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Nuair a chuala an riaghaltas gun robh croitearan air na Lochan ann an Le貌dhas a鈥� dol air adhart le 鈥楥reach Mh貌r nam Fiadh鈥�, chuir iad poilis agus saighdearan a dh鈥檌onnsaigh an eilein. Bha sin anns an t-Samhain ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a seachd (1887). Bha mar a l脿imhsich an riaghaltas a鈥� ch霉is a鈥� dearbhadh nach do thuig iad gur e ana-ceartas a bha a鈥� gluasad nan croitearan, seach gr脿in no miann a bhith ri f貌irneart.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Air an treas latha dhen ghnothach, thachair an siorram, Mgr Friseal, agus ceannard nam poileas ann an Ste貌rnabhagh, an Superintendent G貌rdan, ri buidheann de luchd-togail na creiche ann am meadhan oighreachd na P脿irce. Mh矛nich an siorram ann an G脿idhlig gun robh poilis agus saighdearan a鈥� tighinn don eilean agus nach robh d貌igh ann aig na croitearan buaidh a thoirt air 霉ghdarrasan na st脿ite.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thug na croitearan am bonaidean dheth airson sealltainn don t-siorram gun robh sp猫is aca dha, agus mh矛nich iad dha na thug orra creach a thogail. Leugh an Siorram Achd na h-Aimhreit ann am Beurla, agus mh矛nich e ann an G脿idhlig i. Th貌isich na croitearan air tilleadh do na bailtean aca, agus iad a鈥� me貌rachadh air a鈥� 鈥榗heartas Bhreatannach鈥� fon robh iad a鈥� tighinn be貌 air G脿idhealtachd na h-Alba.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Th脿inig a鈥� chreach gu ceann gu s矛theil. Bha sianar air an cur an gr猫im 鈥� Ruairidh She貌rais, Iain 鈥檃n Mhurchaidh, Murchadh an T脿illeir, Calum Alasdair Ruaidh agus D貌mhnall Aonghais Iain. Bha iad 脿 Bail鈥� Ailein, Grabhair agus Crosabost.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus bha siathamh duine ann 鈥� am maighstir-sgoile, D貌mhnall MacRath 脿 Bail鈥� Ailein. Bha a h-uile duine aca air an tarraing air beulaibh c霉irte aig an 脌rd-ch霉irt ann an D霉n 脠ideann. Bha tri霉ir bhritheamhan ann, agus di霉raidh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ged a bha cumhachd na st脿ite nan aghaidh, fhuair na croitearan taic mh貌r bho dhaoine air feadh an t-saoghail. Chaidh m矛ltean notaichean a-steach gu ionmhas a chumadh taic ri teaghlaichean nan cailleadh iad am fear a bha a鈥� cumail airgead riutha, agus e sa phr矛osan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thuirt 脌rd-neach Lagha na h-Alba gum bu ch貌ir don t-sianar a bhith air an d矛teadh de dh鈥檃imhreit. Thuirt e gur e D貌mhnall MacRath a bh鈥� air a鈥� chreach eagrachadh agus, ged a bha co-fhaireachdainn aige do na croitearan, nach robh co-fhaireachdainn aige do MhacRath. Bha an tidsear, thuirt e, a鈥� d猫anamh m矛-chleachdadh dhen t-suidheachadh aige, a鈥� brosnachadh dhaoine gus an lagh a bhriseadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach thug an di霉raidh taic do MhacRath agus a chompanaich. Taobh a-staigh leth-uair a th矛de, thug iad breith 鈥� 鈥榥eoichiontach鈥�. Bha D貌mhnall MacRath air a thogail air guailnean luchd-taice a-mach 脿s an taigh-ch霉irte agus s矛os an 脌rd-shr脿id ann am meadhan Dh霉n 脠ideann. Ach, fhad 鈥檚 a thill a鈥� ch貌ignear eile a bha fo chasaid a Le貌dhas, far an robh na ceudan a鈥� feitheamh riutha aig Cidhe Ste貌rnabhaigh, chaidh D貌mhnall a Lunnainn.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha robh D貌mhnall cho soirbheachail ann am poilitigs 鈥檚 a bha e mar neach-coiteachaidh aig 矛re coimhearsnachd. Sheas e airson na P脿rlamaid 脿s leth L矛og an Fhearainn ann an Siorrachd Inbhir Nis. Chaill e, ge-t脿, don tagraiche Th貌raidheach. Bha na T貌raidhean a鈥� gealltainn ath-leasachadh air laghan fearainn na h-Alba. Ach tha D貌mhnall MacRath air a chuimhneachadh ann an Le貌dhas fhathast, agus gu dearbh air feadh na G脿idhealtachd, airson na rinn e 脿s leth nan daoine.

air na Lochan: in the parish of Lochs; Creach Mh貌r nam Fiadh: The Great Deer Raid (of Park); siorram: sheriff; An 脌rd-ch霉irt: The High Court; 脌rd-neach Lagha na h-Alba: Solicitor General of Scotland; co-fhaireachdainn: sympathy; L矛og an Fhearainn: Land League.

chuir iad poilis agus saighdearan a dh鈥檌onnsaigh an eilein: they sent police and soldiers to the island; gur e ana-ceartas a bha a鈥� gluasad nan croitearan: that it was injustice that was motivating the crofters; seach gr脿in no miann a bhith ri f貌irneart: rather than hatred or a desire to be violent; nach robh d貌igh ann aig na croitearan buaidh a thoirt air 霉ghdarrasan na st脿ite: that the crofters had no way of defeating the state鈥檚 authorities; thug na croitearan am bonaidean dheth: the crofters removed their bonnets; airson sealltainn don t-siorram gun robh sp猫is aca dha: to demonstrate to the sheriff that they respected him; mh矛nich iad dha na thug orra creach a thogail: they explained to him what caused them to raid the deer; fon robh iad a鈥� tighinn be貌: under which they lived; air an cur an gr猫im: arrested; tri霉ir bhritheamhan agus di霉raidh: three judges and a jury; cumhachd na st脿ite: the power of the state; ionmhas a chumadh taic ri teaghlaichean: a fund that would support families; nan cailleadh iad am fear a bha a鈥� cumail airgead riutha, agus e sa phr矛osan: if they lost the breadwinner because he was in prison; a bh鈥� air a鈥� chreach eagrachadh: who had organised the raid; a鈥� brosnachadh dhaoine gus an lagh a bhriseadh: encouraging people to break the law; thug iad breith 鈥� 鈥榥eoichiontach鈥�: they came to a judgement 鈥� 鈥榥ot guilty鈥�; air a thogail air guailnean luchd-taice: lifted on supporters鈥� shoulders; fhad 鈥檚 a thill a鈥� ch貌ignear eile a bha fo chasaid a Le貌dhas: while the other five who had been accused; na ceudan a鈥� feitheamh riutha aig Cidhe Ste貌rnabhaigh: hundreds waiting for them at Stornoway Pier; ath-leasachadh air laghan fearainn: a shake-up of land laws; na rinn e 脿s leth nan daoine: what he did on behalf of the people.

Bha mar a l脿imhsich an riaghaltas a鈥� ch霉is a鈥� dearbhadh鈥�: how the government handled the matter proved鈥� A clause such as 鈥榤ar a l脿imhsich an riaghaltas鈥� can play the role of a subject in the sentence, coming immediately after the verb. Another example is 鈥�bha mar a thuit e far a bhaidhsagal na dheagh eisimpleir dhen dol a-mach aige鈥�.

air an d矛teadh de dh鈥檃imhreit: convicted of rioting.

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Tha 鈥淟itir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh鈥� air a maoineachadh le MG ALBA