大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an st貌iridh Sliochd an Eich Bhric Nach Robh Riamh Glic. Tha e 脿 sg矛re Loch Laomainn. Tha an st貌iridh ag innse mar a th脿inig an t-ainm Mac an Oighre, no MacNair, gu bith. Tha Mac an Oighre a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渢he son of the heir鈥�.

Bha Clann Ph脿rlain an Arair air m貌ran dhen fhearann aca a chall. Bha a鈥� chiad mhac 鈥� an t-oighre 鈥� aig MacPh脿rlain am beachd a dhol a Dh霉n 脠ideann. Bha e a鈥� dol a dh鈥檉heuchainn ri fearann aige fhaighinn air ais bhon R矛gh. Ach cha robh each math aige. Bha e ag iarraidh each b貌idheach breac fhaighinn bho a leth-bhr脿thair air iasad.

鈥淐han fhaigh thu an t-each air iasad. Tha an t-eagal oirnn nach fhaigh sinn air ais e,鈥� thuirt m脿thair a leth-bhr脿thar, a mhuime.

Ach thuirt an gille gun toireadh e an t-each air ais sl脿n fallain. 鈥淭hoir dhomh c貌ir don fhearann agad mar bharantas,鈥� thuirt a mhuime. 鈥淢ura toir thu an t-each dhachaigh sl脿n fallain, gheibh do bhr脿thair am fearann agad.鈥�

Bha an gille faoin. Ghabh e ris a鈥� bhargan. Ach bha a mhuime ri foill. Bhruidhinn i ris an t-searbhant a bha a鈥� dol cuide ris an oighre a Dh霉n 脠ideann. Thug i puinnsean dha airson a thoirt don each bhreac. Agus thug i duais dha airson an t-each a phuinnseanachadh.

Dh鈥檉halbh an t-oighre a Dh霉n 脠ideann. Bha e a鈥� marcachd an eich bhric. Bha an searbhant air each eile. Stad iad airson na h-oidhche aig taigh-貌sta. Chuir an searbhant na h-eich don st脿ball. Chuir e am puinnsean ann am biadh an eich bhric. An ath latha, lorg iad an t-each breac marbh anns an st脿ball.

Thill an dithis dhachaigh. Dh鈥檌arr a鈥� mhuime fearann an oighre airson a mic fh猫in. Chaill an t-oighre am fearann aige do a leth-bhr脿thair.

脌s d猫idh sin, cha robh sp猫is aig muinntir na fine don t-seann oighre. 虛S e 鈥淎n t-Each Breac鈥� a chanadh daoine ris. Ph貌s e agus bha clann aige. 虛 S ann bho a mhac-san a th脿inig an t-ainm Mac an Oighre 鈥� no MacNair. Agus ris an t-sliochd aca, chanadh na daoine 鈥淪liochd an Eich Bhric Nach Robh Riamh Glic鈥�.

I was telling you the story The Descendants of the Speckled Horse who was Never Wise. It鈥檚 from the Loch Lomond area. The story tells how the name Mac an Oighre or MacNair/Macnair came into being. Mac an Oighre means 鈥渢he son of the heir鈥�.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The MacFarlanes of Arrochar had lost much of their land. MacFarlane鈥檚 first son 鈥� the heir 鈥� was intending to go to Edinburgh. He was going to try to get land that had been his back from the King. But he didn鈥檛 have a good horse. He was wanting a loan of a beautiful speckled horse from his half-brother.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淵ou won鈥檛 get the horse on loan. We鈥檙e afraid that we won鈥檛 get it back,鈥� said the mother of his half-brother, his stepmother.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 But the lad said he would bring back the horse fit and healthy. 鈥淕ive me the right to your land as a guarantee,鈥� said his stepmother. 鈥淚f you don鈥檛 bring the horse home fit and healthy, your brother will get your land.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The lad was na茂ve. He accepted the deal. But his stepmother was involved in deceit. She spoke to the servant who was going with the heir to Edinburgh. She gave him poison to give to the speckled horse. And she gave him a reward to poison the horse.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The heir left for Edinburgh. He was riding the speckled horse. The servant was on another horse. They stopped聽 for the night at a hotel. The servant put the horses into the stable. He put the poison in the speckled horse鈥檚 food. The next day, they found the speckled horse dead in the stable.

聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽The two men returned home. The stepmother demanded the heir鈥檚 land for her own son. The heir lost his land to his half-brother.