大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse sgeulachd ainmeil dhuibh 鈥� Deirdre agus Clann Uisne. Tha 脿ite faisg air Inbhir Nis a tha co-cheangailte ri Deirdre. 鈥橲 e sin D霉n Dearduil. Tha e faisg air Loch Nis. Tha Dearduil a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥淒eirdre鈥�. Thuirt muinntir an 脿ite gun robh an t霉r aig Naois is Deirdre air mullach an d霉in.

鈥橲 e cnoc 脿rd a th鈥� ann an D霉n Dearduil. Tha d脿 abhainn aig a bhonn. Bha daoine a鈥� fuireach ann ann an Linn an Iarainn.

Bha mi ann o chionn beagan bhliadhnaichean. Bha coille ann. Ach cha robh e uabhasach doirbh a dhol suas. An turas seo chaidh mi ann le dithis eile agus an c霉 agam. Bha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse sgeulachd Deirdre do ch脿ch air mullach an d霉in. Ach gu m矛-fhortanach, cha do thachair sin.

Dh鈥檉heuch sinn ri faighinn tarsainn abhainn. Chaidh sinn s矛os tron choille. Agus chuala sinn fuaim ne貌nach. Bha e 脿rd mar bheathach ann am pian. No mar bhean-s矛the. Bha e rudeigin eagallach.

Chuir an abhainn stad oirnn. Bha cus uisge innte. Chaidh sinn suas an abhainn. Lorg sinn drochaid. Bha rathad ann gu cnoc eile faisg air D霉n Dearduil. 鈥橲 e sin an D霉n Garbh. Agus tha e garbh. Tha am fraoch air 脿rd is tiugh. Tha an raineach air 脿rd is tiugh.

Eadar an D霉n Garbh is D霉n Dearduil bha e uabhasach garbh. Leig feadhainn a h-uile craobh ann nach robh d霉thchasach do dh鈥橝lba. Tha na craobhan nan laighe far an do thuit iad. Cha robh mi riamh a鈥� coiseachd ann an 脿ite cho garbh ann an Alba.

Nuair a bha sinn faisg air D霉n Dearduil a-rithist, chuala sinn am fuaim a-rithist. Bha e mar sgreuchail. 脌rd is eagallach. Cuideigin ann am pian? Beathach ann an ribe? No taibhs? Carson a thuirt mi sin? Innsidh mi dhuibh an ath-sheachdain.

Mu dheireadh, r脿inig sinn mullach Dh霉n Dearduil. Bha an sealladh de Loch Nis 脿lainn. Tha mullach an d霉in torrach is feurach. Oir bha daoine a鈥� fuireach ann. Gu m矛-fhortanach, cha robh 霉ine agam sgeulachd Deirdre innse. Bha cabhag oirnn tilleadh don ch脿r. Cha robh sinn ag iarraidh a bhith glaiste air an d霉n san dorchadas, agus rudeigin air choreigin a鈥� sgreuchail mar thaibhs.

Faclan is abairtean: Bha mi ag innse sgeulachd ainmeil dhuibh: I was telling you a famous story; tha 脿ite faisg air Inbhir Nis a tha co-cheangailte ri Deirdre: there is a place close to Inverness which is connected to Deirdre; thuirt muinntir an 脿ite: the people of the place said; gun robh an t霉r aig Naois is Deirdre air mullach an d霉in: that Naois and Deirdre鈥檚 tower was at the summit of the d霉n; cnoc 脿rd: a high hill; tha d脿 abhainn aig a bhonn: there are two rivers at its base; ann an Linn an Iarainn: during the Iron Age; bha mi ann o chionn beagan bhliadhnaichean: I was there a few years ago; cha robh e doirbh a dhol suas: it wasn鈥檛 difficult to go up; dithis: two people; bha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse sgeulachd Deirdre do ch脿ch: I was going to tell the others the story of Deirdre; gu m矛-fhortanach: unfortunately; cha do thachair sin: that didn鈥檛 happen; dh鈥檉heuch sinn: we tried; tarsainn abhainn: across a river; chuala sinn fuaim ne貌nach: we heard a strange sound; beathach ann am pian: an animal in pain; bean-s矛the: a fairy woman; rudeigin eagallach: a little frightening; chuir an abhainn stad oirnn: the river stopped us; cus: too much; garbh: rough; tha am fraoch air 脿rd is tiugh: the heather on it is high and thick; raineach; bracken; leig feadhainn a h-uile craobh: some people [identity unknown] felled every tree; nach robh d霉thchasach: which was not native; nan laighe far an do thuit iad: lying where they fell; cha robh mi riamh a鈥� coiseachd ann an 脿ite cho garbh: I was never walking in such a rough place; sgreuchail: screeching; beathach ann an ribe: an animal in a trap; taibhs: ghost; carson a thuirt mi sin?: why did I say that?; bha an sealladh de Loch Nis 脿lainn: the view of Loch Ness was beautiful; tha mullach an d霉in torrach is feurach: the summit of the hill is fertile and grassy; oir: because; cha robh 霉ine agam sgeulachd Deirdre innse: I didn鈥檛 have time to tell the story of Deirdre; bha cabhag oirnn tilleadh: we were in a hurry to return; a bhith glaiste air an d霉n san dorchadas: to be stuck on the hill in darkness; agus rudeigin air choreigin a鈥� sgreuchail mar thaibhs: with something or other screaming like a ghost.