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C貌 脿s a th脿inig an t-ainm airson nam beann as 脿irde anns an Eilean Sgitheanach 鈥� a tha ainmeil fad鈥� is farsaing? An Cuiltheann 鈥� the Cuillin. Is iomadh beachd a chualas air sin thairis air na bliadhnaichean. Ach saoilidh mi gu bheil am m矛neachadh aig Peter Drummond anns an leabhar aige Scottish Hill Names a鈥� coimhead gu math coltach. Thig mi gu sin an ceartuair.

鈥橲 d貌cha gur e a鈥� chiad rud a bu ch貌ir dhomh r脿dh gur e ainm singilte a th鈥� ann an Cuiltheann. An Cuiltheann. Chan e Na Cuiltheann. Agus chan e Beanntan a鈥� Chuilthinn nas motha. D矛reach An Cuiltheann. Mar sin, 鈥檚 e The Cuillin, seach The Cuillins a chanas m貌ran ann am Beurla.

Faodaidh sinn a bhith an 矛re mhath cinnteach nach eil an Cuiltheann air ainmeachadh 脿s d猫idh a鈥� ghaisgich Gh脿idhealaich Cuchulainn, ged a bha am m矛neachadh sin anns an fhasan uaireigin. Tha beul-aithris ag innse dhuinn gun do dh鈥檌onnsaich an t-Ultach Cuchulainn a chuid sgilean sabaid bhon Bhanrigh Sg脿thach. Bha caisteal aice aig D霉n Sg脿thaich anns an Eilean Sgitheanach 脿s am faighear sealladh 脿lainn dhen Chuiltheann.

Tha cuid air ceangal a dh猫anamh eadar na beanntan agus gaisgeach G脿idhealach eile 鈥� Fionn MacCumhail. Os cionn Phort R矛gh tha 脿ite air a bheil Suidhe Fhinn. Bhiodh Fionn a鈥� coimhead air an Fh猫inn fhad 鈥檚 a bha iad a鈥� sealg anns a鈥� ghleann fodha. 鈥橲 e an Cuiltheann, ma-th脿, C霉il Fhinn, the nook or hiding place of Fionn. Mmm, chan eil sin ro choltach nas motha.

Tha feadhainn air smuain eile a chur air adhart 鈥� gu bheil an t-ainm co-cheangailte ris a鈥� Gh脿idhlig airson holly 鈥� cuileann. Tha na beanntan sin gu math biorach, mar a tha duilleagan cuilinn. Ach a-rithist, chan eil sin coltach. Chan eil eisimpleir eile ann de a leithid.

Bha amharas agam riamh nach e ainm G脿idhlig a bh鈥� ann. Agus 鈥� mar a tha Peter Drummond ag innse dhuinn 鈥� bu ch貌ir dhuinn a bhith a鈥� coimhead a dh鈥檌onnsaigh Lochlainn airson an fhuasglaidh. 鈥橲 iomadh beinn Albannach a chithear bhon mhuir air a bheil ainm Lochlannach. Agus nach biodh maraichean Lochlannach a鈥� cleachdadh a鈥� Chuilthinn mar chomharra-i霉il?

Tha Peter Drummond ag innse dhuinn gu bheil beanntan ann an Nirribhidh air a bheil Kj酶len mar ainm. Tha feadhainn eile air a bheil Kiolen ann an Innis T矛le. Tha beanntan ann an Nirribhidh cuideachd air a bheil Velskj酶len agus Kvitingskj酶len. Agus tha kj酶len a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渃reagan 脿rda鈥�. An t脿inig Cuiltheann bhon ainm Lochlannach airson nam beann sin 鈥� Kj酶len? Dh猫anadh e ciall, ceart gu le貌r. Is fhiach barrachd rannsachaidh a dh猫anamh air a鈥� chuspair.

Tha mi a鈥� tuigsinn gu bheil kj酶len cuideachd a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渁n druim鈥�, nuair a thathar a鈥� bruidhinn mu bh脿taichean. The keel ann am Beurla. Ma dh鈥檉haodte gun do rinn na seann Lochlannaich coimeas eadar cuid de bheanntan agus druim b脿ta mar a tha e nuair a tha am b脿ta bun-os-cionn.

Tha sin a鈥� cur ceist eile nam cheann. Tha m貌ran bheanntan, no p脿irtean de bheanntan, ann an Alba, air a bheil Druim mar ainm. Tha Druim nan R脿mh anns a鈥� Chuiltheann. Saoil an robh druim anns an t-suidheachadh sin an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� riochdachadh back no spine 鈥� mar a tha ann an 脠irinn? No, aig amannan, an do lean na G脿idheil ann an Alba d貌igh Lochlannach le bhith a鈥� cur an druim an s脿s airson kj酶len a riochdachadh? A-rithist bhiodh tuilleadh rannsachaidh feumail.

Kj酶len 鈥� Cuiltheann 鈥� An Cuiltheann 鈥� The Cuillin. Dh鈥檉haodadh e bhith, ceart gu le貌r.

Faclan na Litreach: An Cuiltheann: The Cuillin; an ceartuair: presently; Ultach: Ulsterman; Suidhe Fhinn: Fionn鈥檚 [Fingal鈥檚] Seat; cuileann: holly; comharra-i霉il: landmark, navigational mark.

Abairtean na Litreach: airson nam beann as 脿irde: for the highest mountains; ainmeil fad鈥� is farsaing: famous far and wide; is iomadh beachd a chualas: many an opinion was heard; saoilidh mi gu bheil am m矛neachadh aig X a鈥� coimhead gu math coltach: I reckon X鈥檚 explanation is pretty likely [correct]; gur e a鈥� chiad rud a bu ch貌ir dhomh r脿dh: that the first thing I should say; 脿s d猫idh a鈥� ghaisgich Gh脿idhealaich Cuchulainn: after the Gaelic hero Cuchullin; a chuid sgilean sabaid bhon Bhanrigh Sg脿thach: his fighting skills from Queen Sg脿thach; 脿s am faighear sealladh 脿lainn: from which is had a beautiful view; a鈥� coimhead air an Fh猫inn fhad 鈥檚 a bha iad a鈥� sealg anns a鈥� ghleann fodha: watching the Fenians as they were hunting in the glen below him; chan eil sin ro choltach nas motha: that鈥檚 not particularly likely either; biorach, mar a tha duilleagan cuilinn: sharp, as are holly leaves; eisimpleir eile de a leithid: another example of the [same] sort; a dh鈥檌onnsaigh Lochlainn airson an fhuasglaidh: towards Scandinavia for the solution; a chithear bhon mhuir: which is/can be seen from the sea; dh猫anadh e ciall: it would make sense; is fhiach barrachd rannsachaidh a dh猫anamh: it鈥檚 worth doing more research; ma dh鈥檉haodte: perhaps; druim b脿ta mar a tha e nuair a tha am b脿ta bun-os-cionn: a boat鈥檚 keel as it is when the boat is upside-down; an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� riochdachadh: always representing; an do lean na G脿idheil ann an Alba d貌igh Lochlannach?: did the Gaels in Scotland follow a Scandinavian way [of thinking]?.

Puing-ch脿nain na Litreach: Os cionn Phort R矛gh: above Portree. This example builds on the point I made in Litir 459 (18.04.08) about how we genitivise place names. Os cionn, being a compound preposition, takes the genitive. To show the genitive of a place name like Port R矛gh, in which there is no article, we lenite it 鈥� thus os cionn Phort R矛gh. Similarly we call 鈥渢he people of Portree鈥� muinntir Phort R矛gh. 鈥淎bove Glasgow鈥� is os cionn Ghlaschu. Ste貌rnabhagh (Stornoway) cannot be lenited. It is slenderised in the genitive 鈥� thus we would say os cionn Ste貌rnabhaigh. And place names with the article operate just as any noun would 鈥� thus os cionn a鈥� Ghearasdain (above Fort William), os cionn an 脪bain (above 脪ban).聽

Gn脿thas-cainnt na Litreach: anns an fhasan: in fashion [lit. in the fashion].