# Kissing Castles: Saoirse's Adventure to The Cloch na Blarnan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/kissing-castles-saoirse-s-adventure-to-the-cloch-na-blarnan Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/kissing-castles-saoirse-s-adventure-to-the-cloch-na-blarnan.md Podcast: [FluentFiction - Irish](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881) Published: 2026-05-21T07:51:02+00:00 Episode link: https://www.fluentfiction.com/ga/episode/2026-05-21-07-38-19-ga Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72094357/2026_05_21_07_38_19_ga_draft_episode.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/episodes/kissing-castles-saoirse-s-adventure-to-the-cloch-na-blarnan Duration seconds: 939 ## Resource Fluent Fiction - Irish : Kissing Castles: Saoirse's Adventure to The Cloch na Blarnan Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.com/ga/episode/2026-05-21-07-38-19-ga Story Transcript: Ga: Amuigh faoin aer earraigh i nDroichead na Bhlárnan, sheas caisleán le láidir, socair os comhair an tsaoil. En: Out in the spring air of Droichead na Bhlárnan, a strong, calm castle stood before the world. Ga: Bhí Saoirse, cailín óga agus de bhunadh éagsúla laistigh de na claíocha. En: Saoirse, a young girl of various origins, was within the walls. Ga: Bhí fear ard in aice léi darbh ainm Declan. En: By her side was a tall man named Declan. Ga: Bhí sé níos suaimhní agus lán dáirire, go háirithe faoin aistear os a gcomhair. En: He was calm and serious, especially about the journey ahead of them. Ga: "Tá an Cloch na Blarnan ard suas ansin," a dúirt Niamh, treoraí áitiúil le gáire ríméadach. En: "The Cloch na Blarnan is high up there," said Niamh, a local guide with a delighted smile. Ga: "An bhfuil sibh cinnte go bhfuil sibh réidh? En: "Are you sure you're ready?" Ga: ""Tá mé réidh mar a bheidh mé riamh," arsa Saoirse le croíréim. En: "As ready as I'll ever be," said Saoirse with determination. Ga: Ach, dhorn bhuail buille beag saoil inti mar bhí sí scáthúil faoi airde. En: However, a small pang of life hit her as she was wary of heights. Ga: Chuaigh siad suas ar na céimeanna cloiche, gach ceann a cainnt mar gheall ar an stair. En: They went up the stone steps, each one speaking of history. Ga: Bhí gáire le cloisteáil, le daoine ag caint, agus fiú nathanna béalóide tar éis cúpla céime. En: Laughter could be heard, with people talking, and even expressions of folklore after a few steps. Ga: Mhothaigh Saoirse an ghaoth ag imeacht trína gruaig, rud a chuimhn… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/episodes/kissing-castles-saoirse-s-adventure-to-the-cloch-na-blarnan/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-irish-6820881/kissing-castles-saoirse-s-adventure-to-the-cloch-na-blarnan.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.