大象传媒

Thairis air a鈥� cheala-deug a dh鈥檉halbh, bha mi ag innse dhuibh st貌iridhean 脿 taobh siar Le貌dhais. Tha mi airson innse dhuibh mu fhear a bhuineadh don sg矛re sin, agus a dh鈥檉h脿g cunntasan againn dhen bheul-aithris a bha be貌 aig an 脿m. Bha am fear seo ainmeil, cho ainmeil, gu dearbh, 鈥檚 gun deach d脿n a sgr矛obhadh dha fhad 鈥檚 a bha e fhathast be貌. Seo agaibh rann a-mach 脿s an d脿n.

Thug Freastal toirteil n脿dair

Luchd a鈥� ghr脿idh cho pailt nad chom

鈥橲 gun tuig thu br矛odal nathrach

Bhios a鈥� sporthalaich na tom,

Ga togail suas nad bhroilleach

Is ga filleadh mu do cheann,

鈥橲 ga t脿ladh le ce貌l-mara,

Nuair as pailte bhios an rann.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Chaidh sin a sgr矛obhadh le Caitriona F Urchadan. Agus c貌 e cuspair an d脿in? An t-Ollamh Tormod MacIlleMhoire. Tha muinntir Shiaboist e貌lach air mar Tormod an t-Se貌ladair.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Tuigidh sibh bhon rann shuas nach e duine 脿bhaisteach a bh鈥� ann an Tormod. Tha a鈥� chuid as motha againn rudeigin eagallach ro nathraichean. Tha an nathair-nimhe a bhuineas do dh鈥橝lba .. uill鈥� nimhe no puinnseanta.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha Tormod an t-Se貌ladair, ge-t脿, cianail fh猫in measail air nathraichean. Agus, mar a tha an d脿n ag r脿dh, bhiodh e gan togail suas na bhroilleach agus gam filleadh mu a cheann. Tha dealbhan-camara ann de Thormod agus nathraichean-nimhe na l脿mhan agus timcheall a chinn. Dh鈥檉h脿s e ainmeil airson a chuid e貌lais air nathraichean.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A bharrachd air sin, bha e ainmeil cuideachd airson Caidreachas nam Poileas a chur air chois, oir 鈥檚 e poileas a bh鈥� ann fad bhliadhnaichean m貌ra. Tha mi airson innse dhuibh mu bheatha a鈥� Gh脿idheil iongantaich seo.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rugadh Tormod ann an Siabost anns an D脿mhair ochd ceud deug, seasgad 鈥檚 a naoi (1869). B鈥� esan an neach a bu shine de naoinear cloinne. Bha athair na iasgair agus na chroitear. Tha Tormod ag innse dhuinn anns an fh猫in-eachdraidh aige 鈥楳y Story鈥� nach robh a mh脿thair air foghlam Beurla fhaighinn ach gur e sgoilear G脿idhlig a bh鈥� innte. Bha seo, cuimhnicheamaid, mus do rinn Achd an Fhoghlaim sgrios air suidheachadh a鈥� ch脿nain.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Fhuair Tormod foghlam anns an sgoil anns a鈥� bhaile. Ch貌rd an sgoil ris, ach bha e anabarrach toilichte nuair a fhuair e obair air a鈥� bh脿t鈥�-iasgaich aig uncail dha aig aois c貌ig-deug. Bha iad ag iasgach leis na l矛n-mh貌ra. Ch貌rd e ris ach a-mh脿in gun do dh鈥檉huiling e gu m貌r le cur-na-mara. Cha d鈥� fhuair e thairis air sin riamh agus thug sin air gun a bhith a鈥� leantainn le obair mar iasgair. Chuir e roimhe, aig aois naoi-deug, a dhol a Ghlaschu airson a bhith na phoileas.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha Glaschu gu math eadar-dhealaichte bho Shiabost. Agus chuir e iongnadh air Tormod mar a bha cuid de mhuinntir a鈥� bhaile gan gi霉lan fh猫in air oidhche Shathairne, agus an daorach orra. Dh鈥檉huiling e s脿thadh le sgian nuair a thug gr脿isg ionnsaigh air, agus bha e fortanach faighinn 脿s le a bheatha. Dh鈥檉h脿g e na poilis goirid 脿s d猫idh sin ach, mar a ch矛 sinn, cha robh a cheanglaichean ri obair dhen t-se貌rsa sin buileach seachad. Agus cha robh e air t貌iseachadh leis na nathraichean fhathast鈥�

Thairis air a鈥� cheala-deug a dh鈥檉halbh: over the last fortnight; 脿 taobh siar Le貌dhais: from the west side of Lewis; gun deach d脿n a sgr矛obhadh dha fhad 鈥檚 a bha e fhathast be貌: that a poem was written for him while he was still alive; thug Freastal toirteil n脿dair luchd a鈥� ghr脿idh cho pailt nad chom; the generous Providence of nature gave you an abundance of love; 鈥檚 gun tuig thu br矛odal nathrach bhios a鈥� sporthalaich na tom: that you can understand the gentle body language of the snake that rustles in its knoll; ga togail suas nad bhroilleach: lifting it to your breast; ga filleadh mu do cheann: letting it wrap itself around your head; eagallach ro nathraichean: afraid of snakes; cianail fh猫in measail air: extremely fond of; ach a-mh脿in gun do dh鈥檉huiling e gu m貌r le cur-na-mara: except that he suffered terribly from sea-sickness; cha d鈥� fhuair e thairis air sin riamh: he never got over that; chuir e roimhe: he decided; a dhol a Ghlaschu airson a bhith na phoileas: to go to Glasgow to be a policeman; gan gi霉lan fh猫in air oidhche Shathairne, agus an daorach orra: disporting themselves on Saturday nights, under the influence of drink; s脿thadh le sgian: a stabbing with a knife; bha e fortanach faighinn 脿s le a bheatha: he was fortunate to escape with his life.

nuair a fhuair e obair air a鈥� bh脿t鈥�-iasgaich aig uncail dha: when he got work on the fishing boat of an uncle of his. Note that we can use the preposition 鈥榙辞鈥� sometimes instead of 鈥榓颈驳鈥� in constructions of this nature, although this may be more likely to happen in some dialects than in others. 鈥橲 e caraid dhomh a bh鈥� ann 鈥榟e was a friend of mine鈥�; c貌 a bu leannan dha? (instead of c貌 an leannan a bh鈥� aige?) 鈥榳ho was his sweetheart?鈥�

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