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Seo seanfhacal a tha f矛or annasach: D猫 sam bith a ch矛 no chluinneas tu, cum an cat mun cuairt. D猫 sam bith a ch矛 no chluinneas tu, cum an cat mun cuairt. Seo a鈥� Bheurla air a shon. Whatever you see or hear, keep the cat turning. D猫 sam bith a ch矛 no chluinneas tu, cum an cat mun cuairt.

D猫 tha e a鈥� ciallachadh? Cuin a tha duine a鈥� tionndadh cat? Uill, tha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse dhuibh, agus chan eil e snog. Anns na seann l脿ithean bha cleachdadh p脿ganach ann. Bha daoine airson an Donas fhaicinn. Bha an Donas a鈥� leigeil leotha rudan m矛-laghail a dh猫anamh. No bha e a鈥� freagairt ceist.

Canaidh sinn taghairm ris a鈥� chleachdadh. Tha e ann am faclair Dwelly, air a mh矛neachadh ann am Beurla. Bha na daoine a鈥� r貌stadh chat. Bha iad a鈥� r貌stadh nan cat air bior-r貌staidh. Bha am bior os cionn teine. Bha fear a鈥� tionndadh a鈥� bhiora. Ach seo an rud a bha f矛or dhona 鈥� cha robh na cait marbh nuair a chaidh iad air a鈥� bhior-r貌staidh. Bha iad be貌.

Bha cait dhubha a鈥� tighinn ann. Bha iad uile a鈥� sgreuchail. Bha iad a鈥� d猫anamh fuaim uabhasach. Bha an Donas ann cuideachd, ann an cruth cat dubh. Bha na cait dhubha a鈥� feuchainn ri stad a chur air na daoine. Bha fear de na daoine ag 猫igheachd air an fhear a bha a鈥� tionndadh a鈥� bhior-r貌staidh, 鈥淒猫 sam bith a ch矛 no chluinneas tu, cum an cat mun cuairt.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽Rinn M脿rtainn Mac Ille Mh脿rtainn aithris air a鈥� ghnothach seo. Bha sin anns an leabhar aige A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. Nochd an leabhar sin ann an seachd ceud deug 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1703). Sgr矛obh Mac Ille Mh脿rtainn gu robh fear de na cait gu math m貌r. Bha na cait eile beag. Bha am fear m貌r a鈥� freagairt na ceist a bh鈥� aig na daoine. B鈥� esan an Donas.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cuin鈥� a tha daoine a鈥� cleachdadh an t-seanfhacail? Tha nuair a tha iad ag r脿dh ri duine eile, 鈥淐um a鈥� dol leis an obair agad. Ge bith de thachras, d猫an thusa an obair agad!鈥� D猫 sam bith a ch矛 no chluinneas tu, cum an cat mun cuairt.

Faclan is abairtean: seo seanfhacal a tha f矛or annasach: here is a really unusual proverb; seo a鈥� Bheurla air a shon: here is the English for it; a鈥� tionndadh: turning; chan eil e snog: it鈥檚 not nice; cleachdadh p脿ganach: a pagan custom; bha an Donas a鈥� leigeil leotha rudan m矛-laghail a dh猫anamh: the Devil was letting them do unlawful things; air a mh矛neachadh: explained; bha iad a鈥� r貌stadh nan cat air bior-r貌staidh: they were roasting the cats on a roasting-spit; seo an rud a bha f矛or dhona: here is the thing that was terrible; bha iad be貌: they were alive; cait dhubha: black cats; bha iad uile a鈥� sgreuchail: they were all screeching; ann an cruth cat dubh: in the form of a black cat; a鈥� feuchainn ri stad a chur air na daoine: trying to stop the people; ag 猫igheachd air an fhear a bha a鈥� tionndadh a鈥� bhior-rostaidh: shouting to the man who was turning the roasting-spit; M脿rtainn Mac Ille Mh脿rtainn: Martin Martin; bha am fear m貌r a鈥� freagairt na ceist: the large one was answering the question; b鈥� esan an Donas: it was the Devil; cuin鈥� a tha daoine a鈥� cleachdadh an t-seanfhacail?: when do people use the proverb?; cum a鈥� dol leis an obair agad: keep going with your work; ge bith de thachras, d猫an thusa an obair agad: whatever happens, do your work.