大象传媒

Nuair a bha mi anns an Eilean Sgitheanach o chionn ghoirid, chaidh mi a-mach air chuairt ann an Sl猫ite. Choisich mi an rathad gu ruige seann bhaile air a bheil Leitir Fura. Tha Coimisean na Coilltearachd ag ath-nuadhachadh na coille, agus tha t貌rr chraobhan d霉thchasach ann, a bharrachd air lusan eile.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha mi e貌lach air a鈥� choille sin bho shean. Nuair a bha mi a鈥� fuireach ann an Sl猫ite, tr脿th sna naochadan, bhithinn a鈥� falbh tron choille don chladach faisg air Ceann Locha. Bhiodh a鈥� chlann a鈥� cluich air a鈥� mhol. Agus gu tric bhiomaid a鈥� faicinn d貌bhrain a鈥� cluich aig muir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Aon latha geamhraidh, chaidh sinn don chladach agus d猫 lorg sinn ach cathair mh貌r leathair ann an deagh 貌rdugh. Bha i bog fliuch, oir bha i air a sguabadh don chladach leis an t矛de-mhara. Thog a鈥� bhean agam 鈥檚 mi fh矛n a鈥� chathair. Ghi霉lain sinn i gu os cionn an ti霉rr far am biodh i a鈥� tiormachadh an ceann greis.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Uill, na b鈥� annasaiche buileach, thill sinn don dearbh thr脿igh an ceann beagan l脿ithean agus d猫 bha na laighe air a鈥� mhol ach cathair leathair eile 鈥� dhen dearbh she貌rsa 鈥檚 a fhuair sinn an latha roimhe! Feumaidh gun deach na dh脿 a thilgeil a-mach 脿s an aon luing aig an aon 脿m. Co-dhi霉, cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh d脿 chathair nan suidhe taobh ri taobh os cionn an ti霉rr.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thiormaich na cathraichean. Bhithinn fh矛n 鈥檚 a鈥� bhean agam a鈥� falbh don chladach agus a鈥� suidhe orra. Bha sealladh air leth againn de bheanntan Chn貌ideirt os cionn Linne Shl猫ite.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 iad craobhan-beithe agus craobhan-calltainn as motha a chithear sa choille ach an siud 鈥檚 an seo tha fe脿rna, darach agus uinnseann. Ma leanas tu ort a dh鈥檌onnsaigh Leitir Fura, tha an seann rathad dr貌bhaidh a鈥� falbh bho rathad nan carbadan (a tha glaiste ach a-mh脿in do charbadan Coimisean na Coilltearachd). Bhiodh na dr貌bhairean a鈥� toirt an cuid spr猫idh air an rathad sin gu ruige Caol Readha. Aig Caol Readha, nuair a bhiodh an t矛de-mhara freagarrach, bhiodh na dr貌bhairean a鈥� sn脿mh an cruidh thar a鈥� chaolais gu ruige Gleann Eilg. Tha an rathad a鈥� briseadh a-mach 脿s a鈥� choille agus 鈥檚 ann an uair sin a gheibhear seallaidhean 脿lainn de bheanntan Chn貌ideirt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 iongantach mura robh muinntir Leitir Fura an s脿s ann an dr貌bhaireachd. Gu cinnteach, bha iad an s脿s ann an c霉l-mh霉taireachd 鈥� a r猫ir aithris, de ruma, agus branndaidh 脿 Portagail. Tha d霉il cuideachd gun robh iad a鈥� d猫anamh gual-fiodha de na craobhan anns a鈥� choille timcheall orra.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a ruigeas tu Leitir Fura, tha tobhtaichean gu le貌r ann. 鈥橲 e baile susbainteach a bh鈥� ann le suas ri dusan taigh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha p矛os b脿rdachd air a ghl猫idheadh bho na seann l脿ithean nuair a bha Clann 鈥檌c Aonghais a鈥� fuireach ann an Leitir Fura: H贸 矛rean 贸 ro bha h贸, Is mithich dhuinn 猫颈谤颈驳丑 mo nighean donn, Is mithich dhuinn a dhol dachaigh, Tha sinn fad air ar c猫ilidh, A thoirt ar n-aghaidh air Muile, 脌 Leitir Fura nan geugan鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach d猫 tha Leitir Fura a鈥� ciallachadh? Bheir sinn s霉il air sin an-ath-sheachdain.

厂濒猫颈迟别: Sleat; Coimisean na Coilltearachd: Forestry Commission; bog fliuch: soaking wet; thiormaich: dried; rathad dr貌bhaidh: droving road; Caol Readha: Kylerhea; 肠霉濒-尘丑霉迟补颈谤别补肠丑诲: smuggling; gual-fiodha: charcoal; tobhtaichean: ruined buildings; Clann 鈥檌c Aonghais: MacInnes clan.

gu ruige seann bhaile: to an old (former) village; ag ath-nuadhachadh na coille: renewing the forest; t貌rr chraobhan d霉thchasach: many native trees; bha mi e貌lach air a鈥� choille sin bho shean: I was familiar with that wood from a long time ago; air a鈥� mhol: on the shingle; bhiomaid a鈥� faicinn d貌bhrain a鈥� cluich: we would watch otters playing; d猫 lorg sinn ach cathair mh貌r leathair ann an deagh 貌rdugh: what did we find but a large leather armchair in good condition; air a sguabadh don chladach leis an t矛de-mhara: swept ashore by the tide; ghi霉lain sinn i gu os cionn an ti霉rr: we carried it to above the tideline (the seaweed line); na b鈥� annasaiche buileach: even stranger; dhen dearbh she貌rsa 鈥檚 a fhuair sinn an latha roimhe: of the same type we got the previous day; a-mach 脿s an aon luing: out of the one ship; cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh d脿 chathair nan suidhe: it wasn鈥檛 long until two armchairs were sitting; sealladh air leth de bheanntan Chn貌ideirt os cionn Linne Shl猫ite: a fantastic view of the mountains of Knoydart above the Sound of Sleat; 鈥檚 iad craobhan-beithe agus craobhan-calltainn as motha a chithear sa choille: it鈥檚 birch trees and hazel trees which are most commonly seen in the wood; an siud 鈥檚 an seo tha fe脿rna, darach agus uinnseann: here and there, there are alder, oak and ash; glaiste ach a-mh脿in do: locked except to; a鈥� sn脿mh an cruidh thar a鈥� chaolais gu ruige Gleann Eilg: swimming their cattle over the narrows to Glenelg; branndaidh 脿 Portagail: brandy from Portugal; tha p矛os b脿rdachd air a ghl猫idheadh bho na seann l脿ithean: a piece of poetry is preserved from olden times.

Leitir means a slope, side of a hill, or a place on the seashore. Many slopes bearing names containing this element, often anglicised to Letter (eg Letterewe, Letterfinlay) are above water bodies. Its origin is a subject of debate, with some authorities favouring 濒别迟丑-迟矛谤, while others compare it to leathann. It is also found in Irish Gaelic.

Is mithich dhuinn 猫颈谤颈驳丑: we鈥檇 better rise.

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