大象传媒

Soitheach air sgeir. Deoch l脿idir air b貌rd. Eileanaich Gh脿idhealach a鈥� toirt uisge-beatha gu t矛r gus nach biodh e air chall do na h-eileamaidean 鈥� no muinntir na cusbainn! Bidh sibh a鈥� smaoineachadh gu bheil mi a鈥� cuimhneachadh st貌iridh an SS Politician a rinneadh ainmeil le Compton MacCoinnich anns an leabhar Whisky Galore. Chaidh an soitheach air na sgeirean faisg air Eirisgeigh agus chaidh m貌ran dhen uisge-bheatha air b貌rd a 鈥榮haoradh鈥�, mar gum bitheadh, leis na h-eileanaich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach chan eil mi a鈥� bruidhinn mun Pholitician. Seasgad bliadhna roimhe sin, bha tubaist eile faisg air Tiriodh. Chan eil daoine cho e貌lach oirre 鈥檚 a tha iad air gnothach a鈥� Pholitician.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bhon a thogadh Taigh-solais na Sgeir Mh貌ir ann am meadhan an naoidheamh linn deug, mun robh mi a鈥� bruidhinn an t-seachdain sa chaidh, bha uisgeachan Thiriodh air a bhith na bu sh脿bhailte do luingeas. Ach bha tubaist a鈥� Chairnsmuir ann an ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a c貌ig (1885) na dearbhadh gun robh cunnart ann fhathast.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha an Cairnsmuir, anns an robh m矛le is ceud tonna de chuideam, a-mach 脿 Hamburg air a slighe a Ghlaschu agus an uair sin a Sh矛onaidh. Chaidh i tron Chaol Arcach agus lean i seachad air a鈥� Pharbh far an do thionndaidh i gu deas. 鈥橲 e an samhradh a bh鈥� ann 鈥� m矛os an Iuchair. Bha criutha air b貌rd de shia duine fichead.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Lean an Cairnsmuir tron Chuan Sg矛th. Chaidh i seachad air Taigh-solais 脵isinis ann an Uibhist mu leth-uair an d猫idh naoi feasgar. Mu chairteal gu tr矛 sa mhadainn bhuail i anns a鈥� Bhogha Mh貌r far costa siar Thiriodh. Bha an soitheach a鈥� dol aig astar ochd m矛le-mara san uair agus, mar sin, bha i air a milleadh gu m貌r.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thug an sgiobair an t-貌rdugh an soitheach a threigsinn. Bha i a鈥� briseadh an-脿irde. Rinn an criutha air t矛r anns na ge貌laichean aca.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh eileanaich a鈥� d猫anamh cobhair air na maraichean. 鈥楧猫 bh鈥� agaibh air b貌rd?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich iad.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楿isge-beatha is leann, am measg eile,鈥� thuirt na maraichean. Cha robh 霉idh aig na Tiristich anns an 鈥榚ile鈥� ach, gu dearbh, bha 霉idh aca anns an uisge-bheatha!

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh iad a-mach don luing-bhrisidh airson na b鈥� urrainn dhaibh a thoirt gu t矛r mus tigeadh muinntir na cusbainn. Bha stuth cuideachd a鈥� tighinn gu t矛r leis an t矛de-mhara air tr脿ighean an eilein.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a th脿inig muinntir na cusbainn, dh鈥檉heuch iad ri teicheadh a chur air na h-eileanaich. Ach fhuair iad droch-bheul. Bha na Tiristich a鈥� d貌rtadh uisge-beatha a-steach gu soithichean eile. Chan fhaigheadh na h-oifigearan cusbainn an uair sin ach botail fhalamh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Aon turas chunnaic oifigearan cusbainn bogsa air flod. Bha iad an d霉il gun robh e l脿n uisge-bheatha. Bha iad a鈥� d猫anamh dheth gun tigeadh e gu t矛r anns an ath bh脿gh. Ach fhad 鈥檚 a bha iad a鈥� cumail s霉il air, agus a鈥� coiseachd a dh鈥檌onnsaigh an ath bh脿igh, thug eileanach, air an robh MacUalraig mar ainm, a chuid aodaich gu l猫ir dheth. Leum e don uisge, shn脿mh e a-mach agus thug e am bogsa gu t矛r.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha na h-oifigearan a鈥� dol a chur stad air, ach nochd buidheann mh貌r de dh鈥檈ileanaich airson taic a thoirt dha, agus shaoil muinntir na cusbainn gum biodh e glic dhaibh gun a bhith anns an rathad. Agus 鈥檚 e sin agaibh st貌iridh call a鈥� Chairnsmuir.

: gus nach biodh e air chall: so that it wouldn鈥檛 be lost; chaidh m貌ran dhen uisge-bheatha air b貌rd a 鈥榮haoradh鈥�, mar gum bitheadh: much of the whisky on board was 鈥榣iberated鈥�, as it were; bha uisgeachan Thiriodh air a bhith na bu sh脿bhailte do luingeas: the waters of Tiree had been safer for shipping; bha X na dearbhadh gun robh cunnart ann fhathast: X was proof that there was still danger; chaidh i tron Chaol Arcach: she went through the Pentland Firth; seachad air a鈥� Pharbh far an do thionndaidh i gu deas: past Cape Wrath where she turned south; m矛os an Iuchair: the month of July; bha criutha air b貌rd de shia duine fichead: there was a crew on board of twenty-six; bhuail i anns a鈥� Bhogha Mh貌r far costa siar Thiriodh: she struck the Bogha [submerged rock] M貌r off the west coast of Tiree; astar ochd m矛le-mara san uair: a speed of eight knots; bha i air a milleadh gu m貌r: she was badly damaged; a鈥� briseadh an-脿irde: breaking up; cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh eileanaich a鈥� d猫anamh cobhair air na maraichean: it wasn鈥檛 long until islanders were helping the mariners; a-mach don luing-bhrisidh: out to the shipwreck; airson na b鈥� urrainn dhaibh a thoirt gu t矛r mus tigeadh muinntir na cusbainn: to get what they could ashore before the customs and excise folk came; a鈥� tighinn gu t矛r leis an t矛de-mhara air tr脿ighean an eilein: coming ashore with the tide on the island鈥檚 beaches; ri teicheadh a chur air na h-eileanaich: to chase away the islanders; botail fhalamh: empty bottles; thug X a chuid aodaich gu l猫ir dheth: X took all his clothes off.

Thug an sgiobair an t-貌rdugh an soitheach a threigsinn: the captain gave the order to abandon [the] ship.

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