大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mun Bhr脿isteach Mh貌r, Se貌ras Gunnach. B鈥� esan ceann-cinnidh nan Gunnach. Dh鈥檌nns mi mar a chaidh e fh猫in agus seachdnar mhac aige a mharbhadh. Bha sin ann an c貌mhrag le Clann Ch猫ith Ackergill. Ghoid na C猫ithich a鈥� bhr脿iste ainmeil agus claidheamh bho chorp a鈥� Bhr脿istich Mh貌ir.

Th猫ich an c貌ignear mhac eile aig a鈥� Bhr脿isteach Mh貌r. Bha fear dhiubh, Eanraig, feargach. Gheall e d矛oghaltas fhaighinn. Bha e ag iarraidh a鈥� bhr脿ist agus an claidheamh fhaighinn air ais. Cha robh na br脿ithrean aontaichte, ge-t脿. Dhi霉lt am fear a bu shine, Seumas, a dhol leis. Ach dh鈥檉halbh Eanraig agus dithis eile.

Lorg iad na C猫ithich aig Caisteal Dhirlot ann am meadhan Ghallaibh (tha d矛reach tobhta ann an-diugh). Dh鈥檉h脿g Eanraig a dhithis bhr脿ithrean aig an doras. Chaidh e fh猫in gu uinneag. Bha an uinneag fosgailte. Bha an ceann-cinnidh na shuidhe am broinn an t-se貌mair. Leig Eanraig saighead dha ionnsaigh. Mharbh an t-saighead e. 鈥淚omacharag a鈥� Ghunnaich gu C猫ith,鈥� dh鈥櫭╥gh Eanraig 鈥� 鈥淕unn鈥檚 complim-ents to Keith.鈥�

Leum na C猫ithich don casan. Ruith iad chun an dorais. Ach bha na Gunnaich a鈥� feitheamh riutha. Fear an d猫idh fir, chuir iad gu b脿s iad. Fhuair Eanraig a-steach don chaisteal. Fhuair e gr猫im air a鈥� bhr脿ist agus claidheamh aig athair. Theich e leotha.

Choinnich an c貌ignear bhr脿ith-rean a-rithist. Thuirt Seumas gun robh e ag iarraidh na br脿iste agus a鈥� chlaidheimh, oir b鈥� esan am fear a bu shine. Ach bha Eanraig m矛-thoilichte. Cha robh Seumas air a bhith de貌nach sabaid air an son. Chaidh Eanraig is Seumas a-mach air a ch猫ile. Dh鈥檉halbh Eanraig a dh鈥檉huireach ann an Gallaibh.

Bho sin a-mach, dhi霉lt Eanraig 鈥淕unnach鈥� a ghabhail air fh猫in no air a shliochd. 鈥橲 ann bhuaithesan a th脿inig na Hendersons ann an Gallaibh, a r猫ir beul aithris. 鈥橲 e 鈥淐丑别补苍苍谤补颈驳颈肠丑鈥� a bha orra ann an G脿idhlig.

I was telling you about the Br脿isteach M貌r, George Gunn. He was the clan chief of the Gunns. I told how he and seven of his sons were killed. That was in combat with the Keiths of Ackergill. The Keiths stole the famous brooch and a sword from the Br脿isteach M貌r鈥檚 body.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Br脿isteach M貌r鈥檚 other five sons fled. One of them, Henry, was angry. He vowed revenge. He was wanting to get the brooch and sword back. The brothers were not united, how-ever. The eldest one, James, refused to go with him. But Henry left with two others.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 They found the Keiths at Dirlot Castle in central Caithness (there is just a ruin there today). Henry left his two brothers at the door. He himself went to a window. The window was open. The clan chief was sitting inside the room. Henry let an arrow fly towards him. The arrow killed him. 鈥淕unn鈥檚 compliments to Keith,鈥� Henry shouted.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Keiths jumped to their feet. They ran to the door. But the Gunns were waiting for them. Man after man, they put them to death. Henry got into the castle. He got hold of his father鈥檚 brooch and sword. He fled with them.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The five brothers met again. James said he was wanting the brooch and the sword, because he was the eldest. But Henry was unhappy. James had not been willing to fight for them. Henry and James fell out with each other. Henry went to live in Caithness.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 From that time, Henry refused to call himself or any of his descendants by the name 鈥淕unn鈥�. It鈥檚 from him that the Hendersons in Caithness arose, according to oral tradition. They were called 鈥淐丑别补苍苍谤补颈驳颈肠丑鈥� in Gaelic.