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Tha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse dhuibh mun chaibideil mu dheireadh ann an Aimhreit an t-Sr貌im ann an ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1883). Bha feadhainn a bha a鈥� feuchainn ris an t-S脿baid a ghleidheadh a鈥� seasamh an aghaidh feadhainn eile a bha a鈥� feuchainn ri iasg a chur gu margaidh Did貌mhnaich. Agus an d猫idh suidheachadh aimhreiteach an t-seachdain roimhe, bha ceud gu leth poileas a鈥� feitheamh riutha air cidhe an t-Sr貌im.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bhathar a鈥� cur ri feachd a鈥� phoilis cuideachd le bhith a鈥� buileachadh inbhe chonstabalan s貌nraichte air luchd-obrach na r猫ile. Bha b脿ta-sm霉ide air tighinn a-steach don chidhe, agus bhathar a鈥� cur carago de sgadan air t矛r. Bha a h-uile coltas ann gum biodh obair de a leithid a鈥� leantainn seachad air meadhan-oidhche.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Th脿inig cuid de mhuinntir an 脿ite. Agus nochd ministear 脿s a鈥� Chomraich, Mgr D貌mhnallach. Bha esan a鈥� feuchainn ri toirt air na daoine a dhol dhachaigh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Fhad 鈥檚 a bha iad a鈥� me貌rachadh air na dh猫anadh iad, bha barrachd is barrachd de mhuinntir an 脿ite a鈥� nochdadh. Aig leth-uair an d猫idh aon uair deug, bha mu cheud gu leth duine ann. Bha an t-eagal ann gun robh aimhreit fada na bu mhiosa gu bhith ann na bh鈥� ann an t-seachdain roimhe nuair nach robh an l脿thair ach ochdnar phoileas.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Mu dheireadh ghabh muinntir an 脿ite ri comhairle Mhgr Dh貌mhnallaich agus chaidh iad dhachaigh goirid ro mheadhan-oidhche. Bha a h-uile duine air aontachadh gum biodh coinneamh mh貌r aca aig Taigh-貌sta an St猫isein oidhche Chiadain airson bruidhinn mu cheist obair na r猫ile air an t-S脿baid.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉halbh a鈥� chuid a bu mhotha de na poilis, ach dh鈥檉huirich naoinear ann am Port an t-Sr貌im. Agus madainn Diluain th貌isich iadsan air a dhol timcheall le barantais airson deichnear a chur an gr猫im airson a bhith ri aimhreit an t-seachdain roimhe. Cha robh duilgheadas aca gr猫im fhaighinn air a鈥� chuid mh貌ir dhiubh. Ach bha e doirbh dhaibh aon duine 脿 脌ird an Fheusgain a lorg, oir thilg boireannaich anns a鈥� bhaile clachan orra nuair a th脿inig air a th貌ir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha c霉is-ch霉irte ann agus fhuair an deichnear ceithir m矛osan sa phr矛osan. Bha m貌ran dhen bheachd gun robh sin ro chruaidh. Chuireadh athchuingean gu R霉naire na D霉thcha. Chaidh na binnean a lughdachadh gu d脿 mh矛os sa phr矛osan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nochd d脿 cheud gu leth duine airson na coinneimh phoblaich Diciadain. B鈥� fheudar a cumail a-muigh oir cha robh togalach ann a bha m貌r gu le貌r. Dh鈥檃ontaich a鈥� choinneamh gun robh f貌irneart ce脿rr agus gun robh briseadh na S脿baid ce脿rr. Ach bha daoine mothachail gun robh lagh na d霉thcha air taobh na feadhainn a bha a鈥� cleachdadh na loidhne-r猫ile air an t-S脿baid.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha an t-uachdaran, Sir Alasdair MacMhathain, leis an robh fearann m貌r agus Caisteal Dh霉n na Creige, an aghaidh an luchd-iomairt. Dh鈥檌arr e air na b脿illidhean aige na leabhraichean a thoirt do dhuine sam bith de luchd na h-aimhreit a bha ag obair dha. Ach bha t貌rr taic aig an fheadhainn sin anns a鈥� choimhearsnachd. Fhuair a h-uile duine dhen deichnear a chaidh don phr矛osan duais airgid bho mhuinntir an 脿ite nuair a fhuair iad a-mach. Ach b鈥� e sin e airson aimhreit anns an t-Sr貌m mu bhriseadh na S脿baid.

feadhainn a bha a鈥� feuchainn ris an t-S脿baid a ghleidheadh: some people who were trying to keep the Sabbath [as a day of rest]; a鈥� seasamh an aghaidh feadhainn eile: standing against others; a鈥� feuchainn ri iasg a chur gu margaidh Did貌mhnaich: trying to send fish to market on a Sunday; le bhith a鈥� buileachadh inbhe chonstabalan s貌nraichte air luchd-obrach na r猫ile: by giving the rail workers the status of special constables; bhathar a鈥� cur carago de sgadan air t矛r: a cargo of herring was being landed; gum biodh obair de a leithid a鈥� leantainn seachad air meadhan-oidhche: that such work would be continuing past midnight; ministear 脿s a鈥� Chomraich: a minister from Applecross; a鈥� me貌rachadh air na dh猫anadh iad: contemplating what they would do; gun robh aimhreit fada na bu mhiosa gu bhith ann na bh鈥� ann an t-seachdain roimhe: that there would be a much worse riot than was the case the previous week; nuair nach robh an l脿thair ach ochdnar phoileas: when only eight police officers were present; cha robh feum air saighdearan 脿 D霉n De貌rsa: the soldiers at [from] Fort George were not required; th貌isich iadsan air a dhol timcheall le barantais airson deichnear a chur an gr猫im: they started to go around with warrants for the arrest of ten people; airson a bhith ri aimhreit: for rioting; thilg boireannaich anns a鈥� bhaile clachan orra nuair a th脿inig air a th貌ir: women in the village threw stones at [on] them when they came in search of him; chuireadh athchuingean gu R霉naire na D霉thcha: petitions were sent to the Home Secretary; chaidh na binnean a lughdachadh: the sentences were reduced; b鈥� fheudar a cumail a-muigh: it had to be held out of doors; b鈥� e sin e: that was it.

leis an robh fearann m貌r: who owned a lot of land. We can use the preposition 鈥榣e鈥� to express ownership in this way. We might also say aig an robh fearann m貌r, using the preposition 鈥榓ig鈥�, which still means that he had, or controlled, a large amount of land, but this has less of a sense of ownership. Tha an car seo agam an-dr脿sta, ach 鈥檚 ann le m鈥� athair a tha e 鈥業鈥檝e got this car just now, but it鈥檚 my father that owns it鈥�.

Bhathar a鈥� cur ri feachd a鈥� phoilis: the police force was being added to.

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