大象传媒

Anns an Litir mu dheireadh, bha mi ag innse dhuibh mun leabhar 霉r aig Raghnall MacIlleDhuibh 鈥� The Gaelic Otherworld. Tha an leabhar st猫idhichte air d脿 sheann leabhar le Iain MacGriogair Caimbeul. Tha beul-aithris ann air iomadach rud. Am measg sin tha an droch-sh霉il. 鈥橲 e sin an 鈥渆vil eye鈥�. An droch-sh霉il.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Seo mar a thachair e ann an dachaigh air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd. Nuair a bha p脿iste tinn, gun fhios carson, bha cailleach a鈥� tighinn don taigh. Bha bobhla aig a鈥� chaillich. Chuir i uisge glan anns a鈥� bhobhla. An uair sin chuir i bonn-airgid anns a鈥� bhobhla. Chuir i am bobhla bun-os-cionn. Nan robh am bonn-airgid a鈥� steigeadh ri bonn a鈥� bhobhla, bha droch naidheachd ann. Bha an droch-sh霉il air am p脿iste a chronachadh.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 An uair sin d猫 thachradh? Uill, seo mar a mh矛nich fear 脿 Tiriodh e. 鈥淣uair a bha mi nam bhalach,鈥� thuirt e, 鈥渃haidh mi gu taigh n脿baidh鈥� Bha p脿iste anns an taigh. Bha am p脿iste tinn鈥� Bha bobhla aig cailleach. Bha uisge anns a鈥� bhobhla. Chuir a鈥� chailleach am bobhla air a gl霉in. Bha i a鈥� bruidhinn os cionn a鈥� bhobhla鈥� An d猫idh greis, th貌isich a鈥� chailleach air m猫aranaich. Chan fhaca mi m猫aranaich mar sin a-riamh. Bha mi a鈥� smaoineachadh gu robh i a鈥� dol a bh脿sachadh. Chuir i sp貌gan a鈥� chait anns a鈥� bhobhla. Chuir i sn脿ithlean dearg anns a鈥� bhobhla. Agus chuir i an sn脿ithlean timcheall amhaich a鈥� ph脿iste.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Sgr矛obh an Caimbeulach rudeigin mu dheidhinn an uisge a bha anns a鈥� bhobhla. Sgr矛obh e gur e 鈥渦isge casan an t-sealgair鈥� a bha iad ag iarraidh. Uisge casan an t-sealgair. Gu tric, 鈥檚 e cat an aon sealgair a bhiodh aca anns an taigh. Mar sin, chuir a鈥� chailleach sp貌gan a鈥� chait san uisge.

鈥橲 e am 鈥渂ruidhinn鈥� a chuala am balach a鈥� gheas. Bha a鈥� chailleach a鈥� cur an uisge fo gheas. Ach carson a bha i a鈥� m猫aranaich? Uill, bha sin a鈥� tachairt nuair a bha an tinneas a鈥� f脿gail a鈥� ph脿iste. Bha an tinneas a鈥� dol thairis don chaillich. Is bha an tinneas a鈥� toirt air a鈥� chaillich a bhith a鈥� m猫aranaich.

Faclan is abairtean: bha mi ag innse dhuibh: I was telling you; Raghnall MacIlleDhuibh: Ronald Black; d脿 sheann leabhar le Iain MacGriogair Caimbeul: two old books by John Gregorson Campbell; tha beul-aithris ann air iomadach rud: there is oral tradition in it on many things [subjects]; an droch-sh霉il: the evil eye; seo mar a thachair e ann an dachaigh: this is how it happened in a home; nuair a bha p脿iste tinn, gun fhios carson: when a child was sick, without knowing why; bha bobhla aig a鈥� chaillich: the old woman had a bowl; bonn-airgid: a silver coin; bun-os-cionn: upside-down; nan robh X a鈥� steigeadh ri bonn a鈥� bhobhla: if X stuck [was sticking] to the bottom of the bowl; bha an droch-sh霉il air am p脿iste a chronachadh: the evil eye had harmed the child; an uair sin d猫 thachradh?: then what would happen?; mar a mh矛nich fear 脿 Tiriodh: as a man from Tiree explained it; nuair a bha mi nam bhalach: when I was a boy; 苍脿产补颈诲丑: neighbour; air a gl霉in: on her knee; th貌isich a鈥� chailleach air m猫aranaich: the old woman started to yawn; chan fhaca mi m猫aranaich mar sin a-riamh: I never saw yawning like that; gu robh i a鈥� dol a bh脿sachadh: that she was going to die; sp貌gan a鈥� chait: the cat鈥檚 paws (still attached to the cat!); chuir i an sn脿ithlean timcheall amhaich a鈥� ph脿iste: she put the thread around the child鈥檚 neck; sgr矛obh an Caimbeulach rudeigin: Campbell wrote something; uisge casan an t-sealgair: water of the hunter鈥檚 feet; 鈥檚 e cat an aon sealgair a bhiodh aca: a cat was the one hunter they would have; 鈥檚 e am 鈥渂ruidhinn鈥� a chuala am balach a鈥� gheas: the 鈥渢alking鈥� the boy heard was the spell/charm; nuair a bha an tinneas a鈥� f脿gail a鈥� ph脿iste: when the disease was leaving the child; bha an tinneas a鈥� dol thairis don chaillich: the disease was transferring to the old woman; bha X a鈥� toirt air a鈥� chaillich a bhith a鈥� m猫aranaich: X was forcing the old woman to yawn; a bheil sibh fh猫in a鈥� m猫aranaich an-dr脿sta?: are you yourself yawning just now?; tha mi an d貌chas nach eil: I hope [you are] not; tha an t-脿m agam falbh: the time is at me [has come for me] to go.