大象传媒

Tha mi airson earrann no dh脿 a leughadh dhuibh 脿 leabhar a th脿inig a-mach an-uiridh agus a thug tlachd mh貌r dhomh. Seo earrann bhuaithe.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Na mo shuidhe an seo ann an uaigneas air beulaibh a鈥� choimpiutair a tha toirt na cruinne na mo shealladh, agus Google World a鈥� sealltainn dhomh an t-seann taighe ann an Gollair, b鈥� fhe脿rr leam gu robh mi air ais ann ag 猫isteachd ri na bodaich 鈥檚 na cailleachan a鈥� seanchas fo sholas m霉gach na tilidh, braidseal air an teine, ce貌 an tombaca 鈥檚 nan toitean na mo sh霉ilean, blas nam briosgaidean ris an canadh mo sheanmhair 鈥榯ruinnsear naps鈥� na mo bheul, agus seanchas si霉bhlach susbainteach nan c猫ilichean na mo chluasan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chanadh cuid, 鈥檚 d貌cha, gu bheil an t-霉ghdar a鈥� d猫anamh dealbh romansach de bheatha muinntir nan Eilean Siar na 貌ige. Air an l脿imh eile, c貌 nar measg a tha e貌lach air an taigh-ch猫ilidh, eadhon na th鈥� air fh脿gail dheth an-diugh, nach aontaicheadh ris gu 矛re? Thug na G脿idheil am facal 肠猫颈濒颈诲丑 don Bheurla agus thug sinn an taigh-肠猫颈濒颈诲丑 don t-saoghal mh貌r. Tha e truagh mar a tha a leithid a鈥� falbh oirnn, agus an seanchas sp貌rsail a bha na chois a鈥� falbh leis. Ged nach eil mi fh矛n ag ionndrainn an tombaca!

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 e an t-ainm air an leabhar Steall 脿 Iomadh L貌n agus 鈥檚 e an t-霉ghdar Seonaidh Ailig Mac a鈥� Phearsain. Tha an leabhar airidh air moladh m貌r. Tha e sp貌rsail, inntinneach, is fiosrachail, agus l脿n G脿idhlig ghn脿thasach. Seo an ath pharagraf dheth:

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chan ann na mo sh霉ilean ach ann an cuinnleanan na cuimhne a tha f脿ileadh an tombaca an-diugh. Bha annas agam dha na p矛oban a bh鈥� aig na bodaich, p矛oban cr猫adha aig an fheadhainn nach robh smocadh m貌ran agus p矛oban 貌mair aig an fheadhainn le corragan a cheart cho dubh ris an tombaca fh猫in. Bliadhnaichean an d猫idh sin chunna mi p矛ob-thombaca a bha na b鈥� annasaiche buileach: 矛ne mh貌r giomaich. B鈥� ann aig cailleach an Uibhist a Deas a bha i. An d猫idh ce貌 a ghabhail thionndaidheadh i faircill a鈥� choire timcheall agus sin far am biodh 鈥榓鈥� ph矛ob鈥� a鈥� gabhail t脿mh gus an l矛onadh i a-rithist i.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus tha Seonaidh Ailig a鈥� d猫anamh dealbh math de na bodaich, agus iad a鈥� l矛onadh am p矛oban: 鈥橲 e deas-ghn脿th a bh鈥� ann an l矛onadh is lasadh na p矛oba: a鈥� pronnadh an tombaca 鈥� am Bogey Roll 鈥檚 am Black Twist 鈥� ann am bois aon l脿imh le 貌rdag mh貌r na l脿imhe eile agus an uair sin ga bhruthadh gu c霉ramach a-steach dhan a鈥� ph矛ob. An d猫idh a bhith deoghal na p矛oba son greis thilgeadh iad smugaid le cuimse gun fh脿illingeadh agus bhiodh i bragadaich air gr猫ata an st貌bh. Nuair a bhios mi ag innse dha mo bhean gur e Modern Mistress a bha cumail biadh is bl脿ths rium chan eil mi smaoineachadh gu bheil i creidsinn gur ann air st貌bh a tha mi a鈥� bruidhinn.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Sin mar a tha an leabhar taitneach seo. Tha mi ga mholadh gu m貌r do leughadairean fileanta. Agus f脿gaidh mi sibh le t貌imhseachan dhen t-se貌rsa a bhiodh air an innse aig na seann taighean-肠猫颈濒颈诲丑. Togaidh leanabh beag na dh貌rn e, 鈥檚 cha thog d脿 dhuine dheug le r貌p e. 鈥橲 e am fuasgladh 鈥榰gh circe鈥�! Beannachd leibh.

Tha mi airson earrann no dh脿 a leughadh dhuibh: I want to read you a section or two; a tha toirt na cruinne na mo shealladh: which brings the globe within my ken; a鈥� seanchas fo sholas m霉gach na tilidh: conversing under the gloomy light of the tilley lamp; braidseal air an teine: the fire roaring; agus seanchas si霉bhlach susbainteach nan c猫ilichean na mo chluasan: with the fluent and substantive chat of the company in my ears; c貌 nar measg a tha e貌lach air an taigh-ch猫ilidh: who among us who knows the ceilidh house; ag ionndrainn an tombaca: missing the tobacco; cuinnleanan na cuimhne: the nostrils of the memory; p矛oban 貌mair aig an fheadhainn le corragan a cheart cho dubh ris an tombaca fh猫in: amber pipes at [owned by] those whose fingers were just as black as the tobacco itself; na b鈥� annasaiche buileach: even more strange; 矛ne mh貌r giomaich: a big lobster claw; 鈥檚 e deas-ghn脿th a bh鈥� ann an l矛onadh is lasadh na p矛oba: the filling and lighting of the pipe was a ceremony; a鈥� pronnadh an tombaca ann am bois aon l脿imh le 貌rdag mh貌r na l脿imhe eile: the pulverizing of the tobacco in the palm of one hand by the thumb of the other hand; an d猫idh a bhith deoghal na p矛oba son greis: after sucking the pipe for a while; thilgeadh iad smugaid le cuimse gun fh脿illingeadh: they would spit with unfailing accuracy; bhiodh i [a鈥橾 bragadaich air gr猫ata an st貌bh: it would crackle on the grate of the stove; togaidh leanabh beag na dh貌rn e, 鈥檚 cha thog d脿 dhuine dheug le r貌p e: a small child can lift it in his hand but twelve man with a rope cannot lift it; ugh circe: a hen鈥檚 egg.

ann an uaigneas: in isolation.

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