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Am measg nan daoine a th鈥� air an tiodhlacadh air Innis mo Cholmaig ann an Loch Innse mo聽Cholmaig tha Raibeart Coineagan Greumach, no Don Roberto mar a chainte ris anns an聽d脿rna d霉thaich aige, Argentina. Mura h-eil sibh e貌lach air Loch Innse mo Cholmaig 鈥檚 e sin聽a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air The Lake of Menteith. Cha b鈥� ann an Alba a chaochail Raibeart 鈥� ach nuair a聽bha e air turas ann an Argentina ann an naoi ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a sia (1936).

Ged a bhuineadh e do na h-uaislean, bha Raibeart na sh貌isealach agus na n脿iseantach Albannach. An toiseach, ge-t脿, bha e na bhall p脿rlamaid don Ph脿rtaidh Libearalach. Ach, aig聽a鈥� cheann thall, cha robh iadsan fada gu le貌r air taobh cl矛 phoilitigs dha.

Cha robh e de貌nach cumail ri modhan Thaigh nan Cumantan agus chaidh a chur a-mach聽脿s an Taigh airson m矛-mhodh barrachd air aon turas. Bha e a鈥� d矛on c貌raichean nan聽daoine bochda agus c貌raichean daoine a bhith a鈥� togail fianais gu s矛theil air an t-sr脿id.

As t-fhoghar ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a seachd (1887), dh鈥檉h脿s c霉isean m矛-rianailair na sr脿idean. Bha cr矛onadh eaconamach ann agus thog m貌ran fianais. Cuimhnichibh gur e聽d矛reach beag-chuid dhen phoball aig an robh c貌raichean bh貌taidh aig an 脿m.

Th脿inig gnothaichean gu ceann air an treas latha deug dhen t-Samhain ochd ceud-deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a seachd (1887) ann an Ce脿rnag Trafalgar ann an Lunnainn. Thathar a鈥� cuimhneachadh an latha mar 鈥淒貌mhnach na Fala鈥� 鈥� a鈥� chiad fhear leis an ainm sin.

Rinn na聽poilis dochann air m貌ran dhen luchd-fhianais. Nam measg bha Raibeart. Ach bu choma leis聽a鈥� bhritheamh gun do dh鈥檉huiling e dochann. Fhuair e sia seachdainean sa phr矛osan a聽bharrachd.

Bha Raibeart a鈥� s矛or ghluasad don l脿imh chl矛. Aon turas thug e seachad 貌raid anns an Fhraing a bha cho radaigeach 鈥檚 gun deach a shadail a-mach 脿s an d霉thaich. Dh鈥檉h脿g e am聽P脿rtaidh Libearalach agus, ann an co-bhuinn ri Keir Hardie, st猫idhich e P脿rtaidh L脿barach na聽h-Alba. Sheas e airson a鈥� ph脿rtaidh ann an Glaschu anns an taghadh n脿iseanta ann an ochd聽ceud deug, naochad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1892) ach cha deach leis. Bha a bheatha mar bhall p脿rlamaid聽seachad.

Ach cha robh a bheatha phoilitigeach seachad. Bha e riamh a鈥� creidsinn gu l脿idir annam f猫in-riaghladh do dh鈥橝lba. Agus, mar a bha mi ag r脿dh, b鈥� esan a鈥� chiad cheann-suidhe聽aig a鈥� Ph脿rtaidh N脿iseanta, an SNP.

Bha beatha Raibeirt taobh a-muigh phoilitigs a cheart cho inntinneach ri a bheatha taobh a-staigh phoilitigs. Fhad 鈥檚 a bha e fhathast sa ph脿rlamaid, dh鈥檉halbh e a Mhorogo leis聽an amas a bhith a鈥� marcachd tro na beanntan Atlas gu ruige baile air a bheil Taroudant. Ge-t脿,聽bha am baile toirmisgte do choigrich, gu h-脿raidh Cr矛osdaidhean.

Chuir an Greumach e聽fh猫in ann an riochd dotair Tuirceach agus bha e faisg air Taroudant nuair a chuireadh an聽gr猫im e. Dh鈥檌nnis e eachdraidh a鈥� ghnothaich anns an leabhar Mogreb-El-Acksa.

Sgr矛obh e m貌ran leabhraichean air eich, siubhal agus eachdraidh agus bha e na charaid pearsanta do na h-uibhir de na h-霉ghdaran is luchd-ealain as ainmeile ri a linn. Am measg聽nan daoine a bu mhotha dhan tug e sp猫is bha Aim茅 Tschiffely, Eilbheiseach a rinn a聽dhachaigh ann an Argentina. Chaidh Tschiffely c貌ig m矛le deug m矛le air muin eich tro聽Ameireagaidh 鈥� deas agus tuath 鈥� thar tr矛 bliadhna. Bha rud mar sin cho dl霉th ri cridhe聽Raibeirt 鈥檚 a bha eadhon poilitigs is c貌raichean muinntir na h-Alba. Bha Raibeart Coineagan聽Greumach ainmeil ri a linn, agus cha bu ch貌ir dhuinn a bhith ga dh矛ochuimhneachadh an-diugh.

Innis mo Cholmaig: Inchmahome; Raibeart Coineagan Greumach:聽Robert Cunninghame Graham; Loch Innse mo Cholmaig: The Lake of Menteith; m矛-rianail:聽disorderly; f猫in-riaghladh: self-government; ceann-suidhe: president; P脿rtaidh N脿iseanta nah-Alba: Scottish National Party; Eilbheiseach: a Swiss

ged a bhuineadh e do na h-uaislean: although he belonged to the聽gentry; bha Raibeart na sh貌isealach agus na n脿iseantach Albannach: Robert was a socialist聽and a Scottish nationalist; de貌nach cumail ri modhan Thaigh nan Cumantan: willing to keep聽to the ways of the House of Commons; c貌raichean daoine a bhith a鈥� togail fianais gu s矛theilair an t-sr脿id: the rights of people to protest peacefully on the street[s]; as t-fhoghar: in theautumn; cr矛onadh eaconamach: an economic downturn; gur e d矛reach beag-chuid dhenphoball aig an robh c貌raichean bh貌taidh: that it was just a minority of the population whohad voting rights; rinn na poilis dochann air m貌ran dhen luchd-fhianais: the police beat up聽many of the protesters; bu choma leis a鈥� bhritheamh: the judge was indifferent; 鈥檚 gun deach聽a shadail a-mach 脿s an d霉thaich: that he was expelled from the country; cha deach leis: he聽wasn鈥檛 successful; bha a bheatha mar bhall p脿rlamaid seachad: his life as a parliamentarian聽was over; a cheart cho inntinneach ri: just as interesting as; dh鈥檌nnis e eachdraidh a鈥櫬爂hnothaich: he told the story of the affair; na h-uibhir de na h-霉ghdaran is luchd-ealain as聽ainmeile ri a linn: many of the most famous authors and artists of his day; am measg nan聽daoine a bu mhotha dhan tug e sp猫is: among the people he most respected; c貌ig m矛le deug聽m矛le air muin eich tro Ameireagaidh 鈥� deas agus tuath: fifteen thousand miles on horseback聽through America 鈥� south and north; cha bu ch貌ir dhuinn a bhith ga dh矛ochuimhneachadh: we聽shouldn鈥檛 forget him.

D貌mhnach na Fala: Bloody Sunday (ie Sunday of the Blood).聽This is the Gaelic phrase by which the more recent Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland is聽known so it seems a suitable phrase to use in relation to the earlier day of the same name in聽London (in which, interestingly, Irish nationalists agitating for Home Rule played a聽significant role). You might have expected Did貌mhnaich 鈥� but D貌mhnach can also be used,聽particularly in relation to a particular Sunday of the year. D貌mhnach na C脿isge, for聽example, is Easter Sunday. D貌mhnach derives from the Latin dominica; Did貌mhnaich is聽from Dies Dominica 鈥� 鈥淭he Lord鈥檚 Day鈥�.

toirmisgte do choigrich: out of bounds [banned] to聽foreigners.
Tha 鈥淟itir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh鈥� air a maoineachadh le MG ALBA