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Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mun turas a bhioraich Calum Cille slat 脿s a鈥� choille don d猫irceach Abrach. Tha an st貌iridh a鈥� nochdadh ann an eachdraidh an naoimh 鈥� Vita Columbae 鈥� a chaidh a sgr矛obhadh le Adomnan. Bha an t-Abrach bochd a鈥� cleachdadh na slaite anns a鈥� choille mar stob airson fiadh-bheatha a ghlacadh. Cha robh a theaghlach tuilleadh 脿s aonais sitheann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach, latha a bha seo, thuirt bean an duine ris gun robh dragh oirre mun stob a bha e a鈥� f脿gail anns a鈥� choille gach oidhche. 鈥楽p矛on 脿s an talamh e,鈥� thuirt i, 鈥榦ir ma gheibh duine no crodh b脿s air, th猫id thu fh猫in, 鈥檚 mi fh矛n 鈥檚 ar clann a chur gu b脿s no a chur ann am braighdeanas.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Fhreagair an duine aice, 鈥楥han ann mar sin a bhitheas e oir, nuair a bheannaich am fear naomh an t-slat, thuirt e nach d猫anadh i cron air daoine no crodh.鈥� Ach tha e coltach gun robh c矛rean a鈥� choilich air a鈥� chirc. Rinn an duine na dh鈥檌arr a bhean air. Sp矛on e an stob a-mach 脿s an talamh, ged a bha e muladach mu dheidhinn.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thug e an t-slat bhiorach a-steach don taigh agus chuir e an taic a鈥� bhalla i. Goirid 脿s d猫idh sin, thuit an c霉-taighe air a鈥� bhior agus chaidh a mharbhadh. Thuirt a bhean ris, 鈥楾h猫id fear no t猫 dhen chloinn agad air, agus th猫id am marbhadh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha na faclan sin guineach dha. Thug e an t-slat a-mach 脿s an taigh. Dh鈥檉halbh e astar m貌r chun na coille leatha. Lorg e preas agus chuir e an t-slat am falach anns a鈥� phreas far nach d猫anadh i cron air duine no beathach. No 鈥檚 e sin a bha na bheachd.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach thill e madainn an l脿rna-mh脿ireach agus bha earba air tuiteam air bior na slaite. Bha i marbh. Thug an duine bochd an t-slat air falbh. Chuir e fon uisge i aig oir aibhne. Bha e deimhinne nach d猫anadh i cron air dad an sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach bha e ce脿rr. Thill e madainn an l脿rna-mh脿ireach. Agus d猫 bha glacte air bior na slaite ach bradan m貌r. Bha e cho m貌r 鈥檚 gur gann gun robh comas aig an duine bhochd a thoirt dhachaigh leis. Ach rinn e a鈥� ch霉is agus thug e an t-slat dhachaigh aig an aon 脿m.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chuir e an t-slat a-muigh air mullach an taighe. Agus thuit feannag air a鈥� bhior. Bha i air a marbhadh sa bhad.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha an duine bochd troimh-ch猫ile. Fhuair e comhairle bho a bhean an t-slat a dh猫anamh na spealgan. Agus 鈥檚 e sin a rinn e. Bhris e an t-slat le tuagh agus thilg e na spealgan don teine.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha Adomnan ag innse dhuinn gun do thill an t-Abrach bochd a bhith na dh猫irceach, agus gun robh e airidh air an droch shuidheachadh anns an robh e, oir bha e air sgrios a dh猫anamh air an t-slait a thug Calum Cille dha. Fhad 鈥檚 a bha an t-slat aig an duine, agus i na stob sa choille, bha fe貌il gu le貌r aige, agus bha e cuideachd a鈥� reic p脿irt dhith airson airgead. A-nise, ged a bha e air a bhith beartach airson greis, bha e bochd a-rithist agus, airson a鈥� ch貌rr de a bheatha, bha e fh猫in agus a theaghlach a鈥� caoidh call na slaite a thug Calum Cille dha.

bheannaich: blessed (verb); muladach: very sad; guineach: wounding, piercing; earba: roe deer; deimhinne: certain; feannag: crow; 迟谤辞颈尘丑-肠丑猫颈濒别: extremely upset; tuagh: axe.

mun turas a bhioraich Calum Cille slat 脿s a鈥� choille don d猫irceach Abrach: about the time St Columba sharpened a stake from the wood for the beggar from Lochaber; airson fiadh-bheatha a ghlacadh: to catch wild animals; cha robh a theaghlach tuilleadh 脿s aonais sitheann: his family was no longer without venison; thuirt bean an duine ris gun robh dragh oirre: the man鈥檚 wife told him she was worried; sp矛on 脿s an talamh e: pull it out of the ground; th猫id X a chur gu b脿s no a chur ann am braighdeanas: X will be put to death or put in captivity; chuir e an taic a鈥� bhalla i: he placed it leaning against the wall; thuit an c霉-taighe air a鈥� bhior: the house dog fell on the point; dh鈥檉halbh e astar m貌r chun na coille: he went away a long distance to the wood; far nach d猫anadh i cron air duine no beathach: where it wouldn鈥檛 harm man or beast; 鈥檚 e sin a bha na bheachd: that鈥檚 what he thought; oir aibhne: the edge of a river; d猫 bha glacte air bior na slaite ach bradan m貌r: what was caught on the point of the stake but a large salmon; sa bhad: instantly; comhairle bho a bhean an t-slat a dh猫anamh na spealgan: advice from his wife to break the stake into little pieces; gun robh e airidh air an droch shuidheachadh anns an robh e: that he was deserving of his bad situation; ged a bha e air a bhith beartach airson greis: although he had been wealthy for a while; airson a鈥� ch貌rr de a bheatha: for the rest of his life; a鈥� caoidh call na slaite: bewailing the loss of the stake.

Bha e cho m貌r 鈥檚 gur gann gun robh comas aig an duine bhochd a thoirt dhachaigh leis: it was so big that the poor man was hardly able to take it home with him. Gann is commonly used with the assertive verb to mean 鈥榟ardly, scarcely鈥�. Other examples are: is gann gun robh biadh air fh脿gail 鈥榯here was hardly any food left鈥�; bu ghann gun robh facal anns an litir a bha e ag aithneachadh 鈥榯here was hardly a word in the letter that he recognised鈥�; 鈥檚 gann gun gabh e creidsinn 鈥榠t can scarcely be believed鈥�.

gun robh c矛rean a鈥� choilich air a鈥� chirc: that the wife wore the trousers in the house 鈥榯hat the cockerel鈥檚 comb was on the hen鈥�.

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