大象传媒

Tha an dealbh iongantach B脿s an Daimh ann an Gailearaidh N脿iseanta na h-Alba ann an D霉n 脠ideann. 鈥橲 e dealbh m貌r a th鈥� ann. Tha e tr矛 puing a seachd (3.7) meatair ann an 脿irde agus c貌rr air c貌ig puing a dh脿 (5.2) meatair ann an leud. Tha an dealbh, leis a鈥� pheantair Ameireaganach, Benjamin West, a鈥� sealltainn Cailean 鈥� no Colin 鈥� Fitzgerald a鈥� s脿bhaladh beatha R矛gh Alasdair III bho dhamh fiadhaich. Ach c貌 bh鈥� ann an Cailean Fitzgerald?

Uill, bha e na shinnsear, a r猫ir beul-aithris, don fhear a dh鈥檌arr an dealbh 鈥� agus a ph脿igh ochd ceud gini air a shon anns na h-ochdadan dhen ochdamh linn deug (1780an) 鈥� Francis Humberston MacCoinnich. 脌s d猫idh b脿s a bhr脿thar, ghabh e thairis ceannas Clann 鈥檌c Coinnich. Agus, bliadhnaichean 脿s d猫idh gun do nochd an dealbh, bha tiotal air a bhuileachadh air 鈥� M貌rair Sh矛ophort. Nuair a bha e na ghille aig Eton, aig aois dusan bliadhna, ghabh MacCoinnich fiabhras a dh鈥檉h脿g bodhar e. Cha robh a chainnt uabhasach soilleir air sg脿th a bhoidhre.

Bhathar a鈥� creidsinn o shean gun robh dualchas l脿n-Cheilteach aig Clann 鈥檌c Coinnich. Ach, anns an ochdamh linn deug, dh鈥檉heuch 脿rd-urrachan na fine ri dearbhadh gun do dh鈥櫭╥rich iad 脿 dualchas Anglo-Normanach-脠ireannach. Dh鈥檉hoillsich iad na bh鈥� aca ann am beul-aithris 鈥� gum b鈥� e t霉sair na fine Cailean Fitzgerald, mac aig iarla 脠ireannach. B鈥� fheudar do Chailean 脠irinn fh脿gail. Bha sin anns an treas linn deug. Thug R矛gh na h-Alba comraich dha. B鈥� e an R矛gh sin Alasdair III.

A r猫ir choltais cha do dh矛ochuimhnich Cailean gun robh an R矛gh air cobhair a dh猫anamh air. Tha cuid ag r脿dh gun tug e taic don R矛gh an aghaidh nan Lochlannach, nuair a rinn na h-Albannaich a鈥� ch霉is orra. Air s脿illibh sin, thug an R矛gh fearann dha ann an Cinn T脿ile, a鈥� gabhail a-steach Eilean Donan, far a bheil an caisteal ainmeil. Tha feadhainn eile ag r脿dh gun d鈥� fhuair e am fearann sin leis gun do sh脿bhail e beatha an R矛gh.

A r猫ir an st貌iridh seo, bha Cailean a鈥� sealg cuide ris an R矛gh. Thug damh ionnsaigh air an R矛gh. Bha Alasdair ann an cunnart a bheatha. Th脿inig Cailean eatarra. Chaidh e fh猫in agus an damh an glaic a ch猫ile agus mharbh Cailean an damh. Anns an dealbh B脿s an Daimh, chithear Cailean Fitzgerald le sleagh na l脿imh, gu bhith a鈥� cur an daimh gu b脿s, fhad 鈥檚 a tha an R矛gh na laighe air an talamh.

Ach carson a bha e cho cudromach do Francis Humberston MacCoinnich a bhith a鈥� sealltainn an tachartais seo ann an dealbh cho m貌r is cho cosgail? Uill, tha poilitigs a鈥� tighinn a-steach don ghnothach, agus 鈥檚 e sin as coireach gu bheil cuid ag r脿dh nach eil anns an dealbh ach propaganda.

Suas gu deireadh an t-seachdamh linn deug, bha Clann 鈥檌c Coinnich air a bhith d矛leas do r矛ghrean na h-Alba. Chaidh an tiotal 鈥淚arla Sh矛ophort鈥� a bhuileachadh 鈥� airson a鈥� chiad turais 鈥� air Cailean MacCoinnich ann an sia ceud deug, fichead 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1623). Ach chaill na Sti霉bhartaich a鈥� chathair r矛oghail. Thaobhaich na ceathramh agus c貌igeamh iarlan ris na Seumasaich. Mar a ch矛 sinn an-ath-sheachdain, 鈥檚 d貌cha gur ann air sg脿th a鈥� cho-dh霉naidh sin, aig a鈥� cheann thall, a chaidh B脿s an Daimh a pheantadh.

ann an leud: in width; a鈥� s脿bhaladh beatha R矛gh Alasdair III bho dhamh fiadhaich: saving the life of King Alexander III from an angry stag; bha e na shinnsear: he was an ancestor; a ph脿igh ochd ceud gini air a shon: who paid 800 guineas for it; ghabh e thairis ceannas Clann 鈥檌c Coinnich: he took over the leadership of the Clan MacKenzie; 脿s d猫idh gun do nochd an dealbh: after the picture appeared; bha tiotal air a bhuileachadh air 鈥� M貌rair Sh矛ophort: he was granted a title 鈥� Lord Seaforth; fiabhras a dh鈥檉h脿g bodhar e: a fever that left him deaf; cha robh a chainnt uabhasach soilleir air sg脿th a bhoidhre: his speech wasn鈥檛 very clear because of his deafness; bhathar a鈥� creidsinn o shean: it was believed in olden times; dualchas l脿n-Cheilteach: a pure Celtic heritage; dh鈥檉heuch 脿rd-urrachan na fine ri dearbhadh: the clan leaders tried to prove; t霉sair na fine: the progenitor of the clan; mac aig iarla 脠ireannach: a son of an Irish earl; cha do dh矛ochuimhnich Cailean: Colin didn鈥檛 forget; an aghaidh nan Lochlannach: against the Norse; nuair a rinn na h-Albannaich a鈥� ch霉is orra: when the Scots defeated them; an glaic a ch猫ile: wrestling with each other; suas gu deireadh an t-seachdamh linn deug: up until the end of the 17th Century; d矛leas do r矛ghrean na h-Alba: loyal to the kings of Scotland; chaidh X a bhuileachadh air; X was bestowed upon him; chaill na Sti霉bhartaich a鈥� chathair r矛oghail: the Stuarts lost the throne; thaobhaich na ceathramh agus c貌igeamh iarlan ris na Seumasaich: the fourth and fifth earls sided with the Jacobites; 鈥檚 d貌cha gur ann air sg脿th a鈥� cho-dh霉naidh sin: perhaps it鈥檚 because of that decision.

鈥檚 e sin as coireach gu bheil cuid ag r脿dh: that is why some people say.

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