大象传媒

A bheil sibh e貌lach air an sgeulachd An Gille Carach agus an Dr貌bhair? Bha daoine seachd searbh sg矛th dhen Ghille Charach agus na cleasan aige. Chuir iad ann am baraille e. Bha iad a鈥� dol ga thilgeil s矛os leathad cas. Chaidh iad seachad air taigh-seinnse. Chuir iad am baraille ri taobh an rathaid agus chaidh iad a-steach airson dram.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Fhad 鈥檚 a bha iad a-staigh, nochd dr貌bhair le treud cruidh. Bhuail an dr貌bhair am baraille le a bhata. 鈥楥貌 th鈥� ann a sin?鈥� thuirt an Gille Carach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楧r貌bhair le crodh,鈥� fhreagair am fear eile. 鈥楧猫 tha thu a鈥� d猫anamh anns a鈥� bharaille?鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楾ha mi an seo,鈥� thuirt an Gille Carach, 鈥榓nn an 脿ite br猫agha far am faigheadh tu na dh鈥檌arradh tu de dh鈥櫭瞨 agus airgead.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楢n leig thu a-steach mi tamall?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich an dr貌bhair.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楪u dearbha fh猫in, leigidh,鈥� thuirt an Gille Carach. 鈥楢ch feumaidh tu mo leigeil fh猫in a-mach. Cuiridh mise ceann a鈥� bharaille air ais na 脿ite, agus tu fh猫in na bhroinn.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檃ontaich an dr貌bhair ri sin. Dh鈥檉hosgail e am baraille, leig e an Gille Carach a-mach, agus leum e fh猫in a-steach ann. Chuir an Gille Carach ceann a鈥� bharaille air ais na 脿ite. Agus dh鈥檉halbh e leis a鈥� chrodh. Goirid 脿s d猫idh sin, th脿inig na daoine a-mach 脿s an taigh-seinnse. Ghabh iad gr猫im air a鈥� bharaille agus roilig iad s矛os an leathad cas e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ma bha sibh ag 猫isteachd ris an Litir mu dheireadh, bidh cuimhne agaibh gun robh mi a鈥� bruidhinn aig deireadh gnothaich air an Urramach D貌mhnall MacCaluim, a chaidh ainmeachadh anns a鈥� bh脿rdachd aig M脿iri Mh貌r nan 脪ran. Carson, ma-th脿, a th貌isich mi le st貌iridh? Uill, a chionn 鈥檚 gum biodh D貌mhnall MacCaluim ag innse an dearbh st貌iridh do dhaoine nuair a bha e a鈥� coiteachadh as leth muinntir na G脿idhealtachd. Bha e a鈥� d猫anamh sin aig 脿m str矛 an fhearainn.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楳ar a rinn an Gille Carach air an dr貌bhair,鈥� chanadh e, 鈥樷�檚 ann a n矛 na h-uachdarain oirnne. Tha iad a鈥� toirt a鈥� chreidsinn gum faigh sinn 貌r is airgead gu le貌r ann am baraille na h-eilthireachd. Ach, nuair a gheibh iad ceann air ais air a鈥� bharaille, agus sinn fh猫in na bhroinn, bidh iad a鈥� falbh le ar cuid air fad.鈥� Anns an d貌igh san robh 鈥榙iadhachd na saorsa鈥� connspaideach ann am Meadhan Ameireagaidh o chionn beagan dheicheadan, bha beachdan mar sin 鈥� aig ministear 鈥� connspaideach ann an Alba aig deireadh an naoidheamh linn deug.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉h脿s D貌mhnall MacCaluim ainmeil airson na rinn e ann an eileanan, ach chan e eileanach a bh鈥� ann. Rugadh e ann an Creiginis ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal ann an ochd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a naoi (1849). Dh鈥檉huiling an sg矛re sin bho na Fuadaichean agus bha ceartas s貌isealta gu m貌r air cogais Dh貌mhnaill bho 貌ige. B鈥� e fear de na seanfhaclan a b鈥� fhe脿rr leis: Is fhe脿rr tuiteam anns a鈥� cheartas na seasamh anns an eucoir. Bhiodh e na b鈥� fhe脿rr nam biodh barrachd dhaoine a鈥� leantainn na feallsanachd sin an-diugh. Is fhe脿rr tuiteam anns a鈥� cheartas na seasamh anns an eucoir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Fhuair MacCaluim a thr猫anadh aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu far an do thachair e ri daoine radaigeach. Nuair a th貌isich e mar iar-mhinistear anns a鈥� Mhorbhairne, chunnaic e le a sh霉ilean fh猫in mar a bha na h-uachdarain a鈥� 鈥榣easachadh鈥� an fhearainn gun di霉 do na daoine. Agus bidh tuilleadh agam air D貌mhnall MacCaluim an-ath-sheachdain.听

carach: crafty, cunning; 诲谤貌产丑补颈谤: drover; 诲脿苍补肠丑诲: boldness; cleasan: tricks; taigh-seinnse: pub, inn; treud cruidh: a herd of cattle; crodh: cattle; diadhachd na saorsa: liberation theology; Meadhan Ameireagaidh: Central America; beagan dheicheadan: a few decades; connspaideach: controversial; Creiginis: Craignish; 贰补谤谤补-骋丑脿颈诲丑别补濒: Argyll.

seachd searbh sg矛th: completely fed up; ga thilgeil s矛os leathad cas: to throw him down a steep slope; an leig thu a-steach mi tamall?: will you let me in for a wee while?; gu dearbha fh猫in, leigidh: I most certainly shall; cuiridh mise ceann a鈥� bharaille air ais na 脿ite, agus tu fh猫in na bhroinn: I鈥檒l put the lid of the barrel back in place, with yourself inside it; roilig iad s矛os an leathad cas e: they rolled it down the steep slope; gun robh mi a鈥� bruidhinn aig deireadh gnothaich air an Urramach D貌mhnall MacCaluim: that I was talking at the end about Rev Donald MacCallum; a鈥� coiteachadh as leth muinntir na G脿idhealtachd: campaigning on behalf of the Highland people; 脿m str矛 an fhearainn: the time of the land struggle; 鈥檚 ann a n矛 na h-uachdarain oirnne: so the landlords will do to us; a鈥� falbh le ar cuid air fad: escaping with all that is ours; dh鈥檉huiling an sg矛re sin bho na Fuadaichean: that area suffered from the Clearances; bha ceartas s貌isealta gu m貌r air cogais Dh貌mhnaill bho 貌ige: social justice weighed heavily on Donald鈥檚 conscience from early in life; nam biodh barrachd dhaoine a鈥� leantainn na feallsanachd sin: if more people would follow that philosophy; far an do thachair e ri daoine radaigeach: where he met radical people; mar iar-mhinistear anns a鈥� Mhorbhairne: as an assistant minister in Morvern; chunnaic e le sh霉ilean fh猫in: he saw with his own eyes; mar a bha na h-uachdarain a鈥� 鈥榣easachadh鈥� an fhearainn gun di霉 do na daoine: how the landlords were 鈥榙eveloping鈥� the land without taking the people into account.

far am faigheadh tu na dh鈥檌arradh tu de dh鈥櫭瞨 agus airgead: where you would get what you could of gold and silver. This structure using 鈥榥a鈥� is a very useful one. Here are other examples: rinn mi na b鈥� urrainn dhomh 鈥業 did what I could鈥�; thog e na l矛onadh poca 鈥榟e picked up enough to fill a bag鈥�; rinn e na leigeadh a chogais leis 鈥榟e did what his conscience allowed鈥�.

Is fhe脿rr tuiteam anns a鈥� cheartas na seasamh anns an eucoir: it鈥檚 better to fall in the pursuit of justice than to remain standing in the cause of injustice.

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