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Tha cuid de sheann chleachdaidhean a bu ch貌ir a bhith air an ath-nuadhachadh. Am measg sin, tha a鈥� chairidh. Chithear cairidhean ann an grunn 脿iteachan air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd fhathast, ged nach eil cuimhne aig duine be貌 cuin mu dheireadh a bha iad air an cur gu feum. Tha na dh脿 air a鈥� Chomraich. Agus tha feadhainn faisg air Inbhir Nis ann an Linne Fharair 鈥� no am Beauly Firth mar a chanar ann am Beurla).

Mura h-eil sibh e貌lach air an fhacal cairidh, tha e a鈥� ciallachadh balla beag cloiche a bhathar a鈥� togail air tr脿igh. Bhiodh 猫isg a鈥� sn脿mh thairis air a鈥� bhalla aig 脿m l矛onaidh na mara. Nuair a bhiodh an tr脿ghadh ann, chan fhaigheadh na h-猫isg a-mach a-rithist; bhiodh iad air an glacadh air c霉l a鈥� bhalla. Dh鈥檉haodadh daoine dhol s矛os don tr脿igh agus na h-猫isg a thogail. Chan eil d貌igh iasgaich eile cho furasta ris!

Tha feadhainn gu math measail air g脿rraidhean a thogail 鈥� dry-stane dyking mar a chanar ann an Albais. Bidh cuid a鈥� dol gu clasaichean airson na sgilean sin ionnsachadh. Ach cia mheud duine a th鈥� air a bhith an s脿s ann a bhith a鈥� d猫anamh ath-thogail de chairidh? Cha chuala mi fh矛n air gin. Ma tha sibh fh猫in e貌lach air duine no coimhearsnachd a rinn a leithid, nach cuir sibh fios thugam.

Nach biodh e math feadhainn de na seann chairidhean a thogail 脿s 霉r? 鈥橲 d貌cha nach eil an t-iasg cho pailt san latha a th鈥� ann, ach chanainn gun obraicheadh iad fhathast. Co-dhi霉, bhithinn an d霉il gum faighte l猫abag no dha. Anns an t-seann aimsir, ge-t脿, tha mi a鈥� tuigsinn gun robhar a鈥� glacadh bhradan annta! 鈥橲 d貌cha gum biodh cuid de dh鈥檜achdarain an aghaidh pr貌iseact dhen t-se貌rsa seo air s脿illibh sin. Ach is coma leam.

Nise, nuair a chanas mi 鈥渂radan鈥�, tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥淎tlantic salmon鈥�. Tha mi ag innse sin dhuibh oir tha 鈥渂radain鈥� de she貌rsachan eile ann. Mar eisimpleir tha am bradan sligeach ann 鈥� 鈥渢he scaly salmon鈥� 鈥� am bradan sligeach. A bheil sibh e貌lach air? 鈥橲 e sin an t-iasg ris an canar ann am Beurla, sturgeon. Tha am bradan sligeach a鈥� f脿s uabhasach fh猫in m貌r agus tha na h-霉ighean aige gu math luachmhor. 鈥橲 e sin stuth ris an canar caviar.

Tha fios agam gun robhar a鈥� glacadh bradan sligeach ann an cairidhean bho 脿m gu 脿m oir tha e cl脿raichte ann an seann l脿mh-sgr矛obhainn ris an canar am Wardlaw Manuscript. Thachair e ann an Linne Fharair faisg air Leantran, siar air Inbhir Nis, anns a鈥� bhliadhna sia ceud deug is seasgad (1660). Bha an t-iasg deich troighean a dh鈥檉haid.

Aig an 脿m sin, bha gearastan de shaighdearan Sasannach ann an Inbhir Nis 鈥� feadhainn a bh鈥� air a dhol ann 脿s leth Oliver Chromwell. Cheannaich iadsan am bradan sligeach airson ceithir puinnd Shasannach. Thug iad air ais don ghearastan e. Bha iad dhen bheachd gun d鈥� fhuair iad bargan. Ann an Sasainn, bhiodh e a鈥� cosg co-dhi霉 deich puinnd Shasannach.

Anns an latha an-diugh, thathar a鈥� smaoineachadh gum faighte suas ri ochd m矛le not airson iasg mar sin! Dh鈥檉haodadh gum biodh cairidh gu math prothaideach 鈥� fhad 鈥檚 a gheibhte cead bhon bhanrigh airson an t-iasg a reic oir 鈥檚 ann leathase a tha gach bradan sligeach a th鈥� air a ghlacadh ann an uisgeachan Bhreatainn.

tha cuid de sheann chleachdaidhean a bu ch貌ir a bhith air an ath-nuadhachadh: there are some old practices that should be renewed; cuin mu dheireadh a bha iad air an cur gu feum: when they were last put to use; tha na dh脿 air a鈥� Chomraich: there are two in Applecross; aig 脿m l矛onaidh na mara: at the time of the incoming tide; air an glacadh air c霉l a鈥� bhalla: caught behind the wall; chan eil d貌igh iasgaich eile cho furasta ris: there is no other method of fishing that is as easy; tha feadhainn gu math measail air g脿rraidhean a thogail: some people really like building stone dykes; mar a chanar ann an Albais: as it is called in Scots; cha chuala mi fh矛n air gin: I haven鈥檛 heard of any myself; chanainn gun obraicheadh iad fhathast: I reckon they鈥檇 still work; bhithinn an d霉il gum faighte l猫abag no dha: I would expect a flounder or two to be obtained; gun robhar a鈥� glacadh bhradan annta: that salmon were caught in them; gum biodh cuid de dh鈥檜achdarain an aghaidh pr貌iseact dhen t-se貌rsa seo: that some landlords would be against a project of this type; is coma leam: I鈥檓 indifferent [to that]; cl脿raichte ann an seann l脿mh-sgr矛obhainn: recorded in an old manuscript; deich troighean a dh鈥檉haid: ten feet long; bha gearastan de shaighdearan Sasannach: a garrison of English soldiers; feadhainn a bh鈥� air a dhol ann 脿s leth: some who had gone there on behalf of; ceithir puinnd Shasannach: four pounds Sterling (as opposed to Scots); thathar a鈥� smaoineachadh gum faighte suas ri ochd m矛le not: it is thought that up to eight thousand pounds would be obtained; fhad 鈥檚 a gheibhte cead bhon bhanrigh: as long as permission were obtained from the queen.

Although we tend to think of bradan as meaning 鈥渟almon鈥� (in some parts of the G脿idhealtachd 鈥渂reac鈥� is used for the same species), there are other types of bradan. Bradan sligeach (鈥渟caly salmon鈥�) is also used for the mullet, a more common fish than the sturgeon in British waters. And other names recorded for the sturgeon include bradan bacach (鈥渉alting salmon鈥�), bradan ce脿rr (鈥渓eft sided salmon鈥�), bradan ge脿rr (鈥渟hort salmon鈥�) and bradan leathann (鈥渂road salmon鈥�). However bradan leathann is more commonly (and sensibly) used for the halibut, while the turbot is 产谤补诲补苍-产谤脿迟丑补苍 (鈥渜uern-stone like ie round salmon鈥�).

鈥檚 ann leathase a tha gach bradan sligeach: every sturgeon belongs to her.

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