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Thairis air a鈥� mh矛os a dh鈥檉halbh, bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Chaisteal Loch nan Doirb. Tha e air a bhith na thobhta bho mheadhan a鈥� ch貌igeamh linn deug.

O chionn ceathrad bliadhna, bha feadhainn a鈥� beachdachadh air an t-脿ite a leasachadh. Bha Iarla Chaladair airson luchd-turais a tharraing ann. Bhiodh 脿ite-p脿rcaidh ann agus laimrig. Bhiodh b脿t鈥�-aiseig a鈥� toirt daoine a-mach don eilean.聽

Ach cha robh a h-uile duine toilichte mun phlana. Bha cuid de luchd-d矛on nan eun na aghaidh. Chaidh a鈥� ch霉is don riaghaltas 鈥� Riaghaltas Bhreatainn aig an 脿m sin. Cha do thachair e.聽

D猫 thachair, ge-t脿, don stuth a bha am broinn a鈥� chaisteil? Chan eil fhios a鈥檓. Math dh鈥檉haodte gu bheil gu le貌r dheth ann an caistealan eile. Tha p矛os no dh脿 ann an taighean-tasgaidh 鈥� mar eisimpleir adharc-fh霉dair 鈥� a gunpowder-horn.

O chionn beagan is trithead bliadhna, rinn sgioba de dh鈥櫭爎c-e貌laichean rannsachadh mionaideach fo uachdar an locha. Lorg iad aon rud f矛or sh貌nraichte. B鈥� e sin siuga m貌r a bha c貌ig ceud bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois. Bha e ann an deagh 貌rdugh. Agus bha na dathan air 鈥� buidhe, uaine is donn 鈥� follaiseach gu le貌r fhathast. Bha e air a thoirt a Thaigh-tasgaidh Inbhir Nis.

Bu mhath leam mo chunntas air Loch nan Doirb a thoirt gu ceann le iomradh air lus s貌nraichte a bha a鈥� f脿s ann. Bha muinntir na sg矛re a鈥� gabhail 鈥�Lochindorb kale鈥� air an lus. Bha iad dhen bheachd gur e tar-chineal a bha ann 鈥� 鈥檚 e sin a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air hybrid. 鈥橲 e tar-chineal a bha ann eadar c脿l dearg no red cabbage agus sn猫ap no turnip. Bha an d脿 lus sin air an cur anns an eilean leis an fheadhainn mu dheireadh a bha a鈥� fuireach ann.

Bha daoine ag ithe nan duilleagan. Agus bha crodh anns an eilean bho 脿m gu 脿m. Bha iadsan ag ithe c脿l Loch nan Doirb cuideachd. Chan e a-mh脿in na duilleagan a bha daoine is beathaichean ag ithe, ach na freumhaichean aca. Bha iad air leth m貌r.聽

A bheil an lus annasach sin fhathast a鈥� f脿s anns an eilean? Uill, chan fhaca mi gin. Is m貌r am beud.

Over the last month, I was telling you about Lochindorb Castle. It鈥檚 been a ruin since the middle of the fifteenth century.

Forty years ago, some people were considering developing the place. The Earl of Cawdor was wanting to attract tourists there. There would be a car park and jetty. A ferry boat would take people out to the island.

But not everybody was happy about the plan. Some bird conservationists were against it. The matter went to the government 鈥� the British Government at that time. It didn鈥檛 happen.

What happened, however, to the stuff that was inside the castle? I don鈥檛 know. Perhaps there is a lot of it in other castles. One or two pieces are in museums 鈥� such as a gunpowder-horn.

Over thirty years ago, a team of archaeologists conducted detailed research under the surface of the loch. They found one really special item. That was a large jug that was five hundred years old. It was in great condition. And the colours on it 鈥� yellow, green and brown 鈥� were still obvious. It was taken to the Inverness Museum.

I would like to conclude my account of Lochindorb with a mention of a special plant that was growing there. The local people called it 鈥楲ochindorb kale鈥�. They reckoned it was a tar-chineal 鈥� that鈥檚 the Gaelic for 鈥榟ybrid鈥�. It was a hybrid between red cabbage and turnip. Those two plants were planted on the island by the last folk who were living there.

People were eating the leaves. And cattle were on the island from time to time. They were also eating Lochindorb kale. It wasn鈥檛 just the leaves that people and animals were eating, but their roots. They were enormous.

Does that strange plant still grow on the island? Well, I never saw any. More鈥檚 the pity.