大象传媒

C貌 iad na daoine seo? Alasdair Mac-a-Ph矛, D貌mhnall Mac-a-Ph矛, Uilleam Quinn, Jack McHardy, Donnchadh MacPh脿il, Eairdsidh D貌mhnallach agus Eanraig MacAsgaill? Chan eil sibh cinnteach? Rinn iad iad fh猫in ainmeil anns an t-Samhain naoi ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a h-ochd (1948).

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 iad na daoine 鈥� na gaisgich, gu dearbh 鈥� a rinn agairt air fearann air taobh an iar na G脿idhealtachd 鈥� ann an sg矛re a bha fo smachd uachdarain aig an robh, agus aig a bheil fhathast, f矛or dhroch chli霉. B鈥� iad sin Seachdnar Chn貌ideirt. Air an ochdamh latha dhen t-Samhain, chaidh iad a-steach air na tuathanasan ann an Cille Chomhghain agus Sgotas ann an Cn貌ideart, agus chomharraich iad p矛osan fearainn dhaibh fh猫in. Agus cha robh an t-uachdaran toilichte.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Mar a sgr矛obh Seumas MacEanraig anns an 貌ran ainmeil aige 鈥楾he Men of Knoydart鈥�: Twas down by the farm of Scottas, Lord Brocket walked one day, and he saw a sight that troubled him far more than he could say. For the seven men of Knoydart were doing what they'd planned. They'd staked their claim, they were digging their drains on Brocket's private land.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dona 鈥檚 gu bheil cli霉 cuid de dh鈥檜achdarain air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd anns an naoidheamh linn deug agus san fhicheadamh linn, 鈥檚 e gl猫 bheag dhiubh aig a bheil cli霉 cho dona ris a鈥� Mhorair Brocket. Chan e a-mh脿in gun robh e coma mu ch貌raichean muinntir an 脿ite, ach gu robh e na dheagh charaid do dh鈥橝dolf Hitler. Cha chuala mi riamh facal math mu dheidhinn air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd. 鈥橲 d貌cha gun robh e laghach ri coin, cait is seann chailleachan, ach chan urrainn dhomh a bhith cinnteach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 A bharrachd air an t-seachdnar a dh鈥檃inmich mi, bha fear eile de mhuinntir Chn貌ideirt an s脿s anns an reud-fearainn 鈥� Eairdsidh MacDh霉ghaill. Bha fearann air a chomharrachadh dh脿san cuideachd ach cha b鈥� urrainn dha a bhith an l脿thair, oir bha e ann an seirbheis a鈥� chr霉in 鈥� anns na feachdan d矛on. Bha mi fortanach gu le貌r tachairt ri Eairdsidh turas. Sgr矛obh e leabhar mu na thachair agus ch霉m e cuimhne na coimhearsnachd air gaisge nan reudairean be貌 fhad 鈥檚 a bu bhe貌 e fh猫in.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Aig deireadh nan naochadan, nochd aithris sna meadhanan gun robh Eairdsidh air Adolf Hitler fhaicinn ann an Cn貌ideart anns a鈥� bhliadhna trithead 鈥檚 a seachd (1937). Bha Brocket air cuireadh a thoirt do a charaid Ghearmailteach thighinn don taigh aige ann an Inbhir Aoidh. Bha Eairdsidh, a r猫ir na h-aithris, ag obair ann an leas an taigh mh貌ir. Choimhead e suas agus chunnaic e Hitler. Bha seacaid gheal air agus bha a l脿mhan air am pasgadh air a ch霉laibh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha teagamh aig luchd-eachdraidh mun aithris. 鈥橲 ann air b脿t鈥�-aiginn a dh鈥檉heumadh Hitler thighinn a dh鈥橝lba, agus tha d霉il gun robh e ro thrang ann an trithead 鈥檚 a seachd, agus e na Sheansalair ann am Berlin, airson a dhol air a leithid de thuras. Ach tha aithrisean ann gun robh von Ribbentrop, a bha na Mhinistear C猫in sa Ghearmailt, agus Sir Oswald Mosley, ceannard nam Faisisteach ann am Breatainn, air aoigheachd aig Brocket ann an Cn貌ideart.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha b鈥� e Brocket a鈥� chiad droch uachdaran ann an Cn貌ideart. Th貌isich fuadaichean cho fada air ais ri seachd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥� s sia (1786) nuair a bha an sg矛re fo smachd Clann D貌mhnaill Ghleanna Garadh. Bheir sinn s霉il a bharrachd air Cn貌ideart an-ath-sheachdain.

gaisgich: heroes; Seachdnar Chn貌ideirt: The Seven Men of Knoydart; Seumas MacEanraig: Hamish Henderson; Inbhir Aoidh: Inverie; 产脿迟鈥�-补颈驳颈苍苍: submarine; Seansalair: Chancellor; fuadaichean: clearances; Clann D貌mhnaill Ghleanna Garadh: The MacDonells of Glengarry.

a bha fo smachd uachdarain aig an robh f矛or dhroch chli霉: under the control of a landlord who had a really bad reputation; a-steach air na tuathanasan ann an Cille Chomhghain agus Sgotas: onto the farms at Kilchoan and Scottas; p矛osan fearainn dhaibh fh猫in: pieces of land for themselves; dona 鈥檚 gu bheil cli霉 cuid de dh鈥檜achdarain: as bad as the reputation of some landlords is; cho dona ris a鈥� Mhorair Brocket: as bad as Lord Brocket; chan e a-mh脿in gun robh e coma mu ch貌raichean muinntir an 脿ite: not only did he have no interest in the rights of the local people; ach gu robh e na dheagh charaid do X: but he was also a good friend of X; 鈥橲 d貌cha gun robh e laghach ri coin, cait is seann chailleachan: perhaps he was nice to dogs, cats and elderly ladies; cha b鈥� urrainn dha a bhith an l脿thair: he couldn鈥檛 be present; bha e ann an seirbheis a鈥� chr霉in 鈥� anns na feachdan d矛on: he was in the service of the crown 鈥� in the armed forces; ch霉m e cuimhne na coimhearsnachd air gaisge nan reudairean be貌: he kept the community memory of the raiders alive; fhad 鈥檚 a bu bhe貌 e fh猫in: while he himself was alive; leas an taigh mh貌ir: the garden of the big house; bha a l脿mhan air am pasgadh air a ch霉laibh: his hands were folded behind him; airson a dhol air a leithid de thuras: to go on such a journey; a bha na Mhinistear C猫in sa Ghearmailt: who was the Foreign Minister in Germany; ceannard nam Faisisteach: the head of the Fascists.

Cha b鈥� e Brocket a鈥� chiad droch uachdaran: Brocket wasn鈥檛 the first bad landlord. Did you expect me to say a鈥� chiad dhroch uachdaran? After all, a鈥� chiad usually induces lenition 鈥� eg a鈥� chiad fhear, a鈥� chiad bhoireannach, a鈥� chiad chomhairliche. However, when the next noun starts with a 鈥榙鈥� (the same letter as at the end of a鈥� chiad), the homophonic situation usually means we drop the lenition 鈥� it is easier for the mouth to form another 鈥榙鈥� rather than a 鈥榙h鈥�. Thus we also say a鈥� chiad duine, a鈥� chiad dr脿ibhear, a鈥� chiad dinnear.

tha aithrisean ann gun robh von Ribbentrop 鈥� air aoigheachd aig Brocket ann an Cn貌ideart: there are reports that von Ribbentrop 鈥� was a guest of Brocket in Knoydart.

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