Isilumkiso seCrows, nguRaquel Villaamil

Kukho iincwadi ezindibethayo ngenxa yeqweqwe. Iqweqwe lithetha kakhulu. Isenokuba kungenxa yokuba uyifumanisa intle, inomdla okanye inomtsalane. Okanye ngenxa yokuba yenye yezo zikugcina uchukumisekile kwiinkcukacha zayo ezibangel’ umdla, ngombala wayo okanye nayiphi na into ekubangela ukuba uthabatheke ngokungenasiphelo. Ingongoma kukuba kule meko ndayifunda le ncwadi kuba umfanekiso wandoyisa kunobangela.

Kancinci kancinci ndiye ndafumanisa ukuba lo mfanekiso uhambelana nendawo yesiporho, ngokuhambelana noko bekunikelwe kwiphepha elingaphandle. I-Ballymote yayiyindawo yokuzalwa kukaBrigit, umlinganiswa oyintloko.

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Ngoku ungathenga incwadi ethi Isilumkiso seCrows, inoveli yamva nje kaRaquel Villaamil, Apha: