大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh mu na Leathanaich ann an Srath Ghlais. Bha iad air oighreachd ceann-cinnidh nan Siosalach. Thuirt an Siosalach gu robh iad ri buidseachd. Dh鈥檃ontaich a鈥� Chomhairle Dh矛omhair ann an D霉n 脠ideann coimisean a st猫idheachadh. Bha an coimisean a鈥� dol a sgr霉dadh a鈥� ghnothaich. Bha an Siosalach fh猫in, a bhr脿thair agus co-oghaichean aca air a鈥� choimisean.

Tha e inntinneach coimhead air na h-ainmean a bh鈥� air na Leathanaich. Bha 鈥淢aclean鈥� air cuid. Ach air feadhainn eile bha d矛reach sloinnidhean. Mar eisimpleir Janet nighean Ruairidh Bhuidhe agus Katherine nighean E貌ghainn mhic Coinnich.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Chaidh na Leathanaich don cheann-chinnidh acasan. Bha iad ag iarraidh taic. B鈥� e an ceann-cinnidh acasan Sir Ailean MacIlleathain 脿 Dubhaird, ann am Muile. Chuir esan tagradh don Chomhairle Dh矛omhair. Bha casaidean aige an aghaidh an t-Siosalaich. Thuirt e gun robh gr脿in aig an t-Siosalach air na Leathanaich. Bha an Siosalach ag iarraidh na daoine sin fhuadachadh. Ach cha deach leis.

Thuirt MacIlleathain gun deach geur-leanmhainn a dh猫anamh air na Leathanaich. Thuirt e gun do 鈥渄h鈥檃idich鈥� iad gu robh iad ri buidseachd, d矛reach 脿s d猫idh a bhith a鈥� fulaing sa phr矛osan.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thug b脿illidh 脿 Inbhir Nis s霉il air an fheadhainn a bha ag r脿dh gun do dh鈥檉huiling iad sa phr矛osan. B鈥� esan Fionnladh Friseal. Thug e s霉il gheur orra. Bha e a鈥� feuchainn ri comharra fhaicinn orra de droch l脿imhseachadh. Cha do lorg e dad.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 D猫 thachair, ma-th脿, do 鈥渂huidsichean is bana-bhuidsichean鈥� Shrath Ghlais? Chaochail feadhainn dhiubh sa phr矛osan. Chaochail an fheadhainn nach do dh鈥檃idich gu robh iad ri buidseachd. Ach an fheadhainn a dh鈥檃idich 鈥揻huair iadsan dheth. Cha robh an coimisean air a st猫idheachadh a-rithist.

A bheil cuimhne agaibh air MacPheadrais? Dh鈥檃ithris mi mu dheidhinn an t-seachdain sa chaidh. B鈥� esan am fear a bha a鈥� 鈥渄earbhadh鈥� gu robh duine ri buidseachd. Bha e a鈥� stobadh pr矛ne ann. Tha mi ag r脿dh 鈥渇ear鈥�, ach tha e coltach nach e fear a bh鈥� ann. 鈥橲 e boireannach a bh鈥� ann, le aodach fir oirre. Nach ne貌nach e?

Faclan is abairtean: mu na Leathanaich ann an Srath Ghlais: about the Macleans in Strathglass; thuirt an Siosalach gu robh iad ri buidseachd: Chisholm said they were involved in witchcraft; dh鈥檃ontaich a鈥� Chomhairle Dh矛omhair ann an D霉n 脠ideann coimisean a st猫idheachadh: the Privy Council in Edinburgh agreed to set up a commission; co-oghaichean: cousins; air feadhainn eile bha d矛reach sloinnidhean: others were named only by their patronymics; Katherine nighean E貌ghainn mhic Coinnich: Katherine the daughter of Ewen, son of Kenneth (this is her sloinneadh); b鈥� e an ceann-cinnidh acasan Sir Ailean MacIlleathain 脿 Dubhaird, ann am Muile: their clan chief was Sir Allan Maclean of Duart, in Mull; bha casaidean aige an aghaidh an t-Siosalaich: he laid [had] charges against Chisholm ; 驳谤脿颈苍: hate; bha an Siosalach ag iarraidh na daoine sin fhuadachadh: Chisholm wanted to clear those people [from his land]; cha deach leis: he didn鈥檛 succeed; gun deach geur-leanmhainn a dh猫anamh air na Leathanaich: that the Macleans were persecuted; gun do 鈥渄h鈥檃idich鈥� iad: that they 鈥渁dmitted鈥�; d矛reach 脿s d猫idh a bhith a鈥� fulaing sa phr矛osan: only after suffering in prison; 产脿颈濒濒颈诲丑: baillie; thug X s霉il gheur air Y: X closely examined Y; bha e a鈥� feuchainn ri comharra fhaicinn orra de droch l脿imhseachadh: he was trying to find a mark on them of [which showed] ill-treatment; cha do lorg e dad: he found nothing; d猫 thachair, ma-th脿?: what happened, then?; chaochail feadhainn dhiubh sa phr矛osan: some of them died in prison; nach do dh鈥檃idich gu robh iad air a bhith ri buidseachd: who did not admit that they had been involved in witchcraft; an fheadhainn a dh鈥檃idich 鈥揻huair iadsan dheth: the ones who admitted [it] 鈥� they got off; a bheil cuimhne agaibh air MacPheadrais?: do you remember Paterson?; b鈥� esan am fear a bha a鈥� 鈥渄earbhadh鈥�: he was the man who was 鈥減roving鈥�; bha e a鈥� stobadh pr矛ne ann: he was sticking a pin in; 鈥檚 e boireannach a bh鈥� ann, le aodach fir oirre: he was a woman, in man鈥檚 clothing; nach ne貌nach e?: isn鈥檛 it [that] strange?