大象传媒

Seo agaibh seann sgeulachd bhon Eilean Sgitheanach. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a th鈥� oirre B脿illidh Throndairnis agus a鈥� Bhana-bhuidseach. Thachair e anns an t-siathamh linn deug. Tha Trondairnis ann an ceann a tuath an Eilein Sgitheanaich.

Chuir R矛gh na h-Alba air leth m脿l d脿 bhaile ann an Trondairnis. Bha an t-airgead a鈥� dol gu aon duine 鈥� fear air an robh Coinneach mar ainm. Coinneach Mac Uilleim 鈥檌c Sheumais. Carson a rinn an R矛gh sin? Uill, bha Coinneach ag iarraidh foghlam anns an lagh. Bha an t-airgead a鈥� p脿igheadh airson foghlam Choinnich.

Ach bha c霉isean truagh anns an Eilean Sgitheanach. Bha daoine bochd. Cha do ph脿igh iad am m脿l. Chaidh Coinneach fh猫in don sg矛re mar bh脿illidh. Bha e a鈥� dol a thogail a鈥� mh脿il ann an ainm an R矛gh.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha boireannach ann a bha uabhasach bochd. Chaill i an duine aice. Chaill i an dithis mhac aice. Agus chaill i an spr猫idh aice. Cha robh aice ach aona bh貌.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Th脿inig Coinneach air muin eich. Bha maor c貌mhla ris. Cha robh airgead sam bith aig a鈥� bhoireannach. Ach 鈥檚 e duine cruaidh a bh鈥� ann an Coinneach. Thug e leis a鈥� bh貌. Dh鈥檉halbh e s矛os an rathad leatha. Chuir Coinneach agus am maor a鈥� bh貌 agus an t-each ann am buaile. Chaidh iad gu biadh ann an taigh a鈥� mhaoir.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Th脿inig c貌mhlan de ghillean cruinn. Bha iad feargach. Bha iad a鈥� c脿ineadh a鈥� bh脿illidh agus a鈥� mhaoir. 鈥淣ach biodh e math,鈥� thuirt fear dhiubh ri c脿ch, 鈥渁鈥� bh貌 aiseag gu Eilean Thuilm.鈥� Dh鈥檃ontaich c脿ch ris.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha b脿ta faisg air l脿imh. Chuir na gillean a鈥� bh貌 don bh脿ta. Chuir iad an t-each ann cuideachd. Dh鈥檉halbh iad a-mach don eilean. Dh鈥檉h脿g na gillean a鈥� bh貌 agus an t-each anns an eilean. Bha iad air ais an ceann 霉ine ghoirid. Cha robh fios aig a鈥� bh脿illidh no aig a鈥� mhaor mu dheidhinn.

An ceann 霉ine thill am b脿illidh agus am maor don bhuaile. Ach, mo chreach, nuair a r脿inig iad am buaile, cha robh sgeul air each no b貌 ann.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Nise, aig toiseach gnothaich, dh鈥檌nnis mi dhuibh gur e tiotal na sgeulachd B脿illidh Throndairnis agus a鈥� Bhana-bhuidseach. Thuige seo cha robh sgeul air bana-bhuidseach. Ach na gabhaibh dragh. Bidh i c貌mhla rinn an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: sgeulachd bhon Eilean Sgitheanach: a story from Skye; B脿illidh Throndairnis agus a鈥� Bhana-bhuidseach: the factor of Trotternish and the witch; anns an t-siathamh linn deug: in the 16th Century; chuir R矛gh na h-Alba air leth m脿l d脿 bhaile: the King of Scotland set aside the rent of two townships; Coinneach Mac Uilleim 鈥檌c Sheumais: Kenneth the son of William, the son of James; foghlam anns an lagh: education in the law; foghlam Choinnich: Kenneth鈥檚 education; bha c霉isean truagh: things were bad; cha do ph脿igh iad am m脿l: they didn鈥檛 pay the rent; bha e a鈥� dol a thogail a鈥� mh脿il ann an ainm an R矛gh: he was going to collect the rent in the name of the King; chaill i an dithis mhac aice: she lost her two sons; 蝉辫谤猫颈诲丑: livestock; cha robh aice ach aona bh貌: she only had one cow; th脿inig Coinneach air muin eich: Kenneth came on horseback; bha maor c貌mhla ris: there was a ground officer with him; 鈥檚 e duine cruaidh a bh鈥� ann an Coinneach: Kenneth was a hard man; buaile: cattlefold; chaidh iad gu biadh: they went for food; th脿inig c貌mhlan de ghillean cruinn: a group of lads came together; bha iad a鈥� c脿ineadh a鈥� bh脿illidh agus a鈥� mhaoir: they were criticising the factor and the ground officer; nach biodh e math a鈥� bh貌 aiseag: a wouldn鈥檛 it be good to ferry the cow; dh鈥檃ontaich c脿ch ris: the others agreed with him; dh鈥檉h脿g na gillean a鈥� bh貌 agus an t-each anns an eilean: the lads left the cow and the horse on the island; bha iad air ais an ceann 霉ine ghoirid: they were back a short time later; cha robh sgeul air each no b貌 ann: there was no sign of a horse or cow in it; thuige seo cha robh sgeul air bana-bhuidseach: until now there has been [there was] no sign of a witch; na gabhaibh dragh: don鈥檛 worry; bidh i c貌mhla rinn an ath-sheachdain: she鈥檒l be with us next week.