大象传媒

Ann am beanntan Loch Abar, tha Stob Coir鈥� na Ceannain. Tha i eadar An Gearasdan agus Loch Tr猫ig, deas air Drochaid Ruaidh. Bha D貌mhnall MacFhionnlaigh nan D脿n a鈥� fuireach anns an sg矛re sin. Sgr矛obh esan d脿n ainmeil 鈥� 脪ran na Comhachaig. Agus tha mise a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse naidheachd dhuibh 脿s an sg矛re sin, anns a bheil comhachag.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Tha Stob Coir鈥� na Ceannain a鈥� faighinn a h-ainm bho choire 鈥� Coir鈥� na Ceannain. Anns a鈥� choire, tha lochan. Bha uaireigin breac a鈥� fuireach ann. Seo agaibh an st貌iridh Breac na h-Aona S霉l鈥� ann an Coir鈥� na Ceannain.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha iolaire ann. Bha an latha uabhasach fuar. 鈥楥ha d鈥� fhairich mi riamh i cho fuar,鈥� thuirt an iolaire. 鈥楾h猫id mi a-null a Shrath Oisein oir tha damh a鈥� fuireach sa mhonadh sin. Tha e gu math sean. Cuiridh mi a鈥� cheist air 鈥� 鈥渁n d鈥� fhairich thu a leithid seo de dh鈥檉huachd riamh?鈥濃��

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thachair an iolaire ris an damh. 鈥楴is, a charaid,鈥� thuirt an iolaire, 鈥榓n d鈥� fhairich thu riamh a leithid seo de dh鈥檉huachd?鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楥ha d鈥� fhairich,鈥� thuirt an damh. 鈥楢ch thalla s矛os gu dachaigh na comhachaig. Tha mise ceithir fichead bliadhna 鈥檚 a deich, ach tha ise fada nas sine na sin.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Chaidh an iolaire s矛os a鈥� bheinn. Thachair i ris a鈥� chomhachaig.聽 Chuir i an aon cheist air a鈥� chomhachaig 鈥檚 a chuir i air an damh.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥極,鈥� ars鈥� a chomhachag, 鈥榗ha d鈥� fhairich mise riamh a leithid seo de dh鈥檉huachd.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楥ha d鈥� fhairich no mise,鈥� dh鈥檃ontaich an iolaire.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楢ch trobhad seo,鈥� ars a鈥� chomhachag, 鈥榯ha seann bhreac ann an Lochan Coir鈥� na Ceannain a tha air aon s霉il. Cuir an aon cheist airsan.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dh鈥檉halbh an iolaire a bhruidhinn ris an t-seann bhreac. Chuir an iolaire a鈥� cheist air, 鈥榓n d鈥� fhairich thu riamh a leithid seo de dh鈥檉huachd?鈥�

In the mountains of Lochaber, there is Stob Coir鈥� na Ceannain. It鈥檚 between Fort William and Loch Treig, south of Roybridge. D貌mhnall Mac Fhionnlaigh nan D脿n was living in that area. He wrote a famous poem 鈥� 鈥榯he song of the owl鈥�. And I鈥檓 going to tell you a wee story from that area, in which there is an owl.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Stob Coir鈥� na Ceannain gets its name from a corrie 鈥� Coir鈥� na Ceannain. In the corrie, there is a lochan. There was once a trout living there. Here is the story The one-eyed trout in Coir鈥� na Ceannain.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There was an eagle. The day was very cold. 鈥業鈥檝e never felt it so cold,鈥� the eagle said. 鈥業鈥檒l go over to Strath Ossian because there is a stag living on that hill. He is very old. I鈥檒l ask him 鈥� 鈥渉ave you ever felt cold like this?鈥濃��

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The eagle met the stag. 鈥楴ow, friend,鈥� said the eagle, 鈥榙id you ever feel cold like this?鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楴o,鈥� said the stag. 鈥楤ut go down to the home of the owl. I鈥檓 ninety years old, but she is much older than that.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The eagle went down the mountain. It met the owl. She asked the owl the same question she asked the stag.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥極h,鈥� said the owl, 鈥業鈥檝e never felt cold like this.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楴or have I,鈥� agreed the eagle.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楤ut look here,鈥� said the owl, 鈥榯here is an old trout in Lochan Coir鈥� na Ceannain which is one-eyed. Ask him the same question.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The eagle went to speak to the old trout. The eagle asked him, 鈥榙id you ever feel cold like this?鈥�