大象传媒

A bheil sibh e貌lach air 脌ird Chlach? Tha i ann an Siorrachd Narann. Tha i gu deas air Inbhir Narann. Tha i air an rathad eadar Inbhir Narann agus Baile nan Granndach. Tha Uisge 脠ireann 鈥� the Findhorn River 鈥� a鈥� ruith tron sg矛re.

Tha m貌ran ainmean-脿ite G脿idhlig ann an 脌ird Chlach. Ann am meadhan na sg矛re, tha loch ann. Air a鈥� mhap, tha ainm an locha air a litreachadh B-E-L-I-V-A-T. Ah脿, thuirt mi rium fh矛n, chan e ainm G脿idhlig a th鈥� ann an sin. 鈥橲 e ainm Lochlannach a th鈥� ann. Tha 鈥搗at aig deireadh ainm a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渓och鈥� ann an Lochlannais. Mar eisimpleir, Langavat 鈥� loch fada. No Laxavat 鈥� loch nam bradan. Mar sin bha mi a鈥� smaoineachadh gur e 鈥淏EL-ee-vat鈥� an t-ainm a th鈥� air an loch.

Uill, 鈥檚 d貌cha gun robh mi ce脿rr. Bha mi a鈥� bruidhinn ri fear a tha a鈥� fuireach anns an sg矛re. Dh鈥檌nnis e dhomh gur e 鈥渂el-EEV-ut鈥� a chanas daoine. Mmm, thuirt mi rium fh矛n, c貌 as a th脿inig an t-ainm? Agus a bheil e Lochlannach?

A r猫ir choltais, 鈥檚 e ainm G脿idhlig a th鈥� ann. Buaile Fhiodhaid 鈥� a tha a鈥� ciallachadh the cattle fold at the wooded place. Buaile Fhiodhaid. Tha a鈥� Gh脿idhlig a鈥� m矛neachadh mar a chanas daoine ann am Beurla 鈥渂el-EEV-ut鈥� seach 鈥淏EL-ee-vat鈥�.

Bha fiodh gu le貌r ann uaireigin. Tha an t-ainm-脿ite ag innse sin dhuinn. Agus tha fiodh gu le貌r ann fhathast. D猫 tha mi a鈥� ciallachadh? Uill, tha coille mh貌r mh貌r timcheall an locha. Tha craobhan d霉thchasach agus neo-dh霉thchasach anns a鈥� choille. 鈥橲 e 脿ite br猫agha a th鈥� ann.

Tha dualchas 脿raidh aig Loch Buaile Fhiodhaid. Bhathar ag r脿dh anns an t-seann aimsir gun robh tarbh-uisge a鈥� fuireach san loch. Tarbh-uisge no water-bull. Bha e m貌r m貌r. Bha e cho dubh ris an t-suith.

Bha an tarbh-uisge ag ithe lusan anns an loch agus air bruach an locha. Nuair a bha na lusan gann, bha an t-acras air an tarbh-uisge. Bha e a鈥� dol gu 脿iteachan eile airson biadh a lorg. Bha e cunnartach an uair sin. Innsidh mi tuilleadh mu dheidhinn an tairbh-uisge sin an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: A bheil sibh e貌lach air 脌ird Chlach?: do you know Ardclach?; Siorrachd Narann: Nairnshire; eadar Inbhir Narann agus Baile nan Granndach: between Nairn and Grantown on Spey; Uisge 脠ireann: Findhorn River; meadhan na sg矛re: the middle of the parish/area; tha ainm an locha air a litreachadh: the loch鈥檚 name is spelt; thuirt mi rium fh矛n: I said to myself; 鈥檚 e ainm Lochlannach a th鈥� ann: it鈥檚 a Norse name; 鈥檚 d貌cha gun robh mi ce脿rr: perhaps I was wrong; dh鈥檌nnis e dhomh: he told me; Buaile Fhiodhaid: Belivat; bha fiodh gu le貌r ann uaireigin: there was plenty of wood there at one time; tha coille mh貌r mh貌r timcheall an locha: there is a great forest around the loch; d霉thchasach agus neo-dh霉thchasach: native and non-native; bhathar ag r脿dh anns an t-seann aimsir: it was said in olden times; tarbh-uisge: water-bull; cho dubh ris an t-suith: as black as the soot; lusan anns an loch agus air bruach an locha: plants in the loch and on the bank of the loch; airson biadh a lorg: to find food; cunnartach: dangerous; tuilleadh mu dheidhinn an tairbh-uisge: more about the water-bull.