大象传媒

Ma tha sibh air a bhith a鈥� dr脿ibheadh anns an Eilean Sgitheanach eadar D霉n Bheagain agus an t-Aodann B脿n, bidh sibh e貌lach air drochaid air a bheil The Fairy Bridge. Tha an t-脿ite co-cheangailte ris na s矛thichean agus, a r猫ir choltais, ro mheadhan an naoidheamh linn deug, 鈥檚 e fear treun a-mh脿in a rachadh thairis oirre air an oidhche. Carson a dh鈥檃tharraich c霉isean ann am meadhan an naoidheamh linn deug, ma-th脿? Uill, thig sinn gu sin an-ceartuair.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha feadhainn dhen bheachd gum faiceadh eich na s矛thichean a鈥� dannsadh air an fheur ri taobh na drochaid. Anns an leabhar Skye: The Island and its Legends, tha Otta Swire ag innse dhuinn mu a seanair, Iain MacDhonnchaidh 脿 Orabost. Ghabh Iain iongnadh mu eich agus mar a ghabhadh iad eagal ron drochaid. Cha robh e gu diofar an robh marcaiche air an each gus nach robh, no co-dhi霉 bha duine ga tharraing no ga phutadh a-null.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha an aon rud a鈥� tachairt ri eich Iain, ged nach robh e fh猫in a鈥� creidsinn ann an s矛thichean. Bha e dhen bheachd gur e an duine a bha c貌mhla ris an each a bha a鈥� toirt buaidh air an each, is gun togadh am beathach eagal bhon duine, nam biodh an duine a鈥� creidsinn anns na s矛thichean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Rinn Iain deuchainn air buaidh na drochaid air each. Cheannaich e each 霉r 脿 脠irinn. Th脿inig an t-each air b脿ta a Dh霉n Bheagain; mar sin cha robh e air a bhith faisg air drochaid nan s矛thichean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Aig an aon 脿m, bha caraid a鈥� fuireach aige a bhuineadh do cheann a deas na d霉thcha. Cha robh a charaid air a bhith anns an Eilean Sgitheanach roimhe. Cha robh e e貌lach air an eilean no air dualchas an eilein. Dh鈥檉haighnich e de dh鈥橧ain am biodh cead aige falbh a-mach air an each 霉r aige. Thuig Iain gun robh cothrom aige deuchainn a chur air buaidh na drochaid, agus dh鈥檃ontaich e. Thug e sti霉ireadh do a charaid mun rathad 鈥� a bheireadh e tarsainn na drochaid d脿 thuras 鈥� air an rathad a-mach agus air an rathad air ais.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉halbh a charaid air muin an eich. Nuair a thill e, chuir Iain ceistean air mun each. Tha e math, thuirt am fear eile. Tha e d貌igheil is socrach ach tha aon trioblaid aige 鈥� tha eagal air ro uisge. Dh鈥檉haighnich Iain mun uisge. Agus thuirt a charaid gur ann aig drochaid, a鈥� dol tarsainn allt, a dh鈥櫭╥rich an t-each air a chasan deiridh le eagal 鈥� an d脿 chuid air an rathad a-mach agus air an rathad air ais. D矛reach an aon drochaid. Cha do chuir t猫 sam bith eile dragh air. Agus d猫 an drochaid a bha sin? Tuigidh sibh c貌 t猫 a bh鈥� ann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ann am Beurla, canar Fairybridge ris an 脿ite. Ach tha ainm gu tur eadar-dhealaichte air ann an G脿idhlig 鈥� Beul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt. Agus tha an t-脿ite ainmeil ann an dualchas nan G脿idheal airson a bhith na 脿ite-coinneachaidh do mhuinntir ceann a tuath an Eilein Sgitheanaich. Aig 脿m Briseadh na h-Eaglaise ann an ochd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1843) bha an t-Urramach Ruairidh MacLe貌id 脿 Sniothasort a鈥� cumail sheirbheisean an sin airson nam m矛ltean de dhaoine. Aig an 脿m sin, sguir na Sgitheanaich bho bhith a鈥� gabhail eagal ron drochaid, uill a鈥� chuid a bu mhotha aca co-dhi霉.

: eadar D霉n Bheagain agus an t-Aodann B脿n: between Dunvegan and Edinbane; co-cheangailte ris na s矛thichean: connected to the fairies; 鈥檚 e fear treun a-mh脿in a rachadh thairis oirre: it鈥檚 only a brave man that would go over it; gum faiceadh eich na s矛thichean a鈥� dannsadh air an fheur: that horses would see the fairies dancing on the grass; mu a seanair, Iain MacDhonnchaidh: about her grandfather, John Robertson; mar a ghabhadh iad eagal ron drochaid: how they would be scared of the bridge; an robh marcaiche air an each gus nach robh: whether there was a rider on the horse or not; a鈥� toirt buaidh air an each: affecting the horse; a bhuineadh do cheann a deas na d霉thcha: who belonged to the south of the country; dh鈥檉haighnich e de dh鈥橧ain am biodh cead aige falbh a-mach air an each 霉r aige: he asked John for permission to ride his new horse; a bheireadh e tarsainn na drochaid d脿 thuras: that would take him over the bridge twice; tha e d貌igheil is socrach ach tha aon trioblaid aige 鈥� tha eagal air ro uisge: it鈥檚 well-behaved and gentle but it has one problem 鈥� it鈥檚 scared of water; a dh鈥櫭╥rich an t-each air a chasan deiridh: that the horse shied; cha do chuir t猫 sam bith eile dragh air: no other one [fem] upset it; airson a bhith na 脿ite-coinneachaidh do mhuinntir ceann a tuath an Eilein Sgitheanaich: for being a meeting place for the people of north Skye; sguir na Sgitheanaich bho bhith a鈥� gabhail eagal ron drochaid: the Skye people stopped being afraid of the bridge; a鈥� chuid a bu mhotha aca co-dhi霉: most of them anyway.

Briseadh na h-Eaglaise: the Church Disruption of 1843 which saw the birth of the Free Church of Scotland.

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