大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh mu Ph脿draig Grannd, no听Dubrach.听鈥橲 e seann Seumasach a bha ann.听B鈥� e听P脿draig听am fear mu dheireadh a chaochail a bha听aig Bl脿r Ch霉il Lodair.听听

脌s d猫idh Ch霉il Lodair, bha e a鈥� fuireach ann an Gleann听Lethnochd. Tha sin听ann am Br脿igh Aonghais.听Timcheall听air听ochd ceud deug is fichead (1820) bha dithis听fhear听ann an听Gleann听Lethnochd.听鈥橲 e marsantaich a bha annta.听Thachair iad ri P脿draig.听Bha P脿draig听c貌rr is ceud bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois. Dh鈥檌nnis P脿draig dhaibh mu a bheatha.听

D鈥檉heuch听an dithis ri听peinnsean r矛oghail fhaighinn do Ph脿draig.听鈥橲 e sin peinnsean bhon R矛gh 鈥� De貌rsa听IV.听Ach bha P脿draig fhathast na Sheumasach!听Chaidh an R矛gh a dh鈥橝lba ann an ochd ceud deug, fichead 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1822).听Fhuair听P脿draig听cuireadh coinneachadh ris an R矛gh ann an D霉n 脠ideann.听听

Chuir am Morair听Panmure听aodach gu P脿draig. Bha an t-aodach freagarrach airson听coinneachadh ris an听R矛gh.听Ach dhi霉lt听P脿draig an t-aodach. Chuir e air an听t-aodach a bha听air aig Bl脿r Ch霉il Lodair! Bha听c貌ta tartain听air agus f猫ileadh beag. Agus bha听pic听aige. Bha am听pic听seachd troighean a dh鈥檉haid!听听

Choinnich e听ris an R矛gh. Dh鈥檌arr am Morair听Panmure听air a bhonaid a thoirt dheth. Ach dhi霉lt听P脿draig! Thuirt am Morair听Panmure听ris an R矛gh, 鈥淯r M貌rachd, tha an duine seo ceud is ochd (108) bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois.听鈥橲听e a tha听ann a-nise an aon seann n脿mhaid a tha听agaibh air uachdar na Talmhainn.鈥澨�

Dh鈥檉haighnich an R矛gh de听Ph脿draig听an robh e听duilich gun robh听e a鈥� sabaid airson a鈥� Phrionnsa.听鈥淏hithinn a鈥� sabaid air a shon fhathast,鈥澨齮huirt听am bodach.听听

Thuig an R矛gh gur e reubaltach a bha ann am P脿draig fhathast. Ach thug e dha peinnsean听de leth-cheud not gach bliadhna. Thog P脿draig a bhonaid. Thug e taing don R矛gh.听

Ach cha听tug an Riaghaltas听cus airgid do Ph脿draig. Chaochail听am bodach听d脿 bhliadhna 脿s d猫idh sin. Bha e听ceud is deich (110)听bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois. Dh鈥檉halbh an seann reubaltach听Seumasach听mu dheireadh a bha aig Bl脿r Ch霉il Lodair.听听

I was telling you last week about Peter Grant, or听Dubrach. He was an old听Jacobite. Peter was the last man to die who was [had been] at the听Battle听of Culloden.听

听听听听听听听After Culloden he was living in Glen听Lethnot. That is in the Glens [upland area] of Angus. Around 1820 there were two men in Glen听Lethnot. They were merchants. They met Peter. Peter was more than a hundred years old. Peter told them about his life.听

The two men tried to get a royal pension for Peter. That is a pension from the King 鈥� George IV. But Peter was still a听Jacobite! The King went to听Scotland听in 1822. Peter received an invitation to meet the King in听Edinburgh.听

Lord听Panmure听sent clothes to Peter. The clothes were suitable for meeting the King. But Peter refused the clothes. He put on the clothes that听were听on him at the听Battle听of Culloden! He had on a tartan coat and a kilt. And he had a pike. The pike was seven feet long!听

He met the King. Lord听Panmure听asked him to remove his bonnet. But Peter refused! Lord听Panmure听said to the King, 鈥淵our Majesty, this man is 108 years old. He is now the only old enemy you have on the surface of the Earth.鈥澨�

The King asked Peter if he were sorry that he fought [was fighting] for the Prince. 鈥淚鈥檇听fecht听[fight] for him yet,鈥� said the old man.听

The King understood that Peter was still a rebel. But he gave him a pension of fifty pounds a year. Peter took off his hat. He thanked the King.听

But the Government didn鈥檛 give Peter an excessive amount of money. The old man died two years later. He was 110 years old. The last old听Jacobite听rebel who was at the听Battle听of Culloden left [departed this life].听

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