大象传媒

D猫 th鈥� ann an gille-ruadh? 鈥橲 d貌cha gum bi sibh a鈥� smaoineachadh air balach aig a bheil falt ruadh. Ceart gu le貌r, ach tha mise a鈥� smaoineachadh air rudeigin eile, agus t脿than ann eadar 鈥榞ille鈥� agus 鈥榬uadh鈥�. Tha Dwelly ag innse dhuinn gu bheil e a鈥� ciallachadh salmon parr; 鈥檚 e sin bradan aig 矛re 貌g mus fh脿g e abhainn airson a dhol gu muir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach tha ciall eile air gille-ruadh. Th脿inig mi tarsainn air anns a鈥� chruinneachadh de dh鈥檉haclan a rinn Maighstir Ailein ann an Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas. Seo na sgr矛obh e: Gille-ruadh: a freshwater fish not unlike a codling though not so red, biggish in belly. Found in Loch Morar. An uair sin, ann an camagan le comharra-ceist aig an deireadh, tha e a鈥� cur 鈥榓 gillaroo, kind of trout?鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nise, cha robh mi riamh ag iasgach ann an Loch Mh貌rair. Tha an loch sin air leth domhainn agus tha cuid a鈥� cumail a-mach gu bheil uilebheist dom b鈥� ainm M貌rag be貌 ann! Ach chan eil mi cinnteach mu ghillean-ruadha.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a rinn mi beagan rannsachaidh air an fhacal gillaroo, fhuair mi a-mach gu bheil e a鈥� nochdadh ann an 脠irinn cuideachd. Tha cuid ga cheangal do loch air a鈥� chr矛ch eadar Contae Fhear Manach agus Liatroim. 鈥橲 e Loch Meilbhe an t-ainm air an loch. 鈥橲 e a th鈥� anns a鈥� ghille-ruadh ach breac a tha ag ithe, anns a鈥� mh貌r-chuid, seilcheagan-uisge aig bonn an locha. 鈥橲 e am biadh sin a tha ga dh猫anamh ruadh. 鈥橲 ann d矛reach aig deireadh an t-samhraidh a thig iad gu uachdar an locha airson biadh a lorg. An uair sin bidh iasgairean gan glacadh air a鈥� mhaghar.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An e gn猫 猫isg eadar-dhealaichte bhon bhreac a th鈥� anns a鈥� ghille-ruadh? Tha cuid dhen bheachd gur e d矛reach Salmo trutta a th鈥� ann 鈥� am breac 脿bhaisteach 鈥� ach gu bheil a bhiadh ga dh猫anamh eadar-dhealaichte. Tha cuid eile ag r脿dh gum bu ch貌ir a bhith air a thomhas mar ghn猫 fa leth. Tha iad air ainm saidheansail a thoirt dha 鈥� Salmo stomachius.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chan e Loch Meilbhe, ge-t脿, an aon loch ann an 脠irinn anns a bheil a leithid de dh鈥檌asg a鈥� tighinn be貌. Agus tha loch ann an Alba ainmeil air a shon cuideachd. Ach chan e Loch Mh貌rair a th鈥� ann. Ann an Innis nan Damh, ann an Asainte, tha loch beag ann air a bheil, air a鈥� mhapa, Loch Mhaolach-coire. Chan eil an t-ainm a鈥� d猫anamh ciall dhomh. A r猫ir choltais, tha e mearachdach. 鈥橲 e Loch Maol a鈥� Choire an t-ainm ceart. Tha muinntir an 脿ite cuideachd ga aithneachadh mar The Gillaroo Loch.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cumaibh seo agaibh fh猫in, ach tha e coltach gu bheil an t-iasgach uabhasach math ann. 鈥橲 e as coireach ri sin gu bheil clach-aoil timcheall an locha. Agus tha meanbh-chreutairean 鈥� leithid chloitheagan 鈥� ann, ann am pailteas. Bidh na bric ann an Loch Maol a鈥� Choire ag ithe nan cloitheagan agus bidh iad a鈥� dol ruadh. Mar sin, 鈥檚 d貌cha nach e Salmo stomachius a th鈥� anns na bric sin idir. Gu dearbh, 鈥檚 e sin a tha seann leabhar mu Asainte ag r脿dh 鈥� 鈥榯he loch is supposed (but wrongly) to contain the true gillaroo trout鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Co-dhi霉 no co-dheth, 鈥檚 d貌cha gu bheil feadhainn agaibh air facal 霉r ionnsachadh an-diugh 鈥� gillaroo. Agus facal Beurla eile a th脿inig bhon Gh脿idhlig.听

gille-ruadh: gillaroo; Loch Mh貌rair: Loch Morar; Loch Meilbhe: Lough Melvin; breac: trout; Innis nan Damh: Inchnadamph; Asainte: Assynt; mearachdach: mistaken; clach-aoil: limestone.

bradan aig 矛re 貌g: a salmon at a young stage; mus fh脿g e abhainn airson a dhol gu muir: before it leaves a river to go to sea; th脿inig mi tarsainn air: I came across it; anns a鈥� chruinneachadh de dh鈥檉haclan: in the collection of words; a rinn Maighstir Ailein ann an Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas: that Father Allan made in Eriskay and South Uist; ann an camagan le comharra-ceist aig an deireadh: in brackets with a question mark at the end; air leth domhainn: extremely deep; tha cuid a鈥� cumail a-mach gu bheil uilebheist dom b鈥� ainm M貌rag be貌 ann: some people maintain there is a monster called Morag living there; air a鈥� chr矛ch eadar Contae Fhear Manach agus Liatroim: on the border between Fermanagh and Leitrim; seilcheagan-uisge aig bonn an locha: water-snails at the bottom of the loch; 鈥檚 ann d矛reach aig deireadh an t-samhraidh: it鈥檚 only at the end of the summer; gn猫 猫isg eadar-dhealaichte: a different species of fish; tha cuid eile ag r脿dh gum bu ch貌ir a bhith air a thomhas mar ghn猫 fa leth: some others say that it should be counted as a separate species; anns a bheil a leithid de dh鈥檌asg a鈥� tighinn be貌: in which that type of fish lives; a鈥� d猫anamh ciall dhomh: making sense to me; tha muinntir an 脿ite cuideachd ga aithneachadh mar: the local people also know it as; cumaibh seo agaibh fh猫in: keep this to yourself; tha meanbh-chreutairean 鈥� leithid chloitheagan 鈥� ann, ann am pailteas: small creatures 鈥� such as shrimps 鈥� are present in large numbers; co-dhi霉 no co-dheth: anyhow.

bidh iasgairean gan glacadh air a鈥� mhaghar: fishermen catch them on the [artificial] fly.

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