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Ann an 脿ite iomallach ann an Srath Sp猫, tha baile beag ann air a bheil Dalnahatnich mar ainm. Saoilidh mi gur e sin Dail na h-Aitnich 鈥�the meadow of the juniper-place鈥�. Tha a鈥� chraobh-aitinn cumanta gu le貌r anns an sg矛re sin.

鈥橲 ann ann an Dail na h-Aitnich a bha Iain Beag MacAnndra a鈥� fuireach. Ged a bha Iain beag, cha robh e bog. Tha mi airson innse dhuibh mu dheidhinn.

Bha am baile aige faisg air 鈥楻athad nam M猫irleach鈥�. 鈥橲 e sin slighe air am biodh luchd-togail na creiche a鈥� toirt spr猫idh dhachaigh. Bhiodh fir Abrach a鈥� togail na creiche faisg air Linne Mhoireibh agus a鈥� tilleadh a Loch Abar le feudail.

Bha Iain Beag MacAnndra 脿 Dail na h-Aitnich na bhoghadair ainmeil. Tha cuid a鈥� cumail a-mach nach robh boghadair na b鈥� fhe脿rr na Iain air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd air fad. Seo agaibh aon sgeul mu Iain 脿 beul-aithris Shrath Sp猫.

Bha uachdaran an Achaidh Luachraich, ann an Loch Abar, os cionn gr脿isg a thog creach air an fhearann aig na R貌saich. Bha sin ann an Cill R脿thaig, faisg air Inbhir Nis. Bha iad a鈥� tilleadh dhachaigh leis an fheudail aca tro Shrath 脠ireann. Bha fios air a dhol a-mach gu muinntir Shrath 脠ireann stad a chur orra. Nan d猫anadh iad sin, gheibheadh iad duais bhon R貌sach.

Bha iad a鈥� feitheamh ris na m猫irlich ann an Coileachaidh ann an Srath 脠ireann. Bha muinntir Chill R脿thaig a鈥� leantainn nan creachadairean cuideachd. Bha uachdaran Choileachaidh air iarraidh air Iain Beag taic a thoirt dha, leis gun robh e cho sgileil leis a鈥� bhogha. A r猫ir aithris, bha Iain ann an Srath 脠ireann aig an 脿m air gnothach eile.聽

Ann an Coileachaidh bha c貌mhrag mh貌r ann. Mharbh Iain gu le貌r de na h-Abraich le a bhogha. Nam measg, bha an ceannard 鈥� uachdaran an Achaidh Luachraich. Gu m矛-fhortanach do dh鈥橧ain, dh鈥櫭╥gh uachdaran Choileachaidh ann an guth m貌r, 鈥楾apadh leat, Iain Bhig MhicAnndra 脿 Dail na h-Aitnich, 鈥檚 e do l脿mh fh猫in a rinn sin!鈥� Bhiodh fios aig na h-Abraich c貌 a bu choireach. Bha iad a鈥� dol a ghabhail d矛oghaltas air Iain Beag MacAnndra.

In a remote location in Strathspey, there is a small farm called Dalnahatnich. I reckon that is Dail na h-Aitnich 鈥榯he meadow of the juniper-place鈥�. The juniper tree is common enough in that area.

It was in Dalnahatnich that Iain Beag MacAnndra was living. Although Iain was small, he wasn鈥檛 soft. I want to tell you about him.

His farm was near 鈥楾he Reiver鈥檚 Road鈥�. That is a route on which cattle plunderers would take cattle home. Lochaber men would plunder near the Moray Firth and return home with stolen cattle.

Iain Beag MacAnndra from Dalnahatnich was a famous archer. Some people maintain that there was no better archer than Iain in the whole of the Highlands. Here is one tale about Iain from Strathspey oral tradition.聽

The laird of Achluachrach in Lochaber was in charge of a gang that raided the land of the Roses. That was at Kilravock, near Inverness. They were returning home with their booty through Strathdearn. Messages had been sent to the people of Strathdearn to stop them. If they did that, they would get a reward from Rose.

They were waiting for the robbers in Kyllachy in Strathdearn. The people of Kilravock were also following the raiders. The laird of Kyllachy had asked Iain Beag to help because he was so skilful with the bow. According to reports, Iain was in Strathdearn at that time on another matter.

In Kyllachy there was great conflict. Iain killed many of the Lochaber men with his bow. Among them was their leader 鈥� the laird of Achluachrach. Unfortunately for Iain, Kyllachy shouted out in a loud voice, 鈥楾hank you, Iain Beag MacAnndra from Dalnahatnich, it鈥檚 your hand that did this!鈥� The Lochaber people would know who was responsible. They were going to exact revenge on Iain Beag MacAnndra.