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鈥橲 ann tric a chuala mi, agus a leugh mi, gu bheil Loch Innis mo Cholmaig eadar-dhealaichte bhon a h-uile p矛os uisge eile dhen aon se貌rsa ann an Alba. D猫 tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh? Uill, 鈥檚 e ainm an locha ann am Beurla The Lake of Menteith. 鈥淭he only lake in Scotland鈥� mar a chanas iad gu minig.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bidh mi, mar as trice, a鈥� cur ann an cuimhne dhaoine, a chanas a leithid, gu bheil sin f矛or ann am Beurla a-mh脿in, agus gur e 鈥渓och鈥� a th鈥� ann fhathast ann an G脿idhlig! Agus tha e coltach nach e rud sean a th鈥� ann sa Bheurla nas motha. 鈥橲 e ainmeachadh an locha mar 鈥渓补办别鈥� rud a dh鈥櫭╥rich uaireigin anns an naoidheamh linn deug. Tha cuid dhen bheachd gun t脿inig e bhon fhacal laich ann an Albais, a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渂l脿r鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus seo cunntas inntinneach bhon leabhar aig T貌mas Garnett Observations on a Tour Through the Highlands and Part of the Western Isles of Scotland a nochd an toiseach anns a鈥� bhliadhna ochd ceud deug (1800): 鈥淎bout six miles from Callander, we came to the Loch of Monteith, a beautiful little lake about five miles in circumference, adorned with two small sylvan islands.鈥� Loch of Monteith, seach Lake of Menteith. Cha chan mi an c貌rr.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Co-dhi霉, sgr矛obh Garnett cunntas air leth inntinneach mu dheidhinn an locha sin. Chan ann mun loch fh猫in ach mu dh貌igh iasgaich air an cuala e aithris. Bha cuid de dhaoine fhathast be貌, a bh鈥� air a bhith ag iasgach anns an d貌igh sin. Tha e doirbh a chreidsinn 鈥� agus chan eil mi buileach cinnteach nach robh na daoine d矛reach a鈥� tarraing 脿s an neach-siubhail Shasannach seo! Ach mas breug thugam e, 鈥檚 breug bhuam e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha Loch Innis mo Cholmaig l脿n d脿 she貌rsa 猫isg nach eil cho cumanta air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd 鈥� tha iad nas l矛onmhoire ann an uisgeachan na Galltachd agus ann an Sasainn. 鈥橲 e sin a鈥� chreagag-uisge agus an geadas. Bidh sibh e貌lach air a鈥� gheadas, tha mi cinnteach 鈥� iasg m貌r ris an canar pike ann am Beurla. Agus a鈥� chreagag-uisge? Uill, bidh cuid a鈥� gabhail muc-locha air an iasg sin; ann am Beurla, 鈥檚 e freshwater perch a th鈥� air. F脿gaidh sinn a鈥� chreagag-uisge an d脿rna taobh. Tha cunntas Gharnett mun t-seann d貌igh a bh鈥� aig daoine airson geadais a ghlacadh ann an Loch Innis mo Cholmaig.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bhiodh na tuathanaich a bha a鈥� fuireach timcheall an locha a鈥� toirt grunn 驳丑猫补诲丑 a-mach do na h-eileanan. Bhiodh iad a鈥� ceangal l矛n-bheaga ri casan nan 驳猫补诲丑. Chuireadh iad dubhan air gach l矛on, agus baoit air an dubhan. An uair sin, bhiodh na tuathanaich ag iomain nan 驳猫补诲丑 a-steach don loch.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha b鈥� fhada gus am biodh geadais a鈥� greimeachadh air a鈥� bhaoit agus air na dubhain. An uair sin, bhiodh sp脿irn mh貌r eadar na 驳别貌颈诲丑 agus na geadais. Bhiodh na 驳别貌颈诲丑 an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� d猫anamh a鈥� ghnothaich, ged a bhiodh iad gu tric air an claoidheadh buileach nuair a ruigeadh iad t矛r. Tha amharas agam gun robh na daoine a鈥� tomhas a鈥� ghnothaich mar sp貌rs is cur-seachad 猫ibhinn a cheart cho math ri d貌igh airson geadais a ghlacadh. Tha fhios nach bitheadh a leithid ceadaichte an-diugh.

Loch Innis mo Cholmaig: Lake of Menteith; annasach: unusual; creagag-uisge/muc-locha: freshwater perch; geadas: pike [fish]; dubhan: hook.

mar a chanas iad gu minig: as they often say; a鈥� cur ann an cuimhne dhaoine: reminding people; nach e rud sean a th鈥� ann sa Bheurla nas motha: that neither is it an old thing in English; a dh鈥櫭╥rich uaireigin anns an naoidheamh linn deug: that arose sometime in the nineteenth century; cha chan mi an c貌rr: I鈥檒l not say anything else; mu dh貌igh iasgaich: about a method of fishing; nach robh na daoine d矛reach a鈥� tarraing 脿s an neach-siubhail Shasannach seo: that the people weren鈥檛 just teasing/kidding this English traveller; mas breug thugam e, 鈥檚 breug bhuam e: I鈥檓 only passing on what I鈥檝e learned [if it came as a lie, it left as a lie]; d脿 she貌rsa 猫isg nach eil cho cumanta: two types of fish that aren鈥檛 so common; nas l矛onmhoire ann an uisgeachan na Galltachd: more plentiful in Lowland waters; f脿gaidh sinn X an d脿rna taobh: we鈥檒l ignore X [leave X on one side]; bhiodh iad a鈥� ceangal l矛n-bheaga ri casan nan 驳猫补诲丑: they would tie short lines to the geese鈥檚 legs; a鈥� greimeachadh air a鈥� bhaoit: gripping [biting] the bait; bhiodh sp脿irn mh貌r eadar na 驳别貌颈诲丑 agus na geadais: there would be a great struggle between the geese and the pike; an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� d猫anamh a鈥� ghnothaich: always prevailing; air an claoidheadh buileach: completely exhausted; tha amharas agam gun robh na daoine a鈥� tomhas a鈥� ghnothaich: I suspect that the people were considering the matter [to be]: sp貌rs is cur-seachad 猫ibhinn: fun and an amusing pastime; a cheart cho math ri d貌igh airson geadais a ghlacadh: as much as a method of catching pike; nach bitheadh a leithid ceadaichte: that the likes would not be permitted.

Tha e doirbh a chreidsinn: it鈥檚 difficult to believe.

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