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An cuala sibh riamh mun rud ris an canar Seachd Cadalaichean an t-Saoghail? Ann am Beurla canaidh iad The Seven Sleepers of the Earth. Seachd Cadalaichean an t-Saoghail. Th脿inig an gnothach gu m鈥� aire o chionn ghoirid ann an leabhar mun Mhonadh Ruadh anns a bheil seann sgr矛obhaidhean aig an e貌laiche-n脿dair, Seton Gordon. Bha bodach a bha seo na stalcaire anns a鈥� mhonadh. Latha a bha seo bha e cuide ri Gordon agus dh鈥檉haighnich e dheth gu d猫 bha anns na Seachd Cadalaichean.

Gu m矛-fhortanach chan eil an c貌mhradh gu l猫ir air a chl脿radh agus cha do rinn Gordon liosta de na Seachd Cadalaichean. 鈥橲 e an aon fhear a chaidh ainmeachadh eun beag ris an canar a鈥� bhr霉-gheal. 鈥橲 e wheatear no stonechacker a chanas daoine ris ann am Beurla. Ach 鈥檚 d貌cha gun robhar a鈥� ciallachadh a鈥� chlacharain no stonechat.

Bha am bodach G脿idhealach dhen bheachd gun robh a鈥� bhr霉-gheal a鈥� cur seachad a鈥� gheamhraidh le bhith a鈥� faighinn cadal na fe貌raig no cadal a鈥� gheamhraidh. Thuirt e ri Gordon gum fac鈥� e an t-eun seo a鈥� tighinn a-mach 脿 toll anns an talamh as t-earrach. Feumaidh gun robh an t-eun d矛reach a鈥� d霉sgadh 脿s d猫idh a鈥� gheamhraidh.

Uill, cha robh Gordon ag aontachadh ris idir. Bha fianais l脿idir ann, sgr矛obh e, gum bi a鈥� bhr霉-gheal a鈥� geamhrachadh ann an t矛rean c猫in agus a鈥� tilleadh a Bhreatainn as t-earrach. Chan e 鈥渃adalaiche鈥� a th鈥� ann idir.

Bha mi airson faighinn a-mach d猫 na creutairean eile a bh鈥� air an tomhas anns an t-seann aimsir mar Sheachd Cadalaichean an t-Saoghail. Rinn mi beagan rannsachaidh air a鈥� chuspair. Ma tha sibh e貌lach air f猫illtean nan Eaglaisean Cr矛osdail, 鈥檚 d貌cha gum bi fios agaibh gun robh F猫ill nan Seachd Cadalaichean ann aig an 脿m seo dhen bhliadhna 鈥� air an t-seachdamh latha fichead (27) dhen Iuchar.

Bha an fh猫ill sin st猫idhichte air tachartas ann an Ephesus, a tha an-diugh san Tuirc, timcheall na bliadhna 250 AC. Bha seachdnar fhear 貌ga ann an Ephesus a bha nan Cr矛osdaidhean. Dhi霉lt iad adhradh a dh猫anamh do dh鈥櫭琽mhaigh mar a dh鈥檌arr an t-脤mpire orra. Theich iad gu uamh anns na beanntan. Ach dh鈥櫭瞨daich an t-脤mpire beul na h-uamha a dh霉nadh, agus na fir na broinn.

Bha d霉il gun robh an seachdnar air b脿s fhaighinn. Ach anns a鈥� bhliadhna ceithir cheud, seachdad 鈥檚 a naoi (479) AC, bhris tuathanach a-steach don uaimh. Fhuair e a-mach nach robh na fir marbh. Bha iad d矛reach air a bhith nan cadal. Nuair a chaidh iad a dh鈥橢phesus chunnaic iad gun robh Cr矛osdachd air a bhith buadhach agus bha iad air leth toilichte. Chomharraich an Eaglais an gnothach mar mh矛orbhail.

Cha d鈥� fhuair mi a-mach a bheil ceangal sam bith ann eadar an traidisean Cr矛osdail agus na bha bodach a鈥� Mhonaidh Ruaidh a鈥� ciallachadh. Bha esan a鈥� bruidhinn air seachd creutairean a tha a鈥� cur seachad a鈥� gheamhraidh nan cadal mus 猫irich iad 脿s 霉r as t-earrach. Ach carson a thathar a鈥� tomhas gu bheil seachd ann? Chan eil mi cinnteach.

Co-dhi霉, fhuair mi fiosrachadh mun ch霉is co-cheangailte ri c脿nan a tha gu math dl霉th ris an t猫 againn fh猫in 鈥� G脿idhlig Eilean Mhanainn. Agus innsidh mi dhuibh d猫 th鈥� anns na Seachd Cadalaichean Manainneach an ath-sheachdain.

Seachd Cadalaichean an t-Saoghail: The Seven Sleepers of the Earth; leabhar mun Mhonadh Ruadh anns a bheil seann sgr矛obhaidhean aig an e貌laiche-n脿dair: a book about the Cairngorms in which there are old essays by the naturalist; bha bodach a bha seo na stalcaire: this particular old guy was a stalker; latha a bha seo bha e cuide ri: one day he was with; chan eil an c貌mhradh gu l猫ir air a chl脿radh: the entire conversation is not recorded; 鈥檚 d貌cha gun robhar a鈥� ciallachadh X: perhaps X was meant; gum fac鈥� e an t-eun seo a鈥� tighinn a-mach 脿 toll: that he saw this bird coming out of a hole; a鈥� geamhrachadh ann an t矛rean c猫in: overwintering in foreign lands; f猫illtean nan Eaglaisean Cr矛osdail: the festivals of the Christian Churches; air an t-seachdamh latha fichead dhen Iuchar: on the 27th of July; seachdnar fhear 貌ga: seven young men; dhi霉lt iad adhradh a dh猫anamh do dh鈥櫭琽mhaigh mar a dh鈥檌arr an t-脤mpire orra: they refused to worship an image as the Emperor demanded of them; dh鈥櫭瞨daich an t-脤mpire beul na h-uamha a dh霉nadh, agus na fir na broinn: the Emperor ordered the mouth of the cave to be blocked, with the men inside; nach robh na fir marbh: that the men were not dead; air a bhith nan cadal: had been asleep; gun robh Cr矛osdachd air a bhith buadhach: that Christianity had been victorious; mus 猫irich iad 脿s 霉r as t-earrach: before they arise anew in spring; gu math dl霉th ris an t猫 againn fh猫in: very close to our own [language].

Th脿inig an gnothach gu m鈥� aire: the matter came to my attention.

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