大象传媒

Tha mi a鈥� dol a chur cr矛och air an t-seann sgeulachd 脠irig Fhinn no Fionn鈥檚 Reparation. An t-seachdain sa chaidh, bha am fear beag ann an R矛oghachd nam Fear M貌ra. Thug am marcaiche ionnsaigh air. Ach, ged a bha e beag, cha robh am fear beag lag.

Thug am fear beag a chlaidheamh a-mach. Mharbh e am marcaiche. Bha e airson faicinn d猫 bha am marcaiche a鈥� gi霉lan. Rinn e rannsachadh air a chorp. Lorg e d脿 ch矛r agus sporan. Dh鈥檉hosgail e an sporan. Anns an sporan bha sia fiaclan. Sia fiaclan aig Fionn Mac Cumhail. Chaidh am fear beag dhachaigh leis na fiaclan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉haighnich fear de na br脿ithrean, 鈥淒猫 chunnaic thu an-diugh?鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭h脿inig marcaiche orm,鈥� thuirt am fear beag. 鈥淭hug e ionnsaigh orm. Ach mharbh mi e.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒猫 lorg thu aige?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich na br脿ithrean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淟org d脿 ch矛r agus sporan,鈥� ars鈥� am fear beag, 鈥淏ha sia fiaclan anns an sporan.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淥ch och,鈥� thuirt am br脿thair as 脿irde. 鈥淐ha do rinn thu math riamh dhuinn. Ach rinn thu cron an-diugh. Mharbh thu an t-aon bhr脿thair a bh鈥� aig m鈥� athair.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thuirt am fear beag, 鈥淭ha mi coma.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thuirt fear eile de na br脿ithrean, 鈥淏ha iad ag r脿dh gun robh fear a鈥� dol a thogail 猫irig Fhinn 鈥檌c Cumhail. Agus bha esan a鈥� dol a thoirt saorsa dhuinn bho shabaid is bho chogadh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thuirt am fear beag gu robh 猫irig Fhinn aige. Mar sin bha e a鈥� falbh. Thug na br脿ithrean each luath dubh dha.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭hoir ar naidheachd do ar piuthar, agus bidh i agad fh猫in mar bhean,鈥� thuirt na br脿ithrean ris.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉halbh am fear beag. Bha e air an each. Chaidh an t-each thar a鈥� chuain. Aig beul na h-oidhche bha am fear beag c貌mhla ri Fionn Mac Cumhail. Dh鈥檉haighnich e de Fhionn 鈥檚 de cho-dhaltan an d鈥� fhuair iad an 猫irig. Fhreagair iadsan, 鈥淐ha d鈥� fhuair.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thug am fear beag an sporan a-mach. Dh鈥檉hosgail e an sporan. Thug e na sia fiaclan a-mach. Thuirt e ri Fionn, 鈥淭ha d鈥� 猫irig an sin, 鈥檚 cha d鈥� fhuair do cho-dhaltan e.鈥澛犅犅�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Uill, sin agaibh 脠irig Fhinn. Ach rinn mise s矛mplidh i. Ma tha sibh ag iarraidh a leughadh air fad, ann an G脿idhlig agus Beurla, tha i ann an Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, iris c貌ig-deug (XV). Mar sin leibh an-dr脿sta.

Faclan is abairtean: tha mi a鈥� dol a chur cr矛och air: I am going to finish; R矛oghachd nam Fear M貌ra: Kingdom of the Big Men; thug am marcaiche ionnsaigh air: the (horse) rider attacked him; ged a bha e beag, cha robh am fear beag lag: although he was small, the wee man wasn鈥檛 weak; claidheamh: sword; bha e airson faicinn d猫 bha am marcaiche a鈥� gi霉lan: he wanted to see what the rider was carrying; rinn e rannsachadh air a chorp: he searched his body; lorg e d脿 ch矛r agus sp貌ran: he found two combs and a purse; chaidh am fear beag dhachaigh leis na fiaclan: the wee man went home with the teeth; d猫 chunnaic thu an-diugh?: what did you see today?; ach mharbh mi e: but I killed him; thuirt am br脿thair as 脿irde: the tallest brother; cha do rinn thu math riamh dhuinn: you never did us [any] good; rinn thu cron: you did damage; mharbh thu an t-aon bhr脿thair a bh鈥� aig m鈥� athair: you killed my father鈥檚 only brother [鈥渢he one brother that was at my father鈥漖; tha mi coma: I couldn鈥檛 care less; gun robh fear a鈥� dol a thogail 猫irig Fhinn 鈥檌c Cumhail: that a man was going to lift Fionn Mac Cumhail鈥檚 reparation; bha esan a鈥� dol a thoirt saorsa dhuinn bho shabaid is bho chogadh: he was going to bring [give] us freedom from fighting and from war; thug na br脿ithrean each luath dubh dha: the brothers gave him a fast black horse; thoir ar naidheachd do ar piuthar: give our news to our sister; bidh i agad fh猫in mar bhean: you will have her as a wife; chaidh an t-each thar a鈥� chuain: the horse went across the ocean; aig beul na h-oidhche bha am fear beag c貌mhla ri Fionn Mac Cumhail: at dusk the wee man was with Fionn Mac Cumhail; dh鈥檉haighnich e de Fhionn 鈥檚 de cho-dhaltan: he asked Fionn and his foster-brothers; dh鈥檉hosgail e an sporan: he opened the purse; tha d鈥� 猫irig an sin, 鈥檚 cha d鈥� fhuair do cho-dhaltan e: your reparation is there, and your foster-brothers didn鈥檛 get it [for you]; rinn mise s矛mplidh i: I simplified it [made it simple]; ma tha sibh ag iarraidh a leughadh air fad: if you want to read it in its entirety; mar sin leibh an-dr脿sta: cheerio just now.