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Bha Sandaidh D貌mhnallach na gheamair air oighreachd an Dail Mh貌ir anns a鈥� Mhonadh Ruadh tr脿th san fhicheadamh linn. Sin an oighreachd ris an canar Mar Lodge ann am Beurla. Bha far-ainm aig Sandaidh 鈥� am Brogach. Th脿inig e gu 矛re 鈥� cha robh e na bhrogach tuilleadh 鈥� agus bha e fhathast gun a鈥� mhuir fhaicinn. Latha a bha seo, choisich e tron L脿irig Ghr霉 鈥� astar m貌r a th鈥� ann 鈥� gu ruige an Aghaidh Mh貌r airson a dhol air an tr猫ana. Bha e a鈥� falbh a dh鈥橧nbhir Nis. Carson? Airson a鈥� mhuir fhaicinn! Thathar ag r脿dh nach do shaoil e cus dhith!

Thathar ag aithris gun do lorg Sandaidh rudeigin anns a鈥� mhonadh goirid 脿s d猫idh don Chogadh Mh貌r a thighinn gu ceann. Bha e dhen bheachd gur e a boma a bh鈥� ann 鈥� co-cheangailte ris a鈥� chogadh ann an d貌igh air choreigin. Thug e an rud dhachaigh leis. Latha a bha seo uaireigin 脿s d猫idh sin, bha Sandaidh a鈥� sealg anns a鈥� mhonadh cuide ri Prionnsa na Cuimrigh agus sheall e am 鈥渂oma鈥� don phrionnsa. Thug am prionnsa leis e, agus chuir e e gu Ministreachd an Adhair. Dh鈥檃ithnich iadsan an rud sa bhad. Chan e boma a bh鈥� ann ach lasair-bhoillsg no flare.

Cha robh fios aig muinntir na Ministreachd an toiseach c貌 脿s a th脿inig an lasair-bhoillsg. Bha e Gearmailteach, ceart gu le貌r, ach cuimhnichibh gu bheil sinn a鈥� bruidhinn air a鈥� Chiad Chogadh an seo. Cha robh an Luftwaffe a鈥� toirt ionnsaigh air Alba mar a bha anns an D脿rna Cogadh. Ach bha cuimhne aig muinntir a鈥� Mhonaidh Ruaidh air itealan Gearmailteach a bh鈥� air a bhith air sg猫ith os an cionn anns a鈥� Ch猫itean naoi ceud deug is sia-deug (1916). Chan e pl猫ana a bh鈥� ann ach b脿t鈥�-adhair dhen t-se貌rsa ris an canar Zeppelin.

Cha b鈥� e sin a鈥� chiad turas a bha Zeppelin L20 air a bhith os cionn Bhreatainn. Aig deireadh an Fhaoillich naoi ceud deug is sia-deug, bha i air seachd bomaichean fichead a leigeil air Burton-on-Trent ann an Sasainn.

Aig toiseach a鈥� Ch猫itein bha i air ais os cionn Bhreatainn. An turas seo bha i a鈥� d猫anamh air Alba. Bha i ag amas air an drochaid-r猫ile thar Linne Foirthe a sgrios. Ach bha droch sh矛de ann. Chaill i Linne Foirthe agus lean i oirre gu tuath. Chuala daoine ann am baile beag Inbhir Eidh i ann am meadhan na h-oidhche. Bha solas air ann am fear de na taighean. Bha an t-eagal air muinntir an 脿ite gun robh na Gearmailtich a鈥� dol a leigeil boma air a鈥� bhaile. Ach bha iad ag amas air targaid na bu mhotha na Inbhir Eidh! Lean am b脿t鈥�-adhair oirre thairis air Beinn MacDuibh, thairis air a鈥� Mhonadh Liath agus mu dheireadh thairis air Linne Mhoireibh.

Bha Zeppelin L20 a-nise gann de chonnadh. Bha an caiptean, Kapit盲nleutnant Stabbert, ag iarraidh a thilleadh don Ghearmailt no a laighe sa mhuir gu siar air an Danmhairg. Ach cha robh connadh gu le貌r aige airson sin. Mar sin, rinn i air Nirribhidh. Ach bha tubaist aice ann an Nirribhidh agus chaidh an t-itealan a sgrios. Chuireadh an criutha don phr矛osan mar phr矛osanaich-chogaidh. Cha chuireadh Zeppelin L20 dragh air muinntir a鈥� Mhonaidh Ruaidh 鈥� no duine sam bith eile 鈥� tuilleadh.

bha Sandaidh D貌mhnallach na gheamair: Sandy MacDonald was a gamekeeper; air oighreachd an Dail Mh貌ir anns a鈥� Mhonadh Ruadh: on Mar Lodge estate in the Cairngorms; bha e fhathast gun a鈥� mhuir fhaicinn: he still hadn鈥檛 seen the sea; gu ruige an Aghaidh Mh貌r: to Aviemore; thathar ag r脿dh nach do shaoil e cus dhith: it鈥檚 said he didn鈥檛 think too much of it [the sea]; co-cheangailte ris a鈥� chogadh ann an d貌igh air choreigin: linked to the war in some way or other; latha a bha seo uaireigin 脿s d猫idh sin: a particular day after that; Ministreachd an Adhair: The Air Ministry; dh鈥檃ithnich iadsan an rud sa bhad: they recognised the thing immediately; a bh鈥� air a bhith air sg猫ith os an cionn: that had been flying [鈥渙n wing鈥漖 above them; b脿t鈥�-adhair dhen t-se貌rsa ris an canar: an airship of the type called; bha i a鈥� d猫anamh air Alba: she was making for Scotland; ag amas air an drochaid-r猫ile thar Linne Foirthe a sgrios: aiming to destroy the railway bridge across the Firth of Forth; bha an t-eagal air muinntir an 脿ite: the people of the place were frightened; gun robh na Gearmailtich a鈥� dol a leigeil boma: that the Germans were going to drop a bomb; thairis air Linne Mhoireibh: over the Moray Firth; gann de chonnadh: short on [of] fuel; gu siar air an Danmhairg: west of Denmark; chaidh an t-itealan a sgrios: the aircraft was destroyed; chuireadh an criutha don phr矛osan mar phr矛osanaich-chogaidh: the crew were imprisoned as prisoners-of-war; cha chuireadh Zeppelin L20 dragh air X tuilleadh: Zeppelin L20 wouldn鈥檛 annoy X again.

cha robh e na bhrogach tuilleadh: he was no longer a lad. You will know the words balach and gille for 鈥渂oy, lad鈥� 鈥� both of which are used throughout Gaelic Scotland. But there are several other words (including brogach) that mean the same thing or a particular type of boy with regard to body shape or nature; some are favoured more in particular dialects. Here鈥檚 a list 鈥� see how many of them you might have heard: balachan, cnapach, giullan, plocach, ponach, proitseach, boiceanach, stobanach, gatachan, geamhta, pr脿banach, lodragan, ploicean, luran, robairneach, ple貌isgean, goileach, cn脿imheach, broganach, maothran. And how would you address a lad in Gaelic? You might say 鈥溾赌檌濒濒别鈥� (short for 鈥渁 ghille鈥�) or 鈥渁 bhalaich鈥� but here鈥檚 another nice one 鈥� 鈥�a laochain鈥�. Laochan is 鈥渓ittle hero鈥� but it鈥檚 often used by an adult in the vocative when speaking to a boy. Sin thu fh猫in a laochain! (well done, lad!)

goirid 脿s d猫idh don Chogadh Mh貌r a thighinn gu ceann: shortly after the Great War coming to an end.

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