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Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mar a fhuair Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche an d脿-shealladh. A r猫ir beul-aithris, bha clach aige, le toll innte. Nuair a bheireadh e s霉il tron toll, chitheadh e sealladh. Ach d猫 thachair don chloich sin an d猫idh b脿s Choinnich? A bheil i ann fhathast? Seo na thachair dhi, a r猫ir beul-aithris.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha cruinneachadh m貌r de dh鈥檜aislean ann an Caisteal Bhrathainn. Bha an t-uabhas de chloinn ann. Chuala Coinneach cuideigin ag r脿dh nach ann tric a chite uiread de chloinn uasal c貌mhla anns an aon 脿ite.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha robh Coinneach cho measail air uaisleachd. Thuirt e seo: Is motha a th鈥� ann do chlann ghillean-b霉ird agus do chlann ghillean-st脿baill na th鈥� ann do chlann dhaoin鈥� uaisle. Cha b鈥� fhada gus an cuala a鈥� Bhean-uasal S矛ophort na thuirt e. Bha i feargach. Dh鈥檌arr i gum biodh Coinneach air a chur an gr猫im agus air a thoirt thuice.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An d猫idh greis, chuireadh an gr猫im e. Nuair a bha e ann an l脿thaireachd na Mna-uasail, thug e a-mach a chlach sh貌nraichte, agus thug e s霉il troimhpe.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� faicinn anns an 霉ine romhainn,鈥� thuirt e, 鈥済un tig na S矛ophortaich gu ceann ann am br貌n mus bi cus ghinealach air a dhol seachad. Tha mi a鈥� faicinn ceann-cinnidh, am fear mu dheireadh dhiubh, a bhios bodhar is balbh. Bidh ceathrar mhac b脿n aige agus gheibh iad uile b脿s mus fhaigh e fh猫in b脿s. Bidh esan br貌nach oir bidh fios aige nach bi ceann-cinnidh aig Cloinn 鈥檌c Coinnich ann tuilleadh ann am Brathann no Cinn T脿ile.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Lean Coinneach le a chuid f脿idheadaireachd. Bhiodh fios aige nach biodh e be貌 fada. 鈥淣uair a gheibh an ceann-cinnidh mu dheireadh b脿s,鈥� thuirt e, 鈥済heibh boireannach b脿n-churracach 脿s an taobh sear oighreachd, agus marbhaidh ise a piuthar. Mar chomharra gu bheil na rudan seo a鈥� tighinn gu bith, bidh ceathrar uachdaran m貌ra ann ri linn an t-S矛ophortaich mu dheireadh 鈥� MacCoinnich Ghe脿rrloch, an Siosalach, an Granndach agus MacLe貌id Ratharsair.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bidh fear dhiubh sg貌r-fhiaclach, bidh fear be脿rn-mh矛olach, bidh fear leth-chiallach agus bidh am fear mu dheireadh mabach. Nuair a bheir ceann-cinnidh nan S矛ophortach s霉il timcheall air, agus nuair a ch矛 e na daoine sin, bidh fios aige gum faigh na mic gu l猫ir aige b脿s roimhe, gum faigh coigrich gr猫im air an fhearann aige, agus gun t猫id a chinneadh 脿 bith.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Uill, cha robh fada aig Coinneach anns an t-saoghal seo. Chaidh a chur gu b脿s le teine ann an baraille tearra aig Gob na Cananaich. Ach d猫 thachair don chloich aige?

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thathar ag r脿dh, 脿s d猫idh dha a shealladh innse, gun do thilg e a鈥� chlach a-steach do tholl a chaidh a dh猫anamh le ladhar b脿. Thuirt e gum beirte leanabh le d脿 imleig, a lorgadh a鈥� chlach am broinn geadais. Bhiodh an d脿-shealladh aigesan mar a bh鈥� aig Coinneach fh猫in.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a thilg Coinneach a鈥� chlach air falbh, r霉raich feadhainn anns an lorg-coise b脿. Ach bha uisge a鈥� dr霉chdadh 脿s an talamh, agus cha do lorg iad a鈥� chlach. Agus cha do sguir an t-uisge. An ceann greis, bha glumag ann. An ceann greis eile, bha loch ann. B鈥� e sin Loch 脵saidh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha e coltach gu bheil a鈥� chlach fo uisgeachan an locha fhathast. C貌 脿ige tha fios cuin a nochdas i a-rithist.

d猫 thachair don chloich an d猫idh b脿s Choinnich?: what happened to the stone after Coinneach鈥檚 death?; cruinneachadh m貌r de dh鈥檜aislean ann an Caisteal Bhrathainn: a large collection of gentry in Brahan Castle; nach ann tric a chite uiread de chloinn uasal c貌mhla: not often would there be so many children of gentry [gathered] together; cho measail air uaisleachd: so [particularly] respectful of nobility; is motha a th鈥� ann do chlann ghillean-b霉ird agus do chlann ghillean-st脿baill: children of footmen and grooms matter more; gus an cuala a鈥� Bhean-uasal S矛ophort na thuirt e: until Lady Seaforth heard what he had said; air a thoirt thuice: brought to her; ann an l脿thaireachd na Mna-uasail: in the presence of the Lady; thug e s霉il troimhpe: he looked through it; gheibh iad uile b脿s mus fhaigh e fh猫in b脿s: they will all predecease him; le a chuid f脿idheadaireachd: with his prophesying; gheibh boireannach b脿n-churracach 脿s an taobh sear oighreachd: a white-hooded woman from the east will inherit his estate; gum faigh coigrich gr猫im air an fhearann aige: that strangers will gain control of his land; gun t猫id a chinneadh 脿 bith: that his race will come to an end; ann an baraille tearra aig Gob na Cananaich: in a barrel of tar at Chanonry Point; a lorgadh a鈥� chlach am broinn geadais: who would find the stone inside a pike [fish]; r霉raich feadhainn anns an lorg-coise b脿: some people rummaged around in the cow鈥檚 footprint.

Nuair a bheireadh e s霉il tron toll, chitheadh e sealladh: when he looked through the hole he would see a vision. Are you comfortable with the useage of bheireadh e s霉il 鈥渉e would look鈥� and chitheadh e 鈥渉e would see鈥� here? These are the verbs thoir and faic in the (active) conditional/past habitual. We use these forms when we want to express actions in the past that were done repeatedly over a period. The English translation 鈥渉e looked鈥� makes the verb appear as if it is simple past tense (a direct translation would be 鈥渉e would look鈥�), but that would be thug, rather than bheireadh (thoir is an irregular verb). If I鈥檇 said nuair a thug e s霉il tron toll, chunnaic e sealladh, I would be referring to one incident in the past, rather than Coinneach鈥檚 repeated (habitual) behaviour of looking through the hole.

gum beirte leanabh le d脿 imleig: that a child would be born with two navels.

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