhuamar é ach, mar a deir an seanfhocal, “Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach”.

  

Aivan Jose, Comac Bergin, Liam Óg Ó hOistín, Shane Mac Ionrachtaigh

On the 1st of March, Liam Óg Ó hOistín, Aivan Jose, Shane Enright and I (Cormac Bergin) participated in the final of the Feachtas Irish quiz competition. We had qualified for the final in the Aishling Hotel near Heuston station in Dublin after winning the regional round of the event. However, we would have a much tougher challenge on our hands, on the 1st of March. We kept up with the leaders for most of the quiz but some controversial questions in the final rounds cost us dearly. We finished in a respectable 5th place and were the highest scoring team from the midlands. We were disappointed that we did not win any prizes but, as the Irish seanfhocal says, “Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach”, “We will live to fight another day”.