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Tha sinn a鈥� fuireach ann an Dabhach an Fhasaidh, taobh Loch L貌chaidh, an t-seachdain seo. Aig f矛or cheann a deas an locha, tha Magh Comair. Ann am Beurla 鈥� Mucomir. 鈥橲 e a th鈥� ann magh no bl脿r anns a bheil d脿 abhainn a鈥� tighinn c貌mhla 鈥� ann an 鈥榗omar鈥�. 鈥橲 iad sin Abhainn Spiothain agus Abhainn L貌chaidh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 iongantach mura h-eil baile-fearainn air a bhith ann am Magh Comair airson 霉ine mh貌ir. Am measg nan daoine a dh鈥檕braich am fearann mar thuathanaich, bha fear Sandaidh Camshron. Bha e be貌 aig deireadh an naoidheamh linn deug, suas gu meadhan an fhicheadamh linn. Bha e am measg nan daoine a bu l脿idire ann an Alba.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha cli霉 aig Camshronaich Mhagh Comair mar dhaoine car fiadhaich. Tha st貌iridh ann gun robh taistealach a鈥� sireadh biadh is fasgadh. Th脿inig e gu Magh Comair. Bha e greis a鈥� gnogadh air doras an taighe gun freagairt fhaighinn. Ghnog e rithist, le buillean l脿idir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉hosgladh uinneag. Chuir cuideigin a cheann a-mach, agus dh鈥檉he貌raich e gu d猫 bha ag adhbharachadh na h-霉praid. 鈥楳a tha Cr矛osdaidh a-staigh,鈥� thuirt an taistealach, 鈥榥ach leig e leam fois a ghabhail am broinn an taighe?鈥� Fhreagair am fear eile, 鈥楥han eil Cr矛osdaidh an seo ann 鈥� 鈥檚 e Camshronaich a th鈥� annainn uile!鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 d貌cha nach eil an st貌iridh sin f矛or, ach tuigidh sibh gun robh cli霉 de she貌rsa air choreigin aig muinntir an 脿ite! Bhathar ag r脿dh mu Shandaidh Camshron 鈥� no Alexander Anthony Cameron mar a bh鈥� air ann am Beurla 鈥� gun robh e na bu l脿idire na duine sam bith eile a bha be貌 ri linn ann an Alba. Bha a phiuthar, Ceit, a bha cuideachd iongantach l脿idir, dhen bheachd gun d鈥� fhuair iad an neart bho athair am m脿thar, a bhuineadh do Chloinn 鈥檌c a鈥� Mhaoilein. Bha cli霉 acasan mar dhaoine neartmhor. Bhathar ag innse mu fhear dhiubh a tharraing each a-mach 脿 poll m貌nach. Mar bu trice, nam biodh each a鈥� tuiteam ann am poll m貌nach, gheibheadh e b脿s an sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha e coltach gun robh Sandaidh d矛reach l脿idir gu n脿darrach. Cha robh e a鈥� d猫anamh tr猫anadh sam bith, thuirt e, ach beagan spealaidh. Chan eil mi cinnteach an gabh sin a chreidsinn, ach bha e na bu thoilichte a bhith an s脿s ann an obair-fearainn seach a bhith na l霉th-chleasaiche ainmeil.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach chaidh e timcheall nan geamannan G脿idhealach. Bha seachd clachan deug de chuideam ann. A dh鈥檃indeoin sin, bhiodh e a鈥� buannachadh fharpaisean mar an 脿rd-leum. Agus bhiodh e gu tric a鈥� buannachadh fharpaisean neart 鈥� leithid carachd, tilgeil an 霉ird agus togail chlach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha Sandaidh a鈥� carachd turas an aghaidh George Hackenschmidt, an 鈥楲e貌mhann Ruiseanach鈥�. Bha Hackenschmidt dhen bheachd gun robh Sandaidh air leth math agus thabhainn e cothrom don Albannach a dhol air turas eadar-n脿iseanta leis. Dhi霉lt an Camshronach, ge-t脿, agus thill e dhachaigh a Loch Abar.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach chaidh e air tursan eadar-n脿iseanta tr脿th san fhicheadamh linn. Bha e ann an Astr脿ilia 鈥檚 Sealan Nuadh, agus cuideachd anns an Ruis. Tha e coltach, ge-t脿, gun robh e a cheart cho toilichte a bhith aig Geamannan G脿idhealach Ghleann Fhionnainn! Chaochail Sandaidh ann an naoi ceud deug, caogad 鈥檚 a h-aon (1951), aig aois seachdad 鈥檚 a sia. 鈥橲 iomadh clach a chuireadh air a ch脿rn, ach bhiodh iad uile beag an coimeas ris an fheadhainn a thog e fh猫in!

Dabhach an Fhasaidh: Dochanassie; Loch L貌chaidh: Loch Lochy; Magh Comair: Mucomir; Abhainn Spiothain: River Spean; Sandaidh Camshron: Sandy Cameron; spealadh: scything; 濒霉迟丑-肠丑濒别补蝉补颈肠丑别: athlete.

鈥檚 iongantach mura h-eil baile-fearainn air a bhith ann airson 霉ine mh貌ir: it鈥檚 likely there鈥檚 been a fermtoun there for a long time; gun robh taistealach a鈥� sireadh biadh is fasgadh: that a travelling man was seeking food and shelter; bha e greis a鈥� gnogadh air doras an taighe gun freagairt fhaighinn: he was a while knocking on the house door without getting a response; dh鈥檉hosgladh uinneag: a window was opened; dh鈥檉he貌raich e gu d猫 bha ag adhbharachadh na h-霉praid: he asked what was causing the uproar; nach leig e leam fois a ghabhail am broinn an taighe?: won鈥檛 he allow me to take my ease inside?; chan eil Cr矛osdaidh an seo ann 鈥� 鈥檚 e Camshronaich a th鈥� annainn uile: there鈥檚 no Christian here 鈥� we鈥檙e all Camerons; gun robh cli霉 de she貌rsa air choreigin aig muinntir an 脿ite: that the locals had a reputation of sorts; a bhuineadh do Chloinn 鈥檌c a鈥� Mhaoilein: belonged to the MacMillans; bhathar ag innse mu fhear dhiubh a tharraing each a-mach 脿 poll m貌nach: it was told of one of them [that he] dragged a horse out of a peat bog; bha seachd clachan deug de chuideam ann: he weighed 17 stones; leithid carachd, tilgeil an 霉ird agus togail chlach: such as wrestling, throwing the hammer and lifting stones; thabhainn e cothrom dha: he made him an offer; Geamannan G脿idhealach Ghleann Fhionnainn: Glenfinnan Highland Games; 鈥檚 iomadh clach a chuireadh air a ch脿rn: many a stone was put on his cairn [ie he was praised by many people when he died].

Although the name of the locality (preserved in Mucomir Farm) is Magh Comair 鈥榩lain of the confluence鈥�, the route of the River Lochy out of Loch Lochy was altered in 1813, cutting the 鈥榤agh鈥� in two (and raising the loch by twelve feet). The Telford-designed Caledonian Canal took the original route of the Lochy, while the river was diverted eastwards to join the Spean a kilometre above the original 鈥榗omar鈥�. The new 鈥楳ucomir Cut鈥� also cleaved across two other culturally significant features 鈥� Dail Mhagh Comair 鈥� where the clans would gather and Rathad M貌r nan Corp, an old coffin road from Letterfinlay that led to the burial ground of Cladh Mhagh Comair , now near the exit of the canal from the loch.

Aig f矛or cheann a deas an locha: at the extreme southern end of the loch.

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