Súil le Breith - Leabhar Mhí Mheán Fómhair 2014 / Book of the Month - September 2014

[English version below] Sagart paróiste ar oileán Gaeltachta é Tom Connor, fear atá ag troid ar son pobal atá bánaithe ag an imirce agus ag an mbochtanas. Insíonn a bhean tí, Marion, dó go bhfuil sí ag súil lena pháiste. Caithfidh Tom rogha a dhéanamh idir a dhualgas i leith a phobail, a ghrá do Mharion, agus a chreideamh sa tsagartóireacht. Tá idir dhrámatúlacht agus bhriseadh croí i réiteach an scéil seo. Is ar an úrscéal seo a bunaíodh scannán Bhob Quinn, Budawanny (1987). Láithreoir: Ian Ó Caoimh Aíonna: Órla Ní Chuilleanáin agus Seán Mac Risteaird [Leagan Gaeilge thuas] Tom Connor is the parish priest on a Gaeltacht island, where he is actively fighting to support a community devastated by emigration and poverty. His housekeeper, Marion, who lives in the parochial house with him, tells him that she is pregnant with his child. Tom must decide between his duty to his parishioners, his love for Marion, and his belief in the priesthood. The resolution of his dilemma makes for dramatic and heartbreaking reading. Bob Quinn’s award-winning film Budawanny (1987) is based on this novel. Presenter: Ian Ó Caoimh Guests: Órla Ní Chuilleanáin and Seán Mac Risteaird