大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mun SS Ferret a bha uaireigin a鈥� frithealadh nan eilean 脿 Port an t-Sr貌im ann an Ros an Iar. Bha am Ferret ann an Astr脿ilia nuair a bha tachartas aig an t-Sr貌m a chuir am baile beag s矛theil sin air aire muinntir Bhreatainn. Airson greis, cha robh an t-脿ite buileach cho s矛theil. Tha mi airson innse dhuibh mu Aimhreit an t-Sr貌im ann an ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1883).

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bhiodh iasg gu le貌r a鈥� tighinn bho iasgairean an taobh an iar do na tr猫anaichean anns an t-Sr貌m. Bhiodh sin a鈥� tachairt a h-uile latha san t-seachdain, eadhon air an t-S脿baid. Rinn muinntir na h-Eaglaise Saoire gu h-ionadail gu math soilleir nach robh iad toilichte mun ch霉is.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh aontachadh gum biodh na b脿taichean-sm霉ide a鈥� ruigsinn an t-Sr貌im tr脿th gu le貌r Disathairne 鈥檚 gum biodh a h-uile rud air b貌rd nan tr猫anaichean ro mheadhan-oidhche. Gu m矛-fhortanach, air s脿illibh droch sh矛de is ghnothaichean eile, cha robh sin a鈥� tachairt fad na h-霉ine.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Th脿inig gnothaichean gu ceann air Disathairne an d脿rna latha dhen 脪gmhios. Mu mheadhan-oidhche bha b脿ta aig a鈥� chidhe agus bha na maraichean is luchd-obrach na r猫ile a鈥� feuchainn ris an stuth a thoirt aiste. Ach bha daoine a鈥� cur stad orra. Bha maidean aig feadhainn dhen luchd-iomairt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh an crann a bha a鈥� togail nam bogsaichean a bhriseadh. Ach bhathar fhathast a鈥� falamhachadh a鈥� bh脿ta. Bha t貌rr bhogsaichean ann, agus iad l脿n sgadan. Aig uair sa mhadainn, 迟丑脿颈苍颈驳 d脿rna b脿ta a-steach, l脿n 猫isg. Bha c貌rr is ceud neach-iomairt ann a-nise.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉heuch an luchd-obrach ri m矛neachadh do mhuinntir na h-Eaglaise gun robh an carago luachmhor agus gun robh e mar dhleastanas orra a bhith a鈥� falamhachadh nam b脿taichean. Ach thuirt an luchd-iomairt gun robhar a鈥� briseadh lagh Dh猫. Gh猫ill an luchd-obrach agus sguir an obair.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha manaidsear an st猫isein air fios a chur a dh鈥橧nbhir Nis mun t-suidheachadh. Aig aon uair deug sa mhadainn, air an t-S脿baid, 迟丑脿颈苍颈驳 seachdnar phoileas air tr猫ana a bh鈥� air a chur air d貌igh dhaibh gu s貌nraichte. Nam measg bha an t-脌rd-chonstabal airson Siorrachd Rois, D貌mhnall Rothach. Cha do ch貌rd an gnothach 霉r seo ris an luchd-iomairt idir. Bha timcheall air ceud gu leth aca air a鈥� chidhe agus dhi霉lt iad falbh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ged nach robh an sguad poilis uabhasach m貌r, thug D貌mhnall Rothach 貌rdugh dhaibh leum a-staigh am measg an luchd-iomairt airson an iomain far a鈥� chidhe. Dh鈥檉heuch iad sin sia tursan. Dh鈥檉huiling an d脿 thaobh buillean cruaidh. Bha feadhainn air an goirteachadh. Ach, a dh鈥檃indeoin sin, cha robh taobh seach taobh de貌nach g猫illeadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha ministear aig an Eaglais Shaoir, a bhuineadh do Na Hearadh, a鈥� fuireach anns an Taigh-貌sta ann am Port an t-Sr貌im. Leis gun robh G脿idhlig aige, thabhann e a thaic do na poilis, feuch an gnothach a r猫iteach gun tuilleadh aimhreit.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh e a-mach a bhruidhinn ris an luchd-iomairt agus dh鈥檌arr e orra leigeil le luchd-obrach na r猫ile tilleadh don obair aca. An robh e soirbheachail? Innsidh mi dhuibh anns an ath Litir.

Port an t-Sr貌im: Stromeferry; Aimhreit an t-Sr貌im: The Stromeferry Riot; gu h-ionadail: locally; chaidh aontachadh: it was agreed; 产脿迟补颈肠丑别补苍-蝉尘霉颈诲别: steamboats; sgadan: herring; sguad: squad, group.

a chuir am baile beag s矛theil sin air aire muinntir Bhreatainn: that brought that peaceful village to the attention of the people of Britain; cha robh an t-脿ite buileach cho s矛theil: the place wasn鈥檛 quite so peaceful; eadhon air an t-S脿baid: even on the Sabbath; muinntir na h-Eaglaise Saoire: the people of the Free Church; air b貌rd nan tr猫anaichean ro mheadhan-oidhche: on board the trains before midnight; air s脿illibh droch sh矛de is ghnothaichean eile: because of bad weather and other matters; bha na maraichean is luchd-obrach na r猫ile a鈥� feuchainn ris an stuth a thoirt aiste: the crewmen and the railway workers were attempting to the get the stuff off her; bha maidean aig feadhainn dhen luchd-iomairt: some of the protesters had sticks; chaidh an crann a bha a鈥� togail nam bogsaichean a bhriseadh: the crane that was lifting the boxes was broken; bhathar fhathast a鈥� falamhachadh a鈥� bh脿ta: the boat was still being emptied; gun robh an carago luachmhor: that the cargo was valuable; gun robh e mar dhleastanas orra: that it was their duty; a鈥� briseadh lagh Dh猫: breaking God鈥檚 law; gh猫ill an luchd-obrach agus sguir an obair: the workers gave way and the work stopped; a bh鈥� air a chur air d貌igh dhaibh gu s貌nraichte: that was put on for them specially; dhi霉lt iad falbh: they refused to leave; airson an iomain far a鈥� chidhe: to drive them off the quay [but not into the water!]; dh鈥檉huiling an d脿 thaobh buillean cruaidh: both sides suffered severe blows; a dh鈥檃indeoin sin, cha robh taobh seach taobh de貌nach g猫illeadh: despite that, neither side was willing to yield; leigeil le luchd-obrach na r猫ile tilleadh don obair aca: allow the railway workers to return to their work.

迟丑脿颈苍颈驳 seachdnar phoileas air tr猫ana: seven police officers came on the train. Seachdnar means 鈥榮even people鈥� and is one of the numerical nouns (following on dithis, tri霉ir, ceathrar etc). It commands a noun in the genitive plural eg seachdnar mhac, seachdnar chluicheadairean, seachdnar bhoireannach. Phoileas is the (indefinite) genitive plural form of poileas, which slenderises to form its nominative plural poilis.

thabhann e a thaic do na poilis, feuch an gnothach a r猫iteach: he offered his assistance to the police, in an attempt to sort out the matter.

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