大象传媒

An t-seachdain sa chaidh bha mi a鈥� bruidhinn mu Tannochbrae, Balamory agus Glendarroch 鈥� tr矛 脿iteachan ficseanail air pr貌graman telebhisein Albannach. Tha na h-ainmean uile G脿idhlig no leth-Gh脿idhlig. Tha Balamory a鈥� riochdachadh Baile Mhoire (st猫idhichte air Tobermory no Tobar Mhoire ann am Muile).

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a bhios mi a鈥� ruith l脿ithean G脿idhlig do dh鈥橝lbannaich aig nach eil an c脿nan idir, tha iad uile mothachail gur e ainm 鈥渇矛or Albannach鈥� a th鈥� ann am Balamory. Ach chan eil fhios aca, mar as trice, gur e ainm G脿idhlig a th鈥� ann no d猫 tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥� am baile aig Moire.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nam biodh -mory no -Moire no -Mhoire ann an ainm-脿ite, d猫 a鈥� chiad eileamaid ris am biodh d霉il? Cill(e), nach e? 脌ite co-cheangailte ris an Eaglais. Agus tha m貌ran dhiubhsan ann 鈥� Kilmory (cuideachd Kilmuir) no Cille Mhoire. Tha iad pailt air taobh an iar na d霉thcha, eadar An t-Eilean Sgitheanach agus Siorrachd 脌ir. Tha a鈥� chuid as motha aca ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha Glendarroch anns a鈥� phr貌gram Take the High Road. Bha am filmeadh air a dh猫anamh ann an Lus, taobh Loch Laomainn. Chruthaich iad ainm G脿idhlig airson a鈥� bhaile. Tha Glendarroch a鈥� tighinn bho Gleann Darach 鈥済len of oaks鈥�. Mar a thuirt mi an t-seachdain sa chaidh, tha 脿ite ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal leis an dearbh ainm.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha tuirt mi c脿il thuige seo air d脿 phr貌gram eile air an telebhisean 鈥� Hamish MacBeth agus Monarch of the Glen. Uill, 鈥檚 ann an Lochdubh a bha Hamish MacBeth st猫idhichte 鈥� deagh ainm G脿idhlig a tha sin. Agus chruthaich Compton MacCoinnich 脿ite macmeanmnach air an robh Glenbogle airson a nobhail Monarch of the Glen. Chanainn gu bheil e G脿idhlig, ach chan eil fhios a鈥檓 d猫 tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥� Gleann na Boglaich 鈥檚 d貌cha?!

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 e an teachdaireachd, ma-th脿 鈥� a鈥� coimhead thairis air na pr貌gramanan gu l猫ir 鈥� ma tha sibh airson ainm baile a chruthachadh a tha aithnichte don mh貌r-shluagh mar 鈥淎lbannach鈥�, d猫anaibh cinnteach gu bheil e st猫idhichte air dualchas na G脿idhlig!

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ma tha sin f矛or airson bailtean beaga d霉thchail, a bheil e cuideachd f矛or anns na bailtean m貌ra? Chaidh ainm a chruthachadh airson River City air a鈥� BhBC. Ged a tha am filmeadh air a dh猫anamh ann an D霉n Breatann, tha an st貌iridh st猫idhichte ann an Glaschu. Agus chruthaich iad ainm sg矛re 鈥� Shieldinch. Chanainn gu bheil a鈥� chiad ph脿irt bhon t-seann Bheurla, a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渂othain aig iasgairean鈥�. Agus an d脿rna eileamaid 鈥� uill, G脿idhlig no Breatannais 鈥� innis no ynys, a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渞iverine meadow鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Mus fh脿g mi an cuspair seo, feumaidh mi rudeigin a r脿dh mu charactaran cart霉in air a bheil m貌ran Albannach cianail toigheach. 鈥橲 iad sin na Broons agus Oor Wullie. Airson iomadach bliadhna cha deach innse d猫 am baile anns an robh iad a鈥� fuireach. Anns na naochadan, ge-t脿, th脿inig e a-mach 鈥� Auchenshoogle. Ainm dha-r矛reabh Albannach 鈥� agus ainm G脿idhlig 鈥� Achadh an t-Seagail 鈥� field of the rye.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Sin Tannochbrae, Balamory, Glendarroch, Lochdubh, Glenbogle, Shieldinch agus Auchenshoogle. Shaoileadh sibh, nach ann air bailtean macmeanmnach a bha mi a鈥� bruidhinn, ach uisge-beatha!

tha X a鈥� riochdachadh Y: X represents Y; do dh鈥橝lbannaich aig nach eil an c脿nan idir: to Scots who have none of the language; mar as trice: usually; tha m貌ran dhiubhsan ann: there are many of them [emphatic]; pailt air taobh an iar na d霉thcha: plentiful on the west side of the country; bha am filmeadh air a dh猫anamh ann an Lus, taobh Loch Laomainn: the filming was done in Luss, by Loch Lomond; chruthaich iad ainm G脿idhlig: they created a Gaelic name; leis an dearbh ainm: with the same name; cha tuirt mi c脿il thuige seo: I鈥檝e not said anything to this point; 鈥檚 e an teachdaireachd: the message is; thairis air na pr貌gramanan gu l猫ir: over all the programmes; d猫anaibh cinnteach gu bheil e st猫idhichte air dualchas na G脿idhlig: make sure it鈥檚 based on the Gaelic heritage; bailtean beaga d霉thchail: rural villages; bothain aig iasgairean: fishermen鈥檚 bothies; mu charactaran cart霉in: about cartoon characters; air a bheil m貌ran Albannach cianail toigheach: of which many Scots are inordinately fond; d猫 am baile anns an robh iad a鈥� fuireach: what town they were living in; shaoileadh sibh: you鈥檇 think.

鈥檚 ann an Lochdubh a bha Hamish MacBeth 蝉迟猫颈诲丑颈肠丑迟别: it鈥檚 in Lochdubh that Hamish MacBeth was based. Most Scots, whether or not they speak Gaelic, happily pronounce the letter combination dubh as 鈥渄oo鈥�, without sounding the terminal 鈥渂h鈥� (much as they happily leave letters silent in English words like knight, phlegm, dehisce and debt). But I wonder how many of them realise that the 鈥渂h鈥� was pronounced at one time. In the far south of Ireland, Gaelic-speakers still pronounce it (approximately) 鈥渄oov鈥�; they have retained the historical sounding of the 鈥渂h鈥�. That must be how we said it also at one time, hence the spelling; from the old dubh we get the surname MacDuff, with terminal 鈥渇鈥�. The river Deveron in north-east Scotland derives its name from 诲耻产丑-脠颈谤别补苍苍 鈥渂lack Ireland鈥� (note the preservation of the 鈥渧鈥� sound). If we went back even further, we鈥檇 find the word written (and presumably pronounced) dub. A similar evolution took place in Welsh from Old Welsh dub to modern Welsh du.

d猫 a鈥� chiad eileamaid ris am biodh d霉il?: what is the first element that would be expected?

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