大象传媒

Bu mhath leam uirsgeul s貌nraichte innse dhuibh an t-seachdain seo. Tha e mu dheidhinn treun-laoch G脿idhealach air an robh Conlaoch mar ainm. 鈥橲 e Albannach a bh鈥� ann. Gaisgeach eireachdail treun le buinteanas don Eilean Sgitheanach.

鈥橲 e ainm an uirsgeil B脿s Chiuinlaoich no, ann am Beurla, The Death of Conlaoch. Tha e air innse an d脿 chuid ann an Alba agus 脠irinn. Tha mi a鈥� dol a st猫idheachadh mo sge貌il-sa air na chaidh a chruinneachadh 脿 beul-aithris ann an Alba.

Nuair a bha e na dhuine 貌g, dh鈥檉h脿g C霉 Chulainn a dhachaigh ann an Ulaidh. Th脿inig e a dh鈥橝lba, don Eilean Sgitheanach, far an do dh鈥檌onnsaich e sgilean sabaid aig a鈥� bhanrigh ghaisgeil, Sg脿thach. Bha ise a鈥� fuireach ann an Caisteal Dh霉n Sg脿thaich ann an Sl猫ite. Chithear an tobhta dhen chaisteal aice fhathast.

鈥橲 e treun-laoch a bh鈥� ann an C霉 Chulainn. Dh鈥檌onnsaich e bho Sg脿thach mar a chleachdadh e an gath-bolg no fiery dart. 鈥橲 e ball-airm iongantach marbhtach a bh鈥� anns a鈥� ghath-bholg. A bharrachd air a bhith na ghaisgeach le buill-airm, bha C霉 Chulainn tarraingeach do na boireannaich. Fhuair e dl霉th ri bana-ghaisgeach Albannach air an robh Aoife agus dh鈥檉h脿g e trom i. Ach thill e a dh鈥櫭坕rinn.

Mus do dh鈥檉halbh e, gheall e do dh鈥橝oife gun tilleadh e uaireigin agus gum p貌sadh e i. Ach cha do thill. B鈥� fheudar do dh鈥橝oife an gille aca a thogail leatha fh猫in. Chuir i 鈥淐onlaoch鈥� air a鈥� ghille mar ainm.

Fhuair an gille tr猫anadh bho a mh脿thair a mhair seachd bliadhna ann an D霉n Tuilm ann an ceann a tuath an Eilein Sgitheanaich. Agus mar a thachair do Ch霉 Chulainn roimhe, chuir e seachad 霉ine ann an D霉n Sg脿thaich ann an Sl猫ite. B鈥� e sin an t-脿ite a b鈥� ainmeile far an ionnsaicheadh treun-laoich 貌ga na sgilean a bhiodh a dh矛th orra air bl脿r a鈥� chatha.

Rinn Aoife cinnteach gum biodh a h-uile l霉th-chleas aig Conlaoch 鈥檚 a bh鈥� aig C霉 Chulainn. Ach dh鈥檉h脿g i aon rud a-mach a dh鈥檃ona-ghnothach. Cha do dh鈥檌onnsaich Conlaoch mar a chleachdadh e an gath-bolg. Rinn Aoife sin oir bha i ag iarraidh C霉 Chulainn a pheanasachadh airson a bhith a鈥� d猫anamh mealladh-d貌chais oirre.

Dh鈥檌arr i air Conlaoch dhol a dh鈥櫭坕rinn, gun a bhith ag innse do dhuine sam bith c貌 e. Thuirt i gun robh i ag iarraidh gun toireadh e C霉 Chulainn a dh鈥橝lba leis. Bha fios aice gum marbhadh C霉 Chulainn a mhac leis a鈥� ghath-bholg, agus gun cuireadh sin troimhe-ch猫ile e. B鈥� e sin an d矛oghaltas aice.

R脿inig Conlaoch 脠irinn. Thachair e ri Conall, oide Ch霉 Chulainn. Thug e a bhuill-airm bho Chonall agus chuibhrich e e. Chuala C霉 Chulainn mu dheidhinn agus th脿inig e.

Dh鈥檉haighnich e de Chonlaoch c貌 e. Dhi霉lt Conlaoch innse. Th貌isich an dithis air sabaid. Ach rinn C霉 Chulainn a鈥� ch霉is air Conlaoch leis a鈥� ghath-bholg. Nuair a bha e a鈥� b脿sachadh, dh鈥檌nns Conlaoch ainm do Ch霉 Chulainn. Bha fios aig C霉 Chulainn gun robh e air a mhac fh猫in a mharbhadh agus, gu dearbh, bha e troimhe-ch猫ile.

uirsgeul: fable, legend; treun-laoch: strong hero; B脿s Chiuinlaoich: The Death of Conlaoch; Ulaidh: Ulster; a鈥� bhanrigh ghaisgeil: the heroic queen; Caisteal Dh霉n Sg脿thaich: Dunscaith Castle; tarraingeach: attractive; 濒霉迟丑-肠丑濒别补蝉: physical skill; oide: foster-father.

gaisgeach eireachdail treun le buinteanas don Eilean Sgitheanach: a brave, handsome champion who belonged to the Isle of Skye; an d脿 chuid: both; tha mi a鈥� dol a st猫idheachadh mo sge貌il-sa: I am going to base my story; na chaidh a chruinneachadh 脿 beul-aithris: what was collected from oral tradition; chithear an tobhta: the ruin can be seen; mar a chleachdadh e an gath-bolg: how he would use the fiery dart; ball-airm iongantach marbhtach: an amazing deadly weapon; dh鈥檉h脿g e trom i: he left her pregnant; gheall e do dh鈥橝oife gun tilleadh e uaireigin: he promised to Aoife that he would return some time; gum p貌sadh e i: that he would marry her; b鈥� fheudar do dh鈥橝oife an gille aca a thogail leatha fh猫in: Aoife had to raise their son himself; na sgilean a bhiodh a dh矛th orra air bl脿r a鈥� chatha: the skills they would need on the battlefield; dh鈥檉h脿g i aon rud a-mach a dh鈥檃ona-ghnothach: she omitted one thing deliberately; bha i ag iarraidh C霉 Chulainn a pheanasachadh: she wanted to punish Cuchullin; gun cuireadh sin troimhe-ch猫ile e: that that would cause him great mental turmoil; chuibhrich e e: he bound him (in chains); dhi霉lt Conlaoch innse: Conlaoch refused to say; gun robh e air a mhac fh猫in a mharbhadh: that he had killed his own son.

airson a bhith a鈥� d猫anamh mealladh-d貌chais oirre: for deceiving her.

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