大象传媒

Am measg nan sinnsirean agam bha feadhainn a bhuineadh don fhine ris an canar MacNair ann am Beurla. Ach d猫 a鈥� Gh脿idhlig a th鈥� air MacNair? Uill, a r猫ir choltais, Mac 虝虝虝虝 an Uidhir. Tha cuid dhen bheachd gu bheil e a鈥� ciallachadh Mac Iain Uidhir 鈥� sin an seann dreach air Mac Iain Odhair no 鈥渢he son of John of the sallow complexion鈥�. Bha Clann 虛 an Uidhir anns an t-sinnsireachd agamsa 脿 Ros an Iar. Rugadh mo sh矛r-sh矛r-sheanair, Coinneach Mac 虛 an Uidhir, air a鈥� Chomraich ann an ochd ceud deug 虛s a dh脿-dheug (1812).

Chan e Mac 虛 an Uidhir a thathar ag r脿dh, ge-t脿, ri MacNair ann an sg矛re Loch Laomainn. Tha dreach eile acasan. Tha iadsan a鈥� cumail a-mach gu bheil MacNair a鈥� tighinn bho Mac an Oighre, 鈥渢he son of the heir鈥�. Agus tha st貌iridh aca a dh鈥檌nnseas mar a th脿inig an t-ainm gu bith. 虛S e tiotal an st貌iridh Sliochd an Eich Bhric Nach Robh Riamh Glic. Thig mi don st貌iridh a dh鈥檃ithghearr.

Tha an eachdraidh a鈥� dol air ais don linn an d猫idh Cath Phincidh faisg air D霉n 脠ideann ann an c貌ig ceud deug, ceathrad 虛s a seachd (1547). B鈥� e sin am bl脿r mu dheireadh eadar airm Shasainn 虛s na h-Alba mus t脿inig an d脿 r矛oghachd c貌mhla fon aon r矛gh ann an sia ceud deug 虛s a tr矛 (1603). Agus tha ar s霉ilean air fine a ghabh p脿irt anns a鈥� bhatail. Chan e Clann an Oighre, ge-t脿, ach Clann Ph脿rlain an Arair. Chaill iadsan m貌ran dhaoine ann an Cath Phincidh, an ceann-cinnidh Donnchadh nam measg.

Rinn iad n脿imhdean gu le貌r am measg uaislean Shasainn. Agus, nuair a th脿inig Alba is Sasainn na b鈥� fhaisge air a ch猫ile, bha an Riaghaltas ann an D霉n 脠ideann gu math trom orra. Bhathar a鈥� cur as leth Clann Ph脿rlain gun robh iad ri m猫irle, murt is ceannairc. Chaill iad m貌ran dhen fhearann aca.

A-nise, don st貌iridh Sliochd an Eich Bhric Nach Robh Riamh Glic. Bha MacPh脿rlain an Arair air a bhith p貌sta d脿 thuras agus bha an d脿rna bean aige na ban-Shasannach. Dh鈥檉h脿g a chiad bhean mac. B鈥� esan an t-oighre ach bha an oighreachd aige gu math beag. Chuir an gille seo roimhe a dhol a Dh霉n 脠ideann airson bruidhinn ris an R矛gh, feuch am fearann a chaill iad fhaighinn air ais.

Ach, 貌bh 貌bh, cha robh each aige a bhiodh freagarrach a thoirt a Dh霉n 脠ideann. Cha robh airgead gu le貌r aige airson each br猫agha a cheannach. Agus dh鈥檉heumadh e each br猫agha a bhith aige airson a bhith am measg nan uaislean anns a鈥� phr矛omh bhaile. Cha d猫anadh each robach a鈥� ch霉is idir.

Nise, bha fios aige gun robh each b貌idheach breac aig a leth-bhr脿thair 鈥� an gille aig athair agus an d脿rna bean aige, an t猫 Shasannach. Dh鈥檌arr an t-oighre (sin a鈥� chiad mhac) air a leth-bhr脿thair an t-each a thoirt dha air iasad airson a thurais a Dh霉n 脠ideann.

Chuala m脿thair a鈥� bhr脿thar a b鈥� 貌ige an c貌mhradh agus chuir i stad air a鈥� bhargan. Bha i se貌lta oir bha i ag iarraidh gum biodh a mac fh猫in na oighre. Ch矛 sinn d猫 am bargan a rinn i mun each bhreac an-ath-sheachdain.

Faclan na Litreach: Mac 虛an Uidhir/Mac an Oighre: MacNair/Macnair; Loch Laomainn: Loch Lomond; a dh鈥檃ithghearr: soon; Cath Phincidh: The Battle of Pinkie; Clann Ph脿rlain an Arair: The MacFarlanes of Arrochar; 辫貌蝉迟补: married; 貌bh 貌bh: dear, oh dear; freagarrach: suitable; robach: ragged.

mo sh矛r-sh矛r-sheanair, Coinneach Mac 虛 an Uidhir: my great-great-grandfather, Kenneth MacNair;鈥檚 e tiotal an st貌iridh Sliochd an Eich Bhric Nach Robh Riamh Glic: the title of the story is The Descendants of the Speckled Horse who was Never Wise; am bl脿r mu dheireadh eadar airm Shasainn 虛s na h-Alba: the last battle between the armies of England and Scotland; mus t脿inig an d脿 r矛oghachd c貌mhla: before the two kingdoms came together; bhathar a鈥� cur as leth Clann Ph脿rlain gun robh iad ri m猫irle, murt is ceannairc: the MacFarlanes were accused of being involved in robbery, murder and sedition; chaill iad m貌ran dhen fhearann aca: they lost much of their land; bha an d脿rna bean aige na ban-Shasannach: his second wife was an Englishwoman; chuir an gille seo roimhe a dhol a Dh霉n 脠ideann: this lad decided to go to Edinburgh; feuch am fearann a chaill iad fhaighinn air ais: to try to get back the land they lost; dh鈥檉heumadh e each br猫agha a bhith aige: he would need to have a fine-looking horse; dh鈥檌arr an t-oighre air a leth-bhr脿thair an t-each a thoirt dha air iasad: the heir asked his half-brother to give him a loan of the horse; chuir i stad air a鈥� bhargan: she stopped the bargain; bha i se貌lta oir bha i ag iarraidh gum biodh a mac fh猫in na oighre: she was cunning because she was wanting her own son to be the heir.

tha ar s霉ilean air fine a ghabh p脿irt anns a鈥� bhatail: We鈥檙e considering [lit. our eyes are upon] a clan that took part in the battle.

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