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An t-seachdain sa chaidh bha mi a鈥� bruidhinn mu ainmean-脿ite ann an Alba far a bheil an dreach G脿idhlig agus an dreach Beurla gu tur eadar-dhealaichte bho ch猫ile. Gu s貌nraichte, bha mi a鈥� toirt s霉il air baile ainmeil ann am F矛obh. Bha e ainmeil a thaobh gnothaichean na h-eaglaise. 鈥橲 ann anns a鈥� bhaile sin a tha an t-oilthigh as sine ann an Alba. Agus tha e cuideachd ainmeil air feadh an t-saoghail airson a bhith na dhachaigh do gholf.

Tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh St Andrews no, ann an G脿idhlig, Cill R矛mhinn. Thug sinn s霉il air Cill R矛mhinn an t-seachdain sa chaidh, 鈥檚 mar a dh鈥櫭╥rich e bho Ceann R矛ghmonadh, 鈥渢he end of the king鈥檚 muir鈥�, agus mar a chaidh a chl脿radh ann am meadhan an ochdamh linn ann an l脿mh-sgr矛obhainn 脠ireannach, Annala Uladh. An t-seachdain seo, tha mi airson s霉il a thoirt air ainm ann am Beurla, St Andrews.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An toiseach, bha 鈥淪t Andrews鈥� co-cheangailte a-mh脿in ris an eaglais. Bha eaglais ann an Cill R矛mhinn coisrigte don Naomh Anndra. Chan eil fios le cinnt cuin a dh鈥櫭╥rich an ceangal eadar Anndra agus an t-脿ite seo. Chan eil fianais l脿idir ann airson sin ron aonamh linn deug.

Ach tha seann chunntas ag innse dhuinn gun deach cn脿mhan aig an naomh a thoirt ann nuair a bha r矛gh Cruithneach ann air an robh Ungus mar ainm. 鈥橲 d貌cha gu bheil sin a鈥� ciallachadh Aonghas mac Fhearghais a bha be貌 ann am meadhan an ochdamh linn. Agus 鈥檚 d貌cha gun robh an t-脿ite ainmeil aig an 脿m sin air s脿illibh nan cn脿mhan, agus gur e sin as coireach gun deach ainmeachadh ann an Annala Uladh.

A r猫ir sheann chunntasan, 鈥檚 e fear Regulus a thug cuid de chn脿mhan Anndra ann 脿 Constantinople. Chuir e eaglais air chois aig Ceann R矛ghmonadh le taic bho R矛gh Ungus. Thathar ag aithris gun robh Regulus agus seachdnar chompanach aig Ceann R矛ghmonadh nuair a nochd Ungus le arm. Bha e air a bhith a鈥� sabaid an aghaidh n脿imhdean 脿 ceann a deas Bhreatainn. Chunnaic Regulus is a chompanaich solas naomh timcheall an r矛gh agus thuit iad air am be貌il dh矛reach leis gun robh an solas cho soilleir.

Dh鈥櫭╥gh aon duine, a bh鈥� air a bhith dall bho 脿m a bhreith, gun robh fradharc aige a-nise agus gum faca e ainglean. Choinnich Regulus ri Ungus aig geata air an robh Matha no Mordurus mar ainm. Thug Ungus an t-脿ite do Dhia agus don Naomh Anndra. Dh鈥檌arr e gum biodh e aca gu s矛orraidh, agus gum biodh an t-脿ite na mh脿thair don a h-uile eaglais ann an r矛oghachd nan Albannach.

Tha ainm a鈥� gheata inntinneach. Thathar a鈥� smaoineachadh gun t脿inig Matha bho sheann ch脿nan nan Cruithneach agus gur e an t-ainm a bh鈥� air ann an G脿idhlig 鈥� Mordurus no 鈥淢貌r Doras鈥�. Thathar ag innse dhuinn gun do chruthaich Regulus agus a chompanaich manachainn an sin.

Anns an deicheamh linn ch矛 sinn easbaig Chill R矛mhinn air ainmeachadh mar episcopo Sancti Andree 鈥� the bishop of St Andrew 鈥� ach dh鈥檉haodadh sin a bhith a鈥� ciallachadh d矛reach ainm na h-eaglaise fh猫in. 鈥橲 ann anns an d脿rna linn deug a tha sinn a鈥� faicinn a鈥� bhaile air ainmeachadh a r猫ir ainm na h-eaglaise, seach a r猫ir seann ainm a鈥� mhonaidh. Agus tha St Andrews air a bhith air chun an latha an-diugh.

gu tur eadar-dhealaichte bho ch猫ile: completely different from each other; ainmeil a thaobh gnothaichean na h-eaglaise: famous in terms of church matters; air feadh an t-saoghail: throughout the world; an l脿mh-sgr矛obhainn 脠ireannach, Annala Uladh: the Irish manuscript, The Annals of Ulster; coisrigte don Naomh Anndra: dedicated to St Andrew; chan eil fianais l脿idir ann airson sin ron aonamh linn deug: there is no strong evidence for that before the eleventh century; bha r矛gh Cruithneach ann air an robh Ungus mar ainm: there was a Pictish king called Ungus; be貌 ann am meadhan an ochdamh linn: alive in the middle of the eighth century; gur e sin as coireach gun deach ainmeachadh: that that is the reason it was named; chuir e eaglais air chois: he established a church; seachdnar chompanach: seven companions; an aghaidh n脿imhdean 脿 ceann a deas Bhreatainn: against enemies from southern Britain; solas naomh timcheall an r矛gh: a holy light around the king; thuit iad air am be貌il dh矛reach: they fell flat on their faces; dall bho 脿m a bhreith: who blind since the time of his birth; gum faca e ainglean: that he saw angels; gum biodh e aca gu s矛orraidh: that it would be theirs forever.

鈥橲 ann anns a鈥� bhaile sin a tha an t-oilthigh as sine ann an Alba: it鈥檚 in that town that the oldest university in Scotland is [situated]; also 鈥橲 ann anns an d脿rna linn deug a tha sinn a鈥� faicinn a鈥� bhaile air ainmeachadh a r猫ir ainm na h-eaglaise: it鈥檚 in the twelfth century that we see the town named according to the name of the church.

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