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Bha mi air an taobh an iar ann am meadhan a鈥� gheamhraidh seo, goirid 脿s d猫idh do stoirm mh貌r a bhith ann aig an aon 脿m ri reothairt agus bruthadh 矛osal san 脿ile. Nuair a thachras na tr矛 rudan sin c貌mhla aig l脿n na mara, bidh gu tric damaiste air togalaichean faisg air a鈥� chladach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 ann mar sin a bha e anns an sg矛re san robh mi. Bha an l脿n air briseadh a-steach gu taigh no dh脿, bha seadaichean air an sgrios, agus chaidh milleadh a dh猫anamh air feansa a chumadh f猫idh a-mach 脿s a鈥� bhaile.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Faodaidh e a bhith eagallach a bhith ann an taigh faisg air cladach aig 脿m mar sin. Ach saoilidh mi gum biodh e fichead turas na b鈥� eagallaiche a bhith ann an taigh-solais air sgeir a-muigh anns a鈥� chuan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 e fear de na taighean-solais as iongantaiche a th鈥� againn ann an Alba am fear air an Sgeir Mh貌ir faisg air Tiriodh. Aig 脿irde de cheathrad 鈥檚 a h-ochd meatair, 鈥檚 e am fear as 脿irde ann an Alba. Anns na stoirmean as miosa bidh na tuinn a tha a鈥� briseadh air a鈥� ruigsinn faisg air leth-脿ird an t霉ir 鈥� fichead meatair os cionn nan creagan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha an Sgeir Mh貌r mu dhusan m矛le 脿 Tiriodh, agus caogad m矛le 脿 t矛r-m貌r. Bha i gu math cunnartach do luingeas. Thairis air beagan is caogad bliadhna, chaidh c貌rr is trithead soitheach fodha 脿s d猫idh dhaibh bualadh air an sgeir no sgeirean eile faisg oirre. Thug sin air an riaghaltas p脿igheadh airson taigh-solais a chur an-脿irde air an sgeir. Thogadh e le Ailean Stevenson eadar ochd ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a h-ochd (1838) agus ochd ceud deug ceathrad 鈥檚 a ceithir (1844). Aig an 脿m b鈥� e an taigh-solais a b鈥� 脿irde san t-saoghal.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh taigh-fiodha 鈥� taigh-c貌mhnaidh 鈥� a thogail ann an Guireag. Bhiodh e m貌r gu le貌r airson ceathrad duine a bhith a鈥� fuireach ann. Anns an L霉nastal ochd ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a h-ochd (1838) thugadh an taigh a-mach don Sgeir Mh貌ir. Chaidh casan an togalaich a chur ann an tuill a bh鈥� air an d猫anamh sa chreig.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tr矛 m矛osan an d猫idh sin, bha an obair air sguir airson a鈥� gheamhraidh, ach a-mh脿in ann an Haoidhnis ann an Tiriodh far an robh clachairean ag obair air na clachan airson an t霉ir. As t-Samhain, fhuair Ailean Stevenson litir bho fhear an st貌ir ann an Haoidhnis. Bha an litir ag innse dha gun robh stoirm air sgrios a dh猫anamh air an togalach air an Sgeir Mh貌ir. Cha robh dad air fh脿gail dheth.

听听听听听听听听听听听 B鈥� fheudar do Stevenson taigh 霉r a thogail ach an turas seo sheas e an aghaidh stoirmean a鈥� gheamhraidh. Bha daoine a鈥� fuireach a-muigh air an Sgeir Mh貌ir thairis air m矛osan obrach an t-samhraidh, agus iad a鈥� togail an taigh-sholais. Bha an obair cunnartach, agus uaireannan bhiodh am biadh a鈥� f脿s gann oir chan fhaigheadh am b脿ta-frithealaidh a-mach don sgeir. Ach, gu h-iongantach, agus tha seo na mholadh do Stevenson agus a luchd-obrach, cha robh aon duine air chall fhad 鈥檚 a bhathar a鈥� togail an taigh-sholais.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha taigh-solais na Sgeir Mh貌ir air iomadh soitheach a sh脿bhaladh, agus tha uisgeachan Thiriodh m貌ran nas s脿bhailte na bhitheadh iad 脿s aonais. Ach tha corra tubaist-mhara air a bhith ann dha aindeoin, agus innsidh mi dhuibh mu th猫 ainmeil an-ath-sheachdain.

: goirid 脿s d猫idh do stoirm mh貌r a bhith ann: shortly after there had been a big storm; aig an aon 脿m ri reothairt: at the same time as spring tides; nuair a thachras na tr矛 rudan sin c貌mhla aig l脿n na mara: when those three things coincide with a high tide; bha an l脿n air briseadh a-steach gu taigh no dh脿: the high tide had broken into one or two houses; bha seadaichean air an sgrios: sheds were wrecked; feansa a chumadh f猫idh a-mach 脿s a鈥� bhaile: a fence that would keep deer out of the township; faodaidh e a bhith eagallach: it can be frightening; fichead turas na b鈥� eagallaiche: much [20 times] more frightening; bidh na tuinn a tha a鈥� briseadh air a鈥� ruigsinn leth-脿ird an t霉ir: the waves that break on it reach halfway up the tower; ann an tuill a bh鈥� air an d猫anamh sa chreig: in holes that had been made in the rock; sheas e an aghaidh stoirmean a鈥� gheamhraidh: it withstood the winter storms; m矛osan obrach an t-samhraidh: the working months of the summer; chan fhaigheadh am b脿ta-frithealaidh a-mach don sgeir: the service boat wouldn鈥檛 get out to the rock; tha seo na mholadh do X: this is to praise X; cha robh aon duine air chall fhad 鈥檚 a bhathar a鈥� togail an taigh-sholais: not a person was lost during the building of the lighthouse; tha X air iomadh soitheach a sh脿bhaladh: X has saved many vessels; tha uisgeachan Thiriodh m貌ran nas s脿bhailte na bhitheadh iad 脿s aonais: the waters of Tiree are much safer than they would be without it.

bruthadh 矛osal san 脿ile: low atmospheric pressure.

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