大象传媒

Bodach an t-Siabainn. Ma tha sibh 脿 Le貌dhas no Na Hearadh, bidh fios agaibh c貌 tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh. Fear a rinn fhortan 脿 siabann 鈥� am Morair Leverhulme. 鈥橲 ann leis-san a bha Le貌dhas agus Na Hearadh tr脿th anns an fhicheadamh linn. Chaidh an t-ainm Beurla 鈥� Leverburgh 鈥� a chur air an t-脪b ann an ceann a deas na Hearadh. Dh鈥檉heuch Leverhulme ri gn矛omhachas iasgaich a st猫idheachadh anns a鈥� phort sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Carson a tha mi ag ainmeachadh Leverhulme? Uill, o chionn beagan sheachdainean, bha mi air oighreachd eile a bhuineadh uaireigin don dearbh dhuine. Ach bha i fada bho na h-Eileanan Siar. Bha i ann an ceann an iar-thuath Shasainn faisg air Bolton.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Rugadh Uilleam Hesketh Lever ann am Bolton ann an ochd ceud deug, caogad 鈥檚 a h-aon (1851). Ann an ochdad 鈥檚 a c貌ig (1885), th貌isich e fh猫in agus a bhr脿thair听 companaidh airson siabann a dh猫anamh. Thug iad an t-ainm Sunlight Soap oirre.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a chaidh inbhe morair a bhuileachadh air, dh鈥檃tharraich e ainm gu Leverhulme mar chomharra air a bhean, Ealasaid Hulme. Nuair a cheannaich e Le貌dhas, agus an uair sin Na Hearadh, bha e a鈥� tighinn faisg air deireadh a bheatha phroifeiseanta. Taobh a-staigh seachd bliadhna, bhiodh e marbh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Am measg na rinn e, agus 鈥檚 iomadh rud sin, cheannaich e oighreachd Rivington Hall timcheall cnoc air a bheil Rivington Pike faisg air baile a bhreith. Thug e cothrom don Liverpool Corporation am fearann a cheannach an toiseach, oir bha am baile sin a鈥� faighinn uisge bho lochan aig bonn a鈥� chnuic. Ach dhi霉lt Liverpool an cothrom. Ch霉m Lever (oir cha robh e na mhorair fhathast) ceathrad 鈥檚 a c貌ig acaire dha fh猫in. Thug e an c貌rr do Bholton Corporation. Bhiodh e tric a鈥� toirt seachad fearann don phoball. Tha fearann Urras Ste貌rnabhaigh fhathast ann an l脿mhan nan daoine. 鈥橲 e Leverhulme a thug seachad e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Th貌isich Lever air p脿irc phoblach a chruthachadh air Rivington Pike. Gu h-annasach, ge-t脿, dh鈥檃tharraich Liverpool Corporation am beachd air an fhearann. Bha iad ga iarraidh a-nise, airson na lochan uisge aca a dh矛on. Thug iad a鈥� ch霉is don Ph脿rlamaid ann an Lunnainn. Aig a鈥� cheann thall, bha aig Liverpool ris am fearann a cheannach, agus a dh脿 uiread dhen phr矛s air 鈥檚 a ph脿igh Lever. Ghl猫idh Lever an taigh aige a-mh脿in, agus an leas mu a thimcheall. Bha aig Liverpool ri p脿irc phoblach a dh猫anamh dheth, ge-t脿 鈥� agus an t-ainm a chur oirre 鈥� 鈥楲ever Park鈥�. 鈥橲 e sin an t-ainm a th鈥� oirre fhathast.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ann an naoi ceud deug is tr矛-deug (1913), chaidh an taigh fiodha a thog Lever anns a鈥� ph脿irc a losgadh gu l脿r a dh鈥檃ona-ghnothach fhad 鈥檚 a bha e fh猫in 鈥檚 a bhean a鈥� gabhail dinnear leis an R矛gh agus Banrigh aig dachaigh Iarla Derby. 鈥橲 i Edith Rigby a chuir teine thuige. Bha Edith na tagraiche airson c貌raichean bh貌taidh do bhoireannaich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thog Lever taigh 霉r cloiche air an l脿raich agus b鈥� e sin a dhachaigh shamhraidh gus an d鈥� fhuair e b脿s ann an naoi ceud deug 鈥檚 c貌ig air fhichead (1925). Thathar ag r脿dh gun do ghabh e am fiabhras-cl猫ibhe a thug b脿s dha anns an taigh sin, ged a chaochail e ann an Lunnainn. Agus, le a bh脿s, dh鈥檃tharraich eachdraidh Le貌dhais is Na Hearadh, a bharrachd air Lever Park air Rivington Pike.

Bodach an t-Siabainn: The Soap Man (Leverhulme鈥檚 Gaelic nickname); a rinn fhortan 脿 siabann: who made his fortune from soap; ri gn矛omhachas iasgaich a st猫idheachadh: to establish a fishing industry; air oighreachd eile a bhuineadh uaireigin don dearbh dhuine: on another estate that belonged at one time to the same man; nuair a chaidh inbhe morair a bhuileachadh air: when he was elevated to the peerage [when he was granted the status of a lord]; mar chomharra air a bhean: as a tribute to his wife; faisg air deireadh a bheatha phroifeiseanta: towards the end of his professional life; faisg air baile a bhreith: near the town of his birth; thug e cothrom do X am fearann a cheannach an toiseach: he gave X an opportunity to buy the land first; ceathrad 鈥檚 a c貌ig acaire dha fh猫in: 45 acres for himself; tha fearann Urras Ste貌rnabhaigh fhathast ann an l脿mhan nan daoine: the land of the Stornoway Trust is still in the people鈥檚 hands; p脿irc phoblach: a public park; airson na lochan uisge aca a dh矛on: to protect their reservoirs; thug iad a鈥� ch霉is don Ph脿rlamaid: they took the matter to Parliament; ghl猫idh Lever an taigh aige a-mh脿in, agus an leas mu a thimcheall: Lever only retained his house, and the garden around it; chaidh an taigh fiodha a thog X a losgadh gu l脿r a dh鈥檃ona-ghnothach: the wooden house X built was deliberately burned to the ground; fhad 鈥檚 a bha e fh猫in 鈥檚 a bhean a鈥� gabhail dinnear: while he and his wife were dining; tagraiche airson c貌raichean bh貌taidh do bhoireannaich: a suffragette [lobbyist for the right of women to vote]; b鈥� e sin a dhachaigh shamhraidh: that was his summer house.

bha aig Liverpool ris am fearann a cheannach, agus a dh脿 uiread dhen phr矛s air 鈥檚 a ph脿igh Lever: Liverpool had to buy the land at twice the price Lever paid. Uiread 鈥榓 measure, certain amount, as much鈥� is used in such expressions as tha (a cheart) uiread agamsa 鈥檚 a th鈥� agadsa (I have just as much as you). But it can also be used in combination with a number to express multiples, with the numeral lenited. Tha a thr矛 uiread de dh鈥檉hearann aige a-nise (he now has three times the amount of land). Tha a cheithir uiread de dhaoine a鈥� fuireach ann an Alba, seach Estonia (four times as many people live in Scotland as do in Estonia).

鈥檚 iomadh rud sin: there were/many [things] of them.

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