大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh mar a chunnaic mi 猫isg 鈥� garbhagan, rionnaich agus saoidheanan 鈥� a鈥� l矛onadh b脿gh air cladach 脕rainn Mh贸r ann an 脠irinn. Bha sinn a鈥� glacadh shaoidheanan gu le貌r. Bha a鈥� chlann agam air a dhol suas gu taigh bodaich airson faighneachd dhen bhodach an robh e ag iarraidh 鈥荣补辞颈诲丑别补苍补苍鈥� no 鈥荣补颈迟丑别鈥� no 鈥榗辞补濒蹿颈蝉丑鈥�. Uill, cha do thuig e gin de na faclan sin. Agus th脿inig e leis an leathad don chladach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha b鈥� urrainn dha fh猫in a sh霉ilean a chreidsinn. Bha an tachartas a cheart cho iongantach dh脿san 鈥檚 a bha e dhuinne. Bha na milleanan de dh鈥櫭╥sg a鈥� l矛onadh na mara faisg air an taigh aige. Cha chreid mi gun robh e air a leithid fhaicinn riamh 鈥� agus cha robh e 貌g.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha do thuig e na faclan saoidhean, saithe no coalfish. Mas math mo chuimhne, 鈥檚 e 驳濒铆辞蝉补苍 no rudeigin dhen t-se貌rsa an t-ainm a bh鈥� aige fh猫in air a leithid. Co-dhi霉, bha e toilichte na h-uidhir fhaighinn airson a reothadair. Bha cait aige agus ch貌rdadh na h-猫isg riuthasan cuideachd. Thug sinn na h-uidhir dha oir bha iad cho furasta a ghlacadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a th脿inig an dorchadas, bha na h-猫isg fhathast a鈥� leum anns a鈥� bh脿gh. An ath mhadainn, chuir e iongnadh m貌r orm. Bha iad fhathast ann. Bha a鈥� mhuir air tr脿ghadh is l矛onadh, agus bha na sgaothan 猫isg fhathast anns a鈥� bh脿gh. D猫 bha gan cumail ann? Tha amharas agam gun robh rudeigin ann aig beul a鈥� bh脿igh 鈥� leumadairean 鈥檚 d貌cha? No madadh-cuain? Chan fhaca mi dad, ach nuair a dh鈥檉h脿g sinn am b脿gh ann am meadhan na maidne, airson cumail a dol air ar turas 脠ireannach, bha na m矛ltean 猫isg fhathast ann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 D猫 thug orm a bhith a鈥� cuimhneachadh air 脕rainn Mh贸r? Seann charbad a chunnaic mi, oir tha na c脿raichean anns an eilean ann an droch staid (chan eil MOT riatanach aca)? Chan e. B脿t鈥�-aiseig ChalMac, oir b鈥� e seann bh脿ta aig CalMac a bha a鈥� ruith thar a鈥� chaolais gu t矛r-m貌r na h-脠ireann? Chan e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 e na chuir an t-eilean nam chuimhne leabhar beag a th脿inig a-mach o chionn ghoirid a tha a鈥� comharrachadh e貌las na mara. Tha an leabhar, air a bheil D霉thchas na Mara, a鈥� toirt s霉il air d脿 eilean Gh脿idhealach 鈥� 脕rainn Mh贸r ann an 脠irinn agus Barraigh ann an Alba. A r猫ir nan 霉ghdaran, Iain MacFhionghain agus Ruth N铆 Bhraon谩in, 鈥榮an d脿 eilean, tha iasgairean dhen bheachd gu bheil an teachd-an-t矛r is an d貌igh-beatha aca fo bhagairt aig buidhnean cumhdachdach nach eil a鈥� toirt cluas-ri-claisneachd dhaibh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha iad a鈥� m矛neachadh gur iad na 鈥榖uidhnean cumhachdach鈥� sin Dualchas N脿dair na h-Alba, a tha ag iarraidh d脿 脿rainn gleidheadh-mara ainmeachadh ann an uisgeachan Bharraigh, agus Riaghaltas Poblachd na h-脠ireann a chuir d脿il air iasgach le l矛n-siabaidh far chosta 脕rainn Mh贸r. Tha an leabhar a鈥� toirt s霉il air an 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 co-cheangailte ri gach eilean, agus a鈥� cumail a-mach gu bheil sin a鈥� buntainn a cheart cho m貌r ris a鈥� mhuir 鈥檚 a tha e ris an t矛r.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha na h-eileanaich air a dhol gu l脿idir an aghaidh nam buidhnean riaghaltais, agus tha am beachdan agus an gi霉lan co-cheangailte gu m貌r ri 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 鈥� facal nach gabh eadar-theangachadh gu furasta. Bheir sinn s霉il air 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 an-ath-sheachdain.

garbhagan: sprats; rionnaich: mackerel (pl); saoidheanan: saithe (pl); 脕rainn Mh贸r: Aranmore (Island, Co. Donegal); leumadairean: dolphins; madadh-cuain: killer whale; 霉驳丑诲补谤补苍: authors; 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉: (roughly) belonging to a place 鈥� but see next week鈥檚 Litir for an attempt to define it!听

airson faighneachd dhen bhodach: to ask the old man; cha do thuig e gin de na faclan: he didn鈥檛 understand any of the words; cha b鈥� urrainn dha fh猫in a sh霉ilean a chreidsinn: he himself couldn鈥檛 believe his eyes; a cheart cho iongantach dh脿san 鈥檚 a bha e dhuinne: just as amazing to him as it was to us; cha chreid mi gun robh e air a leithid fhaicinn riamh: I don鈥檛 think he had ever seen the like; mas math mo chuimhne: if my memory serves me correctly; bha e toilichte na h-uidhir fhaighinn airson a reothadair: he was pleased to get so many for his freezer; ch貌rdadh na h-猫isg riuthasan: they would enjoy the fish; bha a鈥� mhuir air tr脿ghadh is l矛onadh: the sea had ebbed and flowed; d猫 thug orm a bhith a鈥� cuimhneachadh X?: what made me remember X?; thar a鈥� chaolais gu t矛r-m貌r: across the narrows to the mainland; a tha ag iarraidh d脿 脿rainn gleidheadh-mara ainmeachadh ann an uisgeachan Bharraigh: who want to designate two conservation areas in the waters of Barra; iasgach le l矛n-siabaidh: fishing with drift nets; a鈥� buntainn a cheart cho m貌r ris a鈥� mhuir 鈥檚 a tha e ris an t矛r: belonging as much to the sea as to the land; tha na h-eileanaich air a dhol gu l脿idir an aghaidh: the islanders have strongly opposed; am beachdan agus an gi霉lan: their beliefs and their conduct; facal nach gabh eadar-theangachadh gu furasta: a word that cannot easily be translated.

th脿inig e leis an leathad don chladach: he came downhill [with the slope] to the shore.

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Tha 鈥淟itir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh鈥� air a maoineachadh le MG ALBA