大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh mu thuras a ghabh mi a Leitir Fura ann an ceann a deas an Eilein Sgitheanaich. Tha tobhtaichean ann an-diugh far an robh baile an 矛re mhath m貌r uaireigin. Tha Leitir a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥榣eathad鈥� a tha gu math tric os cionn uisge. Ach d猫 tha Fura a鈥� ciallachadh?

听听听听听听听听听听听 Feumaidh sinn a dhol gu beul-aithris airson fuasgladh. Thathar ag r脿dh gun robh uaireigin d脿 chraoibh dharaich a鈥� f脿s anns a鈥� bhaile 鈥� Fura Mh貌r agus Fura Bheag. 鈥橲 e sin na h-ainmean a bh鈥� orra. Bhathar ag r脿dh gun robh Fura Mh貌r cho m貌r 鈥檚 gum b鈥� urrainn suas ri caogad mart a bhith c貌mhla fo sg脿il a duillich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Latha a bha seo, ge-t脿, bha cuid de chloinn a鈥� bhaile a鈥� cluich le teine. Chuir iad falaisgear thuige faisg air Fura Mh貌r agus chaidh a鈥� chraobh a losgadh gu l脿r. Air s脿illibh sin, chaidh d脿 theaghlach 鈥� MacAonghais a bh鈥� orra 鈥� a chur a-mach 脿s a鈥� bhaile. Bha e cruaidh, ach tha e a鈥� dearbhadh, ma tha an st貌iridh f矛or, gun robh na daoine a鈥� cur luach anns na craobhan is coilltean aca.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chan eil an t-Eilean Sgitheanach cho craobhach an-diugh 鈥檚 a bha e uaireigin. Ri linn Chaluim Chille, bha coilltean gu le貌r ann. 脌s d猫idh don naomh ainmeil a bhith anns an eilean, dh鈥檉h脿g e sagartan a leanadh air an obair a rinn e. Bha feadhainn dhiubh st猫idhichte ann am Pabaigh, eilean c貌mhnard torrach faisg air an Ath Leathann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Co-dhi霉, a r猫ir beul-aithris, goirid 脿s d猫idh do Chalum Cille tilleadh a dh鈥橢ilean 脤, chaidh fear de na sagartan Pabach don Eilean Sgitheanach airson tadhal air daoine. R脿inig e innis anns a鈥� choille anns an robh corra clach an siud 鈥檚 an seo. 鈥橲 d貌cha gun robh i faisg air Leitir Fura ach chan urrainn dhomh a bhith cinnteach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha robh aig an t-sagart ach an t-aodach a bha uime agus bachall. B鈥� e am bachall an aon rud saoghalta a bhuineadh don t-sagart agus bha e pr矛seil dha. Chaidh a dh猫anamh dha le sagart eile faisg air a鈥� mhanachainn aige air t矛r-m貌r na h-Alba. Bha e air a dh猫anamh de dh鈥檉hiodh uinnsinn.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha an sagart sg矛th agus rinn e suidhe airson beagan fois a ghabhail. Chuir e am bachall ri a thaobh. Fhad 鈥檚 a bha e a鈥� gabhail fois, dh鈥檉hairich e fuaimean agus gluasadan anns a鈥� choille a bha ceithir-timcheall air. Bha e dhen bheachd gun robh e a鈥� cluinntinn ghuthan, ach bha iad beag agus cha bhuineadh iad do mhac-an-duine.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Choimhead e suas agus c貌 bha air a bheulaibh ach sluagh m貌r de dhaoine beaga. Bha iad eadar tr矛 is ceithir troighean a dh鈥櫭爄rde. Ach a-mh脿in sin, bha iad coltach ri daoine 脿bhaisteach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chlisg e agus, airson a dh矛on fh猫in, rinn e comharra na croise. Ach cha do chuir sin eagal air an t-sluagh. Th脿inig fear dhiubh 鈥� bodach beag le feusag liath 鈥� air adhart agus chaidh e air a ghl霉inean. 鈥楾ha mi ag iarraidh,鈥� ghuidh e, 鈥榞um beannaich sibh na daoine agam.鈥� Bha an sagart air coinneachadh ris na s矛thichean. Ch矛 sinn d猫 thachair anns an ath Litir.

tobhtaichean: ruined buildings; leitir, leathad: slope; Pabaigh: Pabay; Lochlannaich: Vikings; bachall: staff; manachainn: monastery; chlisg e: he started (was alarmed); ghuidh e: he implored.

far an robh baile an 矛re mhath m貌r uaireigin: where there was once a substantial village; gu beul-aithris airson fuasgladh: to oral tradition for a solution; caogad mart: fifty cows; chuir iad falaisgear thuige: they lit a ground fire; air s脿illibh sin, chaidh d脿 theaghlach 鈥� MacAonghais a bh鈥� orra 鈥� a chur a-mach 脿s a鈥� bhaile: because of that two families 鈥� they were called MacInnes 鈥� were expelled from the village; a鈥� cur luach anns na craobhan is coilltean aca: valuing their trees and forests; cho craobhach an-diugh 鈥檚 a bha e uaireigin: as well endowed with trees today as it once was; ri linn Chaluim Chille: in St Columba鈥檚 day; dh鈥檉h脿g e sagartan a leanadh air an obair a rinn e: he left priests who would continue the work he did; eilean c貌mhnard torrach faisg air an Ath Leathann: a flat fertile island near Broadford; goirid 脿s d猫idh do X tilleadh a dh鈥橢ilean 脤: shortly after X returned to Iona; r脿inig e innis anns a鈥� choille: he reached a clearing in the forest; an aon rud saoghalta a bhuineadh don t-sagart: the one worldly thing the priest possessed; air a dh猫anamh de dh鈥檉hiodh uinnsinn: made of ash wood; rinn e suidhe airson beagan fois a ghabhail: he sat down to take some rest; dh鈥檉hairich e fuaimean agus gluasadan anns a鈥� choille a bha ceithir-timcheall air: he detected sounds and movements in the forest that surrounded him; cha bhuineadh iad do mhac-an-duine: they didn鈥檛 belong to humankind; c貌 bha air a bheulaibh ach sluagh m貌r: what was in front of him but a great host; eadar tr矛 is ceithir troighean a dh鈥櫭爄rde: between three and four feet high; rinn e comharra na croise: he made the sign of the cross; gum beannaich sibh na daoine agam: that you will bless my people.

fo sg脿il a duillich: under the shade of the foliage.

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