大象传媒

O chionn bhliadhnaichean, rinn mi pr貌graman r猫idio air eileanan beaga ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal. Chaidh mi a Ghiogha, Ulbha, na h-Eileanan Treisnis, Colasa agus Lios M貌r. Ch貌rd iad uile rium. Bha iad uile br猫agha. Bha na daoine orra laghach. Ach ch貌rd aon eilean rium gu h-脿raidh 鈥� Lios M貌r.

Thug D貌mhnall MacIlleDhuibh taic mh貌r dhomh. Tha D貌mhnall 脿 Lios M貌r. Tha e air a bhith a鈥� fuireach ann fad a bheatha. Tha f矛or dheagh Gh脿idhlig aige. Agus tha e fiosrachail mu eachdraidh an eilein.

Sgr矛obh D貌mhnall leabhar mu dheidhinn Lios M貌r. Tha e d脿-ch脿nanach. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm air an leabhar Sgeul no Dh脿 脿s an Lios/A Tale or Two from Lismore.

Tha D貌mhnall ag innse mu Naomh Moluag. Bha Moluag cudromach ann an eachdraidh na h-Alba. Bha e be貌 aig an aon 脿m ri Calum Cille. A r猫ir beul-aithris bha an d脿 naomh air Lios M貌r c貌mhla. Thuirt Calum Cille, 鈥淎n e seo an G脿rradh M貌r?鈥�

Fhreagair Moluag, 鈥溾�橲 e Lios torrach a tha an seo.鈥� Fhuair an t-eilean ainm mar sin. Lios M貌r. Bha Moluag na anam-charaid don eilean. Anam-charaid 鈥� a soul friend. Fhuair Moluag foghlam ann am Manachainn Bheanachair. Tha Beanachar, no Bangor, ann an ceann a tuath na h-脠ireann.

Th脿inig e gu cladach Lios M貌r. 鈥橲 e Port Moluag an t-ainm air an 脿ite. Tha allt ann. Aig an allt bha craobhan fe脿rn鈥� a鈥� f脿s. Agus tha craobhan fe脿rn鈥� ann fhathast.

St猫idhich Moluag manachainn ann an Ros Mhaircnidh. St猫idhich e manachainn eile aig Mortlach ann am Moireibh.

St猫idhich feadhainn eile 脿iteachan Cr矛osdail ann an ainm Mholuaig 鈥� ann am Muile, Tiriodh, Ratharsair agus san Eilean Sgitheanach. Tha teampall a tha a鈥� comharrachadh Mholuaig ann an Nis, ann an ceann a tuath Le貌dhais.

Chaochail Moluag anns a鈥� bhliadhna c貌ig ceud, naochad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (592). Tha cuid ag r脿dh gun robh e air a thiodhlacadh ann an 脌ird Chlach faisg air Eilginn. Tha D貌mhnall a鈥� sgr矛obhadh gun do 鈥渄h鈥檉halbh ceithir air fhichead de ghillean l脿idir Liosach鈥�. Thug iad an naomh dhachaigh a Lios M貌r. Bha e air a thiodhlacadh anns an eilean. Sia ceud bliadhna 脿s d猫idh sin, chaidh 脌rd-eaglais Earra-Gh脿idheal a thogail anns an aon 脿ite.

Faclan is abairtean: o chionn bhliadhnaichean: years ago; eileanan beaga ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal: small islands in Argyll; chaidh mi a Ghiogha, Ulbha, na h-Eileanan Treisnis, Colasa agus Lios M貌r: I went to Gigha, Ulva, the Treshnish Islands, Colonsay and Lismore; ch貌rd iad uile rium: I enjoyed them all; gu h-脿raidh: particularly; thug D貌mhnall MacIlleDhuibh taic mh貌r dhomh: Donald Black gave me great help; tha e air a bhith a鈥� fuireach ann fad a bheatha: he has been living there all his life; tha f矛or dheagh Gh脿idhlig aige: he has excellent Gaelic; fiosrachail: informative; d脿-ch脿nanach: bilingual; Naomh Moluag: Saint Moluag; cudromach ann an eachdraidh: important in history; be貌 aig an aon 脿m ri Calum Cille: alive at the same time as [Saint] Columba; a r猫ir beul-aithris: according to oral tradition; an e seo an G脿rradh M貌r?: is this the big enclosure/garden?; 鈥檚 e Lios torrach a tha an seo: this is a fertile garden; fhuair an t-eilean ainm mar sin: the island got its name like that; bha Moluag na anam-charaid don eilean: Moluag was a soul-friend to the island; foghlam ann am Manachainn Bheanachair: education in the monastery of Bangor; ceann a tuath na h-脠ireann: the north of Ireland; cladach: shore; aig an allt bha craobhan fe脿rn鈥� a鈥� f脿s: at the burn alder trees were growing; r脿inig e an t-Eilean Dubh: he reached the Black Isle; st猫idhich X manachainn ann an Ros Mhaircnidh: X established a monastery in Rosemarkie; Mortlach ann am Moireibh: Mortlach in Moray; 脿iteachan Cr矛osdail ann an ainm Mholuaig: Christian places in the name of Moluag; ann am Muile, Tiriodh, Ratharsair agus san Eilean Sgitheanach: on Mull, Tiree, Raasay and Skye; teampall a tha a鈥� comharrachadh Mholuaig ann an Nis: a temple that marks [commemorates] Moluag in Ness; chaochail: died; gun robh e air a thiodhlacadh ann an 脌ird Chlach: that he was buried in Ardclach; faisg air Eilginn: near Elgin; dh鈥檉halbh ceithir air fhichead de ghillean l脿idir Liosach: 24 strong Lismore lads left; thug iad an naomh dhachaigh: they took the saint home; sia ceud bliadhna 脿s d猫idh sin: 600 years after that; chaidh 脌rd-eaglais Earra-Gh脿idheal a thogail anns an aon 脿ite: the cathedral of Argyll was built in the same place.