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Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Bheul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt ann an ceann a tuath an Eilein Sgitheanaich. 鈥橲 e d矛reach an t-ainm Beurla, Fairybridge, a th鈥� air na mapaichean. Tha an t-脿m ann an t-ainm G脿idhlig a chur ann cuideachd oir tha an t-脿ite air a chuimhneachadh ann an eachdraidh, beul-aithris agus b脿rdachd Gh脿idhlig. Mar eisimpleir, a bheil fios agaibh c貌 sgr矛obh an rann a leanas?:

Tha nise d脿 fhichead bliadhn鈥�, Ach ceithir m矛osan aig an 脿m, Bhon ghabh mi beannachd dhe mo ch脿irdean, Aig Beul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An robh sibh ceart? 鈥橲 e am fuasgladh M脿iri nighean Iain Bh脿in, M脿iri Mh貌r nan 脪ran, anns an d脿n aice Coinneamh nan Croitearan. Tha an d脿n mu dheidhinn coinneamh phoblach aig croitearan 脿 ceann an iar-thuath an Eilein Sgitheanaich 鈥� eadar Sniothasort, Di霉ranais, Bhatairnis agus Br脿cadail 鈥� anns a鈥� Ch猫itean ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a ceithir (1884). Bha seo aig 脿m str矛 an fhearainn air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd. Bha M脿iri a鈥� cuimhneachadh air ais cha mh貌r ceathrad bliadhna gu coinneamh mh貌r eaglaise air an dearbh l脿raich agus a鈥� tarraing misneachd bhon chuimhne:

鈥橲 iomadh ceann a chaidh an currac, 鈥橲 osna mhuladach gu cheann, Bhon chaidh na m矛ltean againn 脿ireamh, Aig Beul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt.

Bha sluagh a鈥� tional 脿s gach ce脿rna, Mar a bh脿rcas tuil nam beann, Dh鈥櫭╥steachd teachdaireachd na sl脿inte, Aig Beul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha robh 脿ireamh nan croitearan cho m貌r ri 脿ireamh nan coitheanal eaglaise ach bha iad a cheart cho dealasach mun ch霉is aca. Bha iad a鈥� deasbad co-dh霉naidhean a鈥� Choimisein R矛oghail a bha a鈥� rannsachadh cor nan croitearan. An d猫idh l脿imhe, chuir iad tagradh don Phr矛omhaire, Uilleam Gladstone, nach bu ch貌ir cumhachd fuadachaidh a bhith aig uachdarain tuilleadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha M脿iri Mh貌r uabhasach taiceil do na croitearan. 鈥橲 iomadh moladh a rinn i orra. Anns an d脿n seo, tha i a鈥� cuimhneachadh str矛 muinntir a鈥� Bhr脿ighe, far an robh na boireannaich aig ceann a鈥� ghnothaich:

Chuimhnich mi mnathan a鈥� Bhr脿ighe, 鈥橲 d矛ol mo ch脿irdean aig an 脿m, 鈥橲 nuair nochd poileasman no dh脿 rinn, Aig Beul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha comann a鈥� toirt taic do na croitearan. B鈥� e sin a鈥� Highland Land Law Reform Association a chuireadh air chois ann an Lunnainn anns a鈥� Mh脿rt ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1883). Dh鈥檃tharraich iad an ainm gu Highland Land League tr矛 bliadhna 脿s d猫idh sin. 鈥橲 ann orrasan a tha M脿iri ag aithris nuair a sgr矛obhas i 鈥榤uinntir Lunnainn鈥�:

Beannachd uainn gu muinntir Lunnainn, Sheas cho duineil air ar ceann, 鈥橲 gum faod sinn labhairt le d脿nachd, Aig Beul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha M脿iri Mh貌r cuideachd ag ainmeachadh fear anns an d脿n air a bheil MacCaluim, a bha na ghaisgeach dhi, agus do na croitearan:

Chunnaic sinn bristeadh na f脿ire, 鈥橲 ne貌il na tr脿illealachd air chall, An latha a sheas MacCaluim l脿imh rinn, Aig Beul-脿tha nan Tr矛 Allt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 C貌 bh鈥� ann am MacCaluim? Uill, b鈥� esan ministear ainmeil a sheas c貌raichean nan croitearan agus c貌raichean nan G脿idheal 鈥� an t-Urramach D貌mhnall MacCaluim. Bha e na mhinistear anns an Eilean Sgitheanach aig 脿m str矛 an fhearainn, agus an uair sin ann an Le貌dhas, ach cha do bhuin e do dh鈥檈ilean seach eilean dhiubh sin. Chuir D貌mhnall seachad 霉ine anns a鈥� phr矛osan airson na rinn e as leth an t-sluaigh. Innsidh mi tuilleadh dhuibh mu dheidhinn anns an ath Litir.

tha an t-脿ite air a chuimhneachadh: the place is remembered; tha nise d脿 fhichead bliadhn鈥�, ach ceithir m矛osan: its now four months short of forty years; bhon ghabh mi beannachd dhe mo ch脿irdean: since I farewelled my friends and relations; coinneamh phoblach aig croitearan 脿 ceann an iar-thuath an Eilein Sgitheanaich: a public meeting of crofters from the north-west of Skye; Sniothasort, Di霉ranais, Bhatairnis agus Br脿cadail: Snizort, Duirinish, Vaternish and Bracadale; aig 脿m str矛 an fhearainn: at the time of the land struggle; air an dearbh l脿raich: on the same site; a鈥� tarraing misneachd bhon chuimhne: drawing encouragement from the memory; 鈥檚 iomadh ceann a chaidh an currac: many a head went in a [death] hood ie much time has elapsed; a鈥� tional 脿s gach ce脿rna: gathering from each area; mar a bh脿rcas tuil nam beann: like the mountain flood rushes forth; teachdaireachd na sl脿inte: the message of salvation; a cheart cho dealasach: just as committed; nach bu ch貌ir cumhachd fuadachaidh a bhith aig uachdarain tuilleadh: that landlords should no longer have the power to clear people; mnathan a鈥� Bhr脿ighe: the women of Braes; d矛ol mo ch脿irdean aig an 脿m: the fate of my friends at the time; nuair nochd poileasman no dh脿: when a policeman or two appeared; [a] sheas cho duineil air ar ceann: who gave us manly leadership; ne貌il na tr脿illealachd air chall: the clouds of slavery disappearing; an latha a sheas MacCaluim l脿imh rinn: the day MacCallum stood with us; cha do bhuin e do dh鈥檈ilean seach eilean dhiubh sin: he didn鈥檛 belong to either of those islands; chuir D貌mhnall seachad 霉ine anns a鈥� phr矛osan airson na rinn e as leth an t-sluaigh: Donald spent time in prison for what he did for the people.

a sheas c貌raichean nan croitearan: who stood up for the rights of [the] crofters.

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