大象传媒

Dubh, geal is dearg. Tr矛 dathan a bhiodh gu math aithnichte do na seann Gh脿idheil, agus iad ri innse st貌iridhean. D猫 tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh le sin? Uill, bidh sibh e貌lach air uirsgeul Deirdre, tha mi cinnteach. Deirdre agus Clann Uisnich. 鈥橲 e an sgeulachd seo t猫 ainmeil ann an dualchas nan G脿idheal, an 诲脿 chuid ann an Alba is 脠irinn. Tha i co-cheangailte gu l脿idir ri tr矛 脿iteachan ann an Alba 鈥� taobh Loch Nis, Gleann Nibheis agus Gleann Eite.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Anns an st貌iridh tha R矛gh Uladh, Conachar, ag iarraidh Deirdre a ph貌sadh. Ach tha i a鈥� gabhail trom-ghaol air Naois agus tha i a鈥� falbh a dh鈥橝lba cuide ris fh猫in agus a dhithis 产丑谤脿颈迟丑谤别补苍, Aillean agus 脌rdan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 e am fear a tha ag aithris coltas Naois do Dheirdre an toiseach sealgair a tha a鈥� faighinn a-steach don bhothan aice am measg nam beann. Seo na chanas e ri Deirdre mu dheidhinn Naois agus a leithid... 鈥渓矛 an fhithich air an gruag, an cneas mar eala nan tonn, an leac mar fhuil an laoigh bhric dheirg, agus an l霉th agus an leum mar bhradan a鈥� bhoinne-bhrais agus mar fhiadh a鈥� bhearraidh bhric....鈥� L矛 an fhithich 鈥� sin dubh. Cneas mar eala nan tonn 鈥� geal. Leac mar fhuil an laoigh bhric dheirg 鈥� 鈥檚 e sin dearg. Dubh, geal is dearg.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An latha eile, lorg mi dreach eile de dh鈥檜irsgeul Deirdre 脿 Alba. Anns an dreach seo, bha Conachar agus Deirdre a鈥� dol a ph貌sadh. Bha an geamhradh ann agus bha sneachd air an talamh. Mar thoradh air a鈥� ph貌sadh, mharbhadh laogh. 鈥橲 ann an uair sin a th貌isich c霉isean air a dhol ce脿rr. Mharbhadh an laogh air an t-sneachd. Th脿inig fuil 脿s. Tharraing an fhuil fitheach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha Deirdre a鈥� coimhead a-mach air uinneag. Chunnaic i an sneachd air an talamh. Chunnaic i fitheach. Bha am fitheach ag 貌l na fala. Thuirt i ri Conachar, 鈥淣ach bu mhaiseach an duine aig am biodh cneas cho geal ris an t-sneachd, a ghruaidh cho dearg ris an fhuil agus fhalt cho dubh ris an fhitheach.鈥� Fhreagair an R矛gh gun robh clann peathar aige agus gun robh fear dhiubh air an robh gach buadh a dh鈥檃inmich i. Thuirt Deirdre nach rachadh i gu leabaidh gus am faiceadh i an duine sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Mar sin chuir Conachar fios air mac a pheathar, fear an robh Snaois mar ainm. Th脿inig e fh猫in agus a dh脿 产丑谤脿迟丑补颈谤, Aillean agus 脌rdan. Nuair a chunnaic Deirdre Snaois, bha a cridhe air a l矛onadh le gaol dha. Dh鈥檉h脿g i an R矛gh agus chaidh i cuide ri Snaois agus a 产丑谤脿颈迟丑谤别补苍. Fhuair iad long agus she貌l iad gu ruige a鈥� Bheinn 脌rd.

Dubh, geal is dearg. Ch矛 sibh mar a nochd na dathan sin anns an dreach seo de dh鈥檜irsgeul Deirdre.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach bha cuid de luchd-aithris a鈥� cur dubh don sgeul turas eile. Nuair a chaidh Deirdre agus Snaois 鈥� no Naois 鈥� air t矛r air a鈥� Bheinn 脌ird, bha an Gille Dubh a鈥� feitheamh orra. Tha cuid dhen bheachd gun robh sin air a鈥� Gharbh Eileach, tuath air Di霉ra. Dh鈥檉halbh Naois agus a 产丑谤脿颈迟丑谤别补苍 a Lochlann. Fhad 鈥檚 a bha iad air falbh, laigh an Gille Dubh le Deirdre. An turas seo chan eil dubh math, agus chan eil sgeul air geal no dearg.

Tr矛 dathan a bhiodh aithnichte: three colours which would be recognised; agus iad ri innse st貌iridhean: when they were telling stories; Deirdre agus Clann Uisnich: Deirdre and the Sons of Uisne; tha R矛gh Uladh, Conachar, ag iarraidh Deirdre a ph貌sadh: the King of Ulster, Conachar, was wanting to marry Deirdre; tha i a鈥� gabhail trom-ghaol air Naois: she falls madly in love with Naois; am fear a tha ag aithris coltas Naois do Dheirdre: the man who reports Naois鈥檚 appearance to Deirdre; don bhothan aice am measg nam beann: to her bothy among the mountains; l矛 an fhithich air an gruag: the colour of the raven on their hair; an cneas mar eala nan tonn: their skin like the swan of the waves; an leac mar fhuil an laoigh bhric dheirg: their cheek[s] like the blood of the speckled red fawn; an l霉th agus an leum mar bhradan a鈥� bhoinne-bhrais: their vigour and friskiness like the salmon of the torrent; mar fhiadh a鈥� bhearraidh bhric: like the deer of the speckled ridge; bha an geamhradh ann agus bha sneachd air an talamh: it was winter and there was snow on the ground; mar thoradh air a鈥� ph貌sadh, mharbhadh laogh: to mark the marriage, a calf was killed; th貌isich c霉isean air a dhol ce脿rr: things started to go wrong; tharraing an fhuil fitheach: the blood attracted a raven; a-mach air uinneag: out of the window; ag 貌l na fala: drinking the blood; nach bu mhaiseach an duine aig am biodh cneas cho geal ris an t-sneachd: wouldn鈥檛 he be beautiful, the man who had skin as white as the snow; nach rachadh i gu leabaidh gus am faiceadh i: that she wouldn鈥檛 go to bed until she saw; bha a cridhe air a l矛onadh le gaol: her heart was filled with love; a鈥� feitheamh orra: waiting for them; air a鈥� Gharbh Eileach, tuath air Di霉ra: on the Garbh Eileach, north of Jura.听

a dhithis 产丑谤脿颈迟丑谤别补苍/a dh脿 产丑谤脿迟丑补颈谤: his two brothers. Are you aware of why we say 产丑谤脿颈迟丑谤别补苍 with dithis but 产丑谤脿迟丑补颈谤 with da/dh脿? Dithis is a noun, meaning 鈥渢wo people鈥� so when it commands a noun like 产谤脿迟丑补颈谤, the second noun goes in the genitive plural; we are saying 鈥渢wo people of brothers鈥�. Without an article, the genitive plural is lenited. However with 诲脿 or a dh脿 (鈥渉is two鈥�), 产谤脿迟丑补颈谤 goes into the dual case which is like the singular dative (or nominative) and lenited. Both are acceptable for saying 鈥渢wo brothers鈥�.

gun robh clann peathar aige: that he had nephews (lit. children of a sister).

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