大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Dhonnchadh MacRath 脿 Eilean I霉bh ann an Ros an Iar. Bha e a-muigh cuide ris a鈥� Phrionnsa ann am Bliadhna The脿rlaich. Bha e gu math d矛leas do The脿rlach 脪g. 脌s d猫idh Bl脿r Ch霉il Lodair, fhuair e 貌r bho Sheumasaich anns an Fhraing. Bha aige ris an t-貌r a thoirt don Phrionnsa, a bha am falach bho na saighdearan dearga. Ach bha e cunnartach an t-貌r a bhith aige oir bha an t-arm dearg a鈥� dol ann an sgaothan air feadh na G脿idhealtachd. Chuir Donnchadh a鈥� phoit anns an robh an t-貌r am falach anns an Fheadan Mh貌r faisg air Locha Druing.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach cha do chuir e a鈥� phoit fada fon talamh mar a bhiodh d霉il. Cha leigeadh e a leas. Chuir e a-mach 脿 sealladh i leis gu robh an seun aige. Le bhith ag r脿dh briathran an t-seuna, rinn e a鈥� phoit do-fhaicsinneach. Chan fhaiceadh duine sam bith tuilleadh i.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chan eil mi cinnteach d猫 cho glic 鈥檚 a bha Donnchadh ann a bhith a鈥� d猫anamh sin oir, leis a鈥� phoit fo sheun, cha bhiodh duine ga lorg, co-dhi霉 bha e na Sheumasach no na Hanoibh猫irianach. Ach, mar a bhios fios aig feadhainn agaibh, chan eil seun mar sin ag obair fad na h-霉ine. A h-uile seachd bliadhna, air aon latha a-mh脿in, bidh an rud, a bha do-fhaicsinneach, faicsinneach a-rithist. D矛reach airson uine bheag.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Timcheall na bliadhna ochd ceud deug, fichead 鈥檚 a sia (1826), chunnacas a鈥� phoit a-rithist. Bha bean Ruairidh MhicCoinnich, 鈥淎n C矛obair M貌r鈥� 鈥� a bha ri c矛obaireachd aig Locha Druing 鈥� a鈥� tional a鈥� chruidh anns an Fheadan Mh貌r. Bha i a鈥� cleachdadh cuigeal airson cl貌imh a shn矛omh nuair a chunnaic i a鈥� phoit a bha l脿n 貌ir air an talamh. Stob i a鈥� chuigeal a-steach don talamh ri taobh na poite, airson an t-脿ite a chomharrachadh, agus ruith i s矛os gu Locha Druing airson taic fhaighinn. Bha fios aice d猫 bh鈥� ann agus gum biodh e ro throm dhi fh猫in. Ach, nuair a th脿inig na daoine eile air ais don Fheadan Mh貌r c貌mhla rithe, cha robh sgeul air a鈥� phoit no air an 貌r no, gu dearbh, air a鈥� chuigil. A r猫ir beul-aithris, tha an t-貌r anns an Fheadan Mh貌r fhathast.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 d貌cha gun robh an st貌iridh seo st猫idhichte air dualchas na bu shine 鈥� chan eil mi cinnteach. Tha mi ag r脿dh sin oir, anns an leabhar aige Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty, tha Uilleam MacBh脿tair a鈥� sgr矛obhadh gun robh an Fh猫inn a鈥� cumail a鈥� choire aca anns an Fheadan Mh貌r. Ghoid bana-bhuidseach an coire agus ruith i air falbh leis. 鈥橲 e Cuilisg an t-ainm a bh鈥� air a鈥� bhana-bhuidsich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach chaidh Caoilte 脿s a d猫idh (b鈥� e Caoilte am fear a bu luaithe dhen Fh猫inn). Fhuair e gr猫im air a鈥� bhana-bhuidsich faisg air l脿imh ann an 脿ite ris an canar an-diugh F猫ith Chuilisg (ged nach eil e air na mapaichean, fhad 鈥檚 as aithne dhomh). 鈥橲 e Cuilisg a chruthaich an fh猫ith oir leig i an coire agus th脿inig an t-uisge a-mach 脿s. Agus tha an t-脿ite air a bhith na bhoglach on uair sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ma tha barrachd fiosrachaidh agaibh fh猫in air beul-aithris mu Chuilisg, an Gille Dubh no poit 貌ir an Fheadain Mh貌ir, bu mhath leam cluinntinn bhuaibh. Beannachd leibh.

Eilean I霉bh: Isle Ewe; Te脿rlach 脪g: Bonnie Prince Charlie; Bl脿r Ch霉il Lodair: The Battle of Culloden; Seumasaich: Jacobites.

am falach bho na saighdearan dearga: hiding from the British army [red] soldiers; ann an sgaothan: in swarms; cha do chuir e a鈥� phoit fada fon talamh: he didn鈥檛 put the pot deep below the ground; cha leigeadh e a leas: he didn鈥檛 need to; chuir e a-mach 脿 sealladh i leis gu robh an seun aige: he put it out of sight by using a charm; briathran an t-seuna: the words of the charm; rinn e a鈥� phoit do-fhaicsinneach: he made the pot invisible; chan fhaiceadh duine sam bith tuilleadh i: nobody would see it again; co-dhi霉 bha e na Sheumasach no na Hanoibh猫irianach: whether he were a Jacobite or Hanoverian; chunnacas a鈥� phoit a-rithist: the pot was seen again; a bha ri c矛obaireachd: who was involved in shepherding; a鈥� tional a鈥� chruidh: gathering the cattle; stob i a鈥� chuigeal a-steach don talamh ri taobh na poite: she stuck the distaff into the ground next to the pot; gum biodh e ro throm dhi fh猫in: that it would be too heavy for her[self]; st猫idhichte air dualchas na bu shine: based on an older heritage; gun robh an Fh猫inn a鈥� cumail a鈥� choire aca anns an Fheadan Mh貌r: that the Fianna/Fingalians were keeping their kettle in the Feadan M貌r; ghoid bana-bhuidseach an coire agus ruith i air falbh leis: a witch stole the kettle and ran away with it; b鈥� e Caoilte am fear a bu luaithe: Caoilte was the swiftest; fhad 鈥檚 as aithne dhomh: as far as I am aware; 鈥檚 e Cuilisg a chruthaich an fh猫ith: it鈥檚 Cuilisg that created the bog; tha an t-脿ite air a bhith na bhoglach on uair sin: the place has been a bog since then.

gu math d矛leas: extremely loyal. You will know gu math means 鈥渨ell鈥�, being the adverbial form of math 鈥済ood鈥�. But it is commonly used in this way as a co-bhuadhair or adjective modifier, strengthening the adjective it is qualifying. It stands as an equivalent to adjectives such as uabhasach or anabarrach. Instead of saying 鈥� bha mi uabhasach toilichte鈥� or 鈥渂ha mi anabarrach sg矛th鈥�, we might say 鈥渂ha mi gu math toilichte鈥� or 鈥渂ha mi gu math sg矛th鈥�. Note that gu math does not cause lenition of the adjective it is qualifying.

Bha e a-muigh cuide ris a鈥� Phrionnsa ann am Bliadhna The脿rlaich: he was out with the Prince during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745-6.

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