大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh mun 貌ran F貌ghnan na h-Alba a chaidh a sgr矛obhadh le b脿rd Loch F矛ne, E貌ghann MacColla. Bha mi anns an sg矛re san do rugadh e o chionn ghoirid agus tha e follaiseach gu bheil dualchas air leth G脿idhealach ann. 鈥橲 iad ainmean-脿ite G脿idhlig a tha a鈥� c貌mhdachadh na t矛re. Bha mi a鈥� d猫anamh beagan obrach le daoine aig Ach鈥� an Droighinn, seann bhaile beag G脿idhealach a thathar a鈥� gl猫idheadh mar thaigh-tasgaidh. Agus chunnaic mi an liosta de dhaoine a bha a鈥� fuireach anns a鈥� bhaile sin ann an ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a h-aon (1881). Bha G脿idhlig aig a h-uile duine aca.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tarsainn a鈥� mhonaidh bho Ach鈥� an Droighinn tha baile beag air a bheil An Ceann M貌r no Kenmore. Tha carragh-cuimhne ann do dh鈥橢貌ghann MacColla no Evan MacColl, the Loch Fyne Bard, mar a th鈥� aca air ann am Beurla. Rugadh MacColla air a鈥� Cheann Mh貌r ann an ochd ceud deug 鈥檚 a h-ochd (1808). Chaidh an carragh-cuimhne a chur suas dha ann an naoi ceud deug is trithead (1930), agus Mac Cailein M貌r, Di霉c Earra-Gh脿idheal, ga fhoillseachadh.

鈥橲 ann ri obair-fearainn agus iasgach a bha E貌ghann nuair a bha e 貌g ach bha e follaiseach gun robh t脿lant aige airson sgr矛obhadh. Bhiodh e a鈥� sgr矛obhadh an d脿 chuid ann an G脿idhlig is Beurla. Anns na tritheadan th貌isich e air d脿in fhaighinn ann an cl貌 agus fhuair e cruinneachadh dhen stuth Gh脿idhlig aige air fhoillseachadh fon tiotal Cl脿rsach nam Beann. 鈥橲 e sin as coireach gun robh am frith-ainm air 鈥� 鈥淐l脿rsair nam Beann鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha m脿thair E貌ghainn 脿 Comhghall agus tha e coltach gun robh E貌ghann fh猫in gu math measail air an sg矛re sin air taobh thall Loch F矛ne. Tha cuid dhen bheachd gur e Moladh Abhainn Ruaile 鈥� ann an Comhghall 鈥� an d脿n as fhe脿rr a sgr矛obh e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉halbh teaghlach E貌ghainn a dh鈥檉huireach ann an Canada ann an ochd ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a h-aon (1831) ach dh鈥檉huirich E貌ghann ann am Breatainn. Chaidh e a dh鈥檕bair ann an Liverpool mar chlarc ann an seirbheis na cusbainn. Dh鈥檉huirich e an sin gu ochd ceud deug is caogad (1850). Bha e a鈥� fulang droch shl脿inte an uair sin. Chaidh e a thadhal air na c脿irdean aige ann an Canada agus chaidh obair a thabhann dha ann an seirbheis na cusbainn ann an Kingston, Ontario. Ghabh e rithe agus dh鈥檉huirich e ann an Canada. Bha e airson 霉ine na bh脿rd aig Comann an Naoimh Anndra ann an Kingston. R脿inig e deagh aois, a鈥� faighinn b脿s ann an ochd ceud deug, naochad 鈥檚 a h-ochd (1898).

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ged a tha carragh-cuimhne ann dha air cladach Loch F矛ne (tha e ann an 脿ite iomallach air nach bi m貌ran a tadhal), 鈥檚 e a bh脿rdachd as motha a chumas ann an cuimhne dhaoine e. Cuiridh mi cr矛och air an Litir le rann bho Moladh Abhainn Ruaile 鈥� agus tha mi an d霉il 鈥檚 an d貌chas gum bi na bric a鈥� sn脿mh innte fhathast!

听听听听听听听听听听听 A mhuime nam breac, feuch siud iad a鈥� gleac, Rid chaislichean sneachd-gheal, steallaireach; An seo iad a鈥� leum an coinneamh na gr猫in 鈥� Mo cheist air na laochain gheal-tharrach! O, iasgair, bi clis! Siud fear dhiubh a-nis fo dhubhar a鈥� phris ud feitheamh ort; Cuir cuileag gun 诲脿颈濒 na rathad mas 脿颈濒濒 leat fhaicinn an 肠脿蝉 nach laghach leis.听

b脿rd Loch F矛ne, E貌ghann MacColla: the Loch Fyne bard, Evan MacColl; a鈥� c貌mhdachadh na t矛re: covering the land; a thathar a鈥� gl猫idheadh mar thaigh-tasgaidh: that is being preserved as a museum; agus Mac Cailein M貌r, Di霉c Earra-Gh脿idheal, ga fhoillseachadh: with the clan chief of the Campbells, the Duke of Argyll, unveiling it; 鈥檚 e sin as coireach gun robh am frith-ainm air: that鈥檚 why he had the nickname; dh鈥檉halbh teaghlach E貌ghainn a dh鈥檉huireach ann an Canada: Evan鈥檚 family left to live in Canada; mar chlarc ann an seirbheis na cusbainn: as a clerk in the customs service; chaidh e a thadhal air na c脿irdean aige: he went to visit his relatives; ghabh e rithe: he accepted it [fem]; bha e airson 霉ine na bh脿rd aig Comann an Naoimh Anndra: he was for a time the bard of the St Andrews Society; r脿inig e deagh aois: he reached a good [advanced] age; 鈥檚 e a bh脿rdachd as motha a chumas ann an cuimhne dhaoine e: it is primarily his poetry that keeps him in people鈥檚 memory; a mhuime nam breac, feuch siud iad a鈥� gleac: foster-mother of the trout, see them there as they fight; rid chaislichean sneachd-gheal, steallaireach: with your snow-white, splashing shallows; na laochain gheal-tharrach: the white-bellied heroes; siud fear dhiubh a-nis: there鈥檚 one of them now; fo dhubhar a鈥� phris ud feitheamh ort: under the shade of that bush, awaiting you; cuir cuileag gun 诲脿颈濒 na rathad: send a fly his way without delay; mas 脿颈濒濒 leat fhaicinn an 肠脿蝉 nach laghach leis: if you wish to see it in a plight it won鈥檛 enjoy.

tha mi an d霉il 鈥檚 an d貌chas gum bi na bric a鈥� sn脿mh innte fhathast: I hope and expect that the trout will be swimming in her yet.

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Tha 鈥淟itir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh鈥� air a maoineachadh le MG ALBA