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An t-seachdain sa chaidh bha sinn aig D霉n Dearduil faisg air Loch Nis. Bho Inbhir Nis bidh cuid a鈥� dr脿ibheadh a dh鈥檌onnsaigh Dh霉n Dearduil air rathad beag. Tha an rathad a鈥� t貌iseachadh faisg air T貌rr an Eas. Cuideachd faisg air T貌rr an Eas tha loch. Tha ainm ne貌nach air an loch. Loch Ce貌 Glais. Loch Ce貌 Glais. Loch of Grey Mist.

Bha mi a鈥� leughadh beagan mun 脿ite. Bha an t-霉ghdar ag r脿dh nach e Ce貌 a bh鈥� anns an ainm, ach C猫. Tha C猫 a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渙f Cia鈥�. 鈥橲 e Cia ainm air seann dia p脿ganach Ceilteach. Mar sin, 鈥檚 e an t-ainm ceart air an loch 鈥� Loch C猫 Glais. Tha sin a鈥� ciallachadh the loch of grey Cia.

Tha an rathad beag a Dh霉n Dearduil cumhang. Tha e s脿mhach s矛theil. Ach anns an t-seann aimsir cha robh an t-脿ite cho s矛theil. 鈥橲 e Baile Cheatharnach an t-ainm a bh鈥� air. The place of caterans, or freebooters. Baile Cheatharnach.

Air an rathad tha drochaid. Tha sin far a bheil an rathad a鈥� dol thairis air allt. Bha ainm-脿ite an sin co-cheangailte ris na ceatharnaich. Aig an drochaid bha muileann ann. 鈥橲 e Muileann nam Biodag an t-ainm a bh鈥� air. The Mill of the Dirks. Muileann nam Biodag. Bha na ceatharnaich a鈥� cur faobhar air na biodagan aca an sin. An uair sin bha iad a鈥� falbh airson droch rudan a dh猫anamh.

Tha fiosrachadh s貌nraichte againn air aon bhaile-fearainn san sg矛re. Tha sin nas fhaide s矛os an rathad. 鈥橲 e Balchraggan no Bail鈥� a鈥� Chreagain an t-ainm a th鈥� air. Tha fios againn air na h-ainmean a bh鈥� air na h-achaidhean ann am Bail鈥� a鈥� Chreagain nuair a bha grunn teaghlaichean a鈥� fuireach ann. Bha na teaghlaichean a鈥� fuireach ri taobh a ch猫ile. Bha achadh aig gach teaghlach. Seo agaibh na h-ainmean: C霉l Arachain, Bail鈥� an Fhraoich, Baile na Feadaige, Bail鈥� a鈥� Chreagain fh猫in agus Bail鈥� an t-S矛thein. Gu m矛-fhortanach, chaill sinn fiosrachadh mionaideach mar sin ann am m貌ran bhailtean air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd.

Agus c貌 脿s a th脿inig am fiosrachadh mionaideach sin air Bail鈥� a鈥� Chreagain? Th脿inig bho bhodach 鈥� Seumas Gobha. Chaochail e ann an naoi ceud deug 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1903). Rugadh e ann an ochd ceud deug 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1803). Mar sin, bha e ceud bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois nuair a chaochail e. Innsidh mi dhuibh mu dheidhinn an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: bidh cuid a鈥� dr脿ibheadh a dh鈥檌onnsaigh Dh霉n Dearduil: some people drive to [towards] D霉n Dearduil; T貌rr an Eas: Torness (a hamlet south of Inverness); tha ainm ne貌nach air an loch: the loch has a strange name; 霉ghdar: author; seann dia p脿ganach Ceilteach: an old pagan Celtic god; cumhang: narrow; s脿mhach s矛theil: quiet and peaceful; anns an t-seann aimsir: in olden times; far a bheil an rathad a鈥� dol thairis air allt: where the road crosses a burn; bha na ceatharnaich a鈥� cur faobhar air na biodagan aca: the freebooters were sharpening their dirks there; tha fiosrachadh s貌nraichte againn air aon bhaile-fearainn: we have special knowledge of one farm; nas fhaide s矛os an rathad: further down the road; na h-ainmean a bh鈥� air na h-achaidhean: the names of the fields; nuair a bha grunn teaghlaichean a鈥� fuireach ann: when several families lived there; ri taobh a ch猫ile: next to each other; bha achadh aig gach teaghlach: each family had a field; C霉l Arachain: given as 鈥渢he back of the little height鈥�; Bail鈥� an Fhraoich: the township of the heather; Baile na Feadaige: the township of the plover; Bail鈥� an t-S矛thein: the township of the fairy hillock; gu m矛-fhortanach: unfortunately; chaill sinn fiosrachadh mionaideach mar sin: we [have] lost detailed information like that; m貌ran bhailtean air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd: many villages in the Highlands; c貌 脿s a th脿inig am fiosrachadh?: where did the information come from?; bho bhodach 鈥� Seumas Gobha: from an old man 鈥� James Gow; chaochail e: he died; rugadh e: he was born; ceud bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois: a hundred years of age; innsidh mi dhuibh mu dheidhinn; I鈥檒l tell you about him.