Fáinne Geal an Lae

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Le Éilís Ní Dhuibhne,

ISBN 9781784442552,

Is cuimhneachán éadrom ficseanúil é “Fáinne Geal an Lae”, a chumasc cuimhní cinn agus ficsean. Leanann sé saol cailín óg darb ainm Róisín a d’fhás aníos i mbruachbhaile Bhaile Átha Cliath de Raghnallach sna 1950idí agus 1960idí. Cónaíonn sí lena hathair, a máthair, a deirfiúr Brídín, agus a deartháir Conn ag 9 Bóthar Castar i Raghnallach. Freastalaíonn siad ar scoil lán-Ghaeilge i lár Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath. Mar sin féin, tá athruithe suntasacha tagtha ar Raghnallach ó shin.

I rith an ama sin, bhí Raghnallach ina theach do theaghlaigh lucht oibre, agus ba annamh a bhí rathúnas airgeadais sa cheantar. De réir a chéile aimsíonn Bridín an réaltacht seo de réir mar a thagann an scéal chun cinn, ag ceiliúradh tráth suntasach ar thuras an chailín óig. Tugann “Fáinne Geal an Lae” cuimhneachán cumhach ar bhlianta múnlaitheacha Róisín.

“Fáinne Geal an Lae” is a lightly fictionalised memoir, blending recollections and fiction. It follows the life of a young girl named Róisín growing up in the Dublin suburb of Ranelagh during the 1950s and 1960s. She lives with her father, mother, sister Brídín, and brother Conn at 9 Castar Road in Ranelagh. They attend an all-Irish school in the centre of Dublin City. However, Ranelagh has undergone significant changes since then.

During that time, Ranelagh was home to working-class families, and financial prosperity was rare in the area. Bridín gradually discovers this reality as the story unfolds, marking a significant moment in the young girl’s coming-of-age journey. “Fáinne Geal an Lae” provides a nostalgic recollection of Róisín’s formative years.