大象传媒

An t-seachdain sa chaidh bha mi ag innse dhuibh gun robh mi air Innis Caillich ann an Loch Laomainn. Bha an teaghlach agam c貌mhla rium. Ch霉m mise s霉il air a鈥� bh脿ta. Chaidh iadsan air chuairt anns an eilean. Nuair a thill iad, thuirt iad, 鈥淐hunnaic sinn rudeigin m貌r. Bha e b脿n. Bha e coltach ri gobhar.鈥�

Ach chan e gobhar a bha ann. 鈥橲 e dathas a bha ann. Dathas. 鈥橲 e dathas a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air fallow deer. 鈥橲 e sin fiadh a bhuineas do cheann a deas na Roinn E貌rpa. A-nise, ge-t脿, tha iad pailt ann an Sasainn agus sa Chuimrigh. Thug na R貌manaich a-steach iad, a r猫ir choltais.

Ach ciamar a fhuair na dathais gu eileanan ann an Loch Laomainn? Uill, a r猫ir beul-aithris, 鈥檚 e Raibeart Brus, R矛gh na h-Alba, a thug a-steach iad. Bha am Brusach a鈥� lorg 脿ite airson dathais a shealg. Bha eileanan Loch Laomainn freagarrach. Bha iad saor bho mhadaidhean-allaidh. Tha na dathais ann fhathast.

Mar as trice tha dathais breac ruadh. Ach 鈥檚 e beathach b脿n a chunnaic an teaghlach agam. Uill, ann an Loch Laomainn, tha m貌ran dhiubh b脿n, seach ruadh.

Tha beathach annasach eile a鈥� fuireach air eileanan Loch Laomainn. Bha mi ag iarraidh am beathach sin fhaicinn. Dh鈥檉h脿g sinn Innis Caillich air a鈥� bh脿ta is chaidh sinn gu eilean eile 鈥� Innis Chonachain. Coltach ri Innis Caillich tha e c貌mhdaichte le coille. Tha fraoch agus lusan dearc gu le貌r ann fo na craobhan. Agus tha beathach annasach a鈥� fuireach ann. Chan e dathas a tha ann, agus chan eil e b脿n.

Bha uachdaran ann a bha measail air ualabaithean. 鈥橲 e ualabai beathach Astr脿ilianach coltach ri cangar霉 beag. Thug an t-uachdaran sin ualabaithean a-steach do dh鈥橧nnis Chonachain. Fhuair cuid dhiubh ma sgaoil. Tha iad fhathast anns an eilean. Rugadh a鈥� bhean agam ann an Astr脿ilia. Mar sin, bha mi airson ualabai Albannach a shealltainn dhi! Ach bha iad gan cumail fh猫in am falach. Chan fhaca sinn gin.

Faclan is abairtean: Innis Caillich ann an Loch Laomainn: Inchcailloch on Loch Lomond; bha an teaghlach agam c貌mhla rium: my family was with me; ch霉m mise s霉il air a鈥� bh脿ta: I kept an eye on the boat; air chuairt: for a walk; nuair a thill iad: when they returned; chunnaic sinn rudeigin m貌r: we saw something big; bha e coltach ri gobhar: it was like a goat; chan e gobhar a bha ann: it wasn鈥檛 a goat; dathas: fallow deer; fiadh a bhuineas do cheann a deas na Roinn E貌rpa: a deer that belongs to southern Europe; tha iad pailt ann an Sasainn agus sa Chuimrigh: they are plentiful in England and Wales; thug na R貌manaich a-steach iad, a r猫ir choltais: the Romans introduced them, apparently; Raibeart Brus: Robert [the] Bruce; bha am Brusach a鈥� lorg 脿ite airson dathais a shealg: [the] Bruce was looking for a place to hunt fallow deer; freagarrach: suitable; saor bho mhadaidhean-allaidh: free from wolves; breac ruadh: red-brown and speckled/spotted; tha m貌ran dhiubh b脿n, seach ruadh: many of them are fair (white), rather than red-brown; beathach annasach eile: another unusual animal; bha mi ag iarraidh am beathach sin fhaicinn: I was wanting to see that animal; Innis Chonachain: Inchconnachan; c貌mhdaichte le coille: covered by forest; tha fraoch agus lusan dearc gu le貌r ann fo na craobhan: there is plenty of heather and blaeberry below the trees; uachdaran: landowner; 鈥檚 e ualabai beathach Astr脿ilianach coltach ri cangar霉 beag: a wallaby is an Australian animal like a small kangaroo; fhuair cuid dhiubh ma sgaoil: some of them got loose; rugadh a鈥� bhean agam ann an Astr脿ilia: my wife was born in Australia; bha mi airson ualabai Albannach a shealltainn dhi: I wanted to show her a Scottish wallaby; bha iad gan cumail fh猫in am falach: they were keeping themselves hidden; chan fhaca sinn gin: we didn鈥檛 see any.