Scathlan 2

Ag an leacht .i nDoiri Beaga 31-7-'83 6 chllt Brltand6n 0 Cn6imhsi, Eoghan Mh6nais 6 D6nam. Se6n 0 Gallch6ir. Niall 0 D6naill, M6nas - 0 Fearraigh, Mtche61 0 Gallch6ir, D6nall 0 Baoill. Ach is ar Phat O'Donnell a bhi me ag tarraingt sceil ag tus na haiste seo. Ba e mo cheart a-ra nach raibh Father Bernard ag cur le modhanna oibre Chumann An Talaimh agus nar reitigh se go hiomlan ach an oiread le na gcuid oideamai naisiunta. Ni raibh baruil r6-ard aige de Phat O'Donnell ach an oiread, agus ni raibh leathshasamh air nuair a mhothaigh se go bhfuair se an urraim a tugadh d6 an Domhnach roimhe sin i reilig Mhachaire Gathlain. Nior cheil se na tuairmi a bhi aige fan sceal ar dhuin_e ar bith. Agus e ag caint 6n alt6ir le linn an Aifrinn in Ailt An Chorrain, go lua ina dhiaidh sin, rinne Father Bernard tagairt do "t6rramh" Phat O'Donnell i nGaoth Dobhair, agus du_irt se nach raibh se ceart deantf;I ag daoine teacht le cheile a bheith acu le hurraim agus on6ir a thabhairt do dhuine a rinne peacadh an dunmharbhtha. Bhi Paidi Maistir i lathair an la sin agus i ndiaidh do'n tSagart an meid sin a ra thug se freagra air mar leanas: "I beg to differ with you, Father. He was no murderer, but an Irish patriot". Ar nd6igh, cuireadh carp Pat O'Donnell sa reilig bhig a bhi ansin acu taobh istigh de bhallai an phriosuin ina dhiaidh sin, ach 6 tharla an 39