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The second episode sees Paddy鈥檚 language 鈥榯raining鈥� intensify. Much like a fighter preparing for a big fight, Paddy spends as much time as possible getting ready for the exam for the F谩inne Airgid - the Silver F谩inne.

With the help of his fellow boxers and friends Se谩n McComb and Tyrone McKenna, the lads decide to put some Irish words up around the house and the gym to help them with their vocabulary. This leads to a few revelations.

Learning the time is another question on the exam that Paddy needs to master.

Paddy and the gang also take part in a training session with the local GAA team in Glasgow and hang out with some Gaidhlig and Irish speaking musicians in the local pub, all in the efforts to learn and take in as much of the language as possible.

Back in Belfast, Paddy鈥檚 wife Mari is very supportive of her husband鈥檚 efforts and is convinced that Paddy will be successful. Mari considers learning a few words of Irish herself.

Paddy goes through the notes one last time and travels down the Antrim Road to 脕ras Mhic Reachtain to take his silver F谩inne exam. But how will he get on? As an Olympic medallist he successfully returned with bronze from Rio and London, can he return with Silver from the Antrim Rd?

I gCl谩r 2, 茅ir铆onn traen谩il teanga Paddy n铆os d茅ine. Go d铆reach ar an d贸igh ch茅anna le dorn谩la铆 agus 茅 ag ullmh煤 do throid mh贸r, caitheann Paddy an oiread ama agus is f茅idir ag ullmh煤 do scr煤d煤 an Fh谩inne Airgid. Ar nd贸igh, n铆 hionann sin agus a r谩 nach bhfuil an t-am aige don chraic 鈥�!!

Le cuidi煤 a chomhdhorn谩laithe agus a chairde, Se谩n McComb agus Tyrone McKenna, socra铆onn na buachaill铆 roinnt focal Gaeilge a chur suas thart ar an teach agus ar an ghiomn谩isiam le cuidi煤 leo lena st贸r focal. Bh铆 roinnt 谩bhar iontais ag baint leis sin 鈥�

Ar na ceisteanna ar an scr煤d煤 at谩 le foghlaim de ghlanmheabhair ag Paddy, t谩 an d贸igh leis an am a l茅amh as Gaeilge. Le cuidi煤 贸na chlog d铆lis, n铆 bheidh aon dul am煤 ar Paddy, is 茅 sin, m谩 tharla铆onn an scr煤d煤 ar a 5 a chlog 鈥�!

Chomh maith leis sin, t谩 Paddy agus a chomr谩daithe p谩irteach i seisi煤n traen谩la leis an fhoireann 谩iti煤il CLG i nGlasch煤 agus caitheann siad am i gcuideachta roinnt ceolt贸ir铆 a bhfuil Gaidhlig agus Gaeilge acu sa teach leanna 谩iti煤il, leis an m茅id is m贸 den teanga agus is f茅idir a fhoghlaim, ar nd贸igh.

Ar ais i mB茅al Feirste, tugann bean ch茅ile Paddy, Mari, an-taca铆ocht d鈥檌arrachta铆 a fir agus t谩 s铆 cinnte go n-茅ireoidh leis. T谩 Mari f茅in ag smaoineamh ar roinnt focal Gaeilge a fhoghlaim ionas nach moth贸idh s铆 ina h茅an corr!

T茅ann Paddy tr铆 na n贸ta铆 uair amh谩in eile agus ansin, go br谩ch leis s铆os B贸thar Aontroma chuig 脕ras Mhic Reachtain leis an scr煤d煤 a dh茅anamh don Fh谩inne Airgid. Ach cad 茅 mar a 茅ireoidh leis? Mar bhuaiteoir bonn ag na Cluich铆 Oilimpeacha, th谩inig s茅 abhaile go rath煤il le cr茅-umha 贸 Rio agus Londain 鈥� an dtig leis filleadh le hairgead 贸 Bh贸thar Aontroma?

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