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Anns an d脿 Litir mu dheireadh dh鈥檌nnis mi dhuibh mu dhaoine air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd a chaidh a thoirt am bruid le maraichean. Tha mi a鈥� leantainn leis a鈥� chuspair sin an t-seachdain seo, agus st貌iridh agam 脿 D霉thaich MhicAoidh.

Ann an seachd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a sia (1786) bha D貌mhnall MacAoidh dusan bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois. Thogadh e ann an Armadal. Cha robh foghlam aige ach bha e comasach air obair croite is obair na mara, agus 鈥檚 e gille d貌igheil a bh鈥� ann. Bhiodh e ri buachailleachd as t-samhradh.

Latha samhraidh a bha seo, ge-t脿, cha robh e ri buachailleachd. Bha e air tastan a thoirt do dh鈥檉hear airson sgian-ph貌caid a cheannach dha ann an Inbhir The貌rsa. Is bha e a鈥� feitheamh ris an duine. Fhad 鈥檚 a bha e a鈥� feitheamh, chunnaic e dithis a鈥� tighinn ga ionnsaigh. 鈥橲 e iasgairean a bh鈥� annta 脿 Eilean Le貌dhais. Bha iad ag obair do chompanaidh Le貌dhasach. Chaidh am b脿ta aca air na creagan agus bha iad a鈥� d猫anamh air Loch Eurabol, far an robh soitheach eile aig an aon chompanaidh.

Bhruidhinn iad ri D貌mhnall ann an G脿idhlig. Dh鈥檌arr iad air a鈥� ghille se貌ladh a thoirt dhaibh airson faighinn a Loch Eurabol. Fhad 鈥檚 a bha e a鈥� bruidhinn mhothaich e don dithis a鈥� coimhead air gu dl霉th. Bhruidhinn na h-iasgairean ri ch猫ile ann an c脿nan nach do thuig D貌mhnall 鈥� 鈥檚 d貌cha gur e a鈥� Bheurla a bh鈥� ann.

Thabhann na h-iasgairean d脿 thastan dha airson a dhol air an rathad c貌mhla riutha gu ruige am Bl脿ran Odhar. 鈥橲 e airgead m貌r a bh鈥� ann, agus dh鈥檃ontaich e. Nuair a r脿inig iad am Bl脿ran Odhar, thabhann na h-iasgairean d脿 thastan a bharrachd do Dh貌mhnall airson cumail a dol cuide riutha. Aig a鈥� cheann thall r脿inig iad Loch Eurabol agus chaidh D貌mhnall air b貌rd an t-soithich. Ann an sin chaidh deoch l脿idir a thoirt dha. Agus mus robh fios aige d猫 bha a鈥� dol, bha an soitheach aig muir.

Dh鈥檌arr D貌mhnall air na h-iasgairean a chur air ais air t矛r, ach dhi霉lt iad. Cha do rinn iad droch-dh矛ol air a鈥� ghille. Ach bha e a-nise mar ph脿irt dhen chriutha. Agus, ged a fhuair a ph脿rantan a-mach mun t-soitheach ann an Loch Eurabol, cha robh fios aig duine d猫 an t-ainm a bh鈥� oirre no d猫 am port dham buineadh i.

Uill, 鈥檚 e Ste貌rnabhagh am port dham buineadh i ach cha robh i ann an Ste貌rnabhagh gu tric. Bhiodh i a鈥� se貌ladh eadar Rotterdam, Liverpool, Copenhagen, Baile Atha Cliath, Bristol is iomadh port eatarra. Bhiodh i a鈥� toirt bathar eadar na puirt. Agus, ged a chaidh a thoirt am bruid anns a鈥� chiad dol a-mach, bha a bheatha air b貌rd an t-soithich a鈥� c貌rdadh math gu le貌r ri D貌mhnall. Bha i na b鈥� inntinniche dha na obair croite.

D脿 bhliadhna 脿s d猫idh gun deach a thoirt am bruid, bha D貌mhnall ann an Ste貌rnabhagh. Cha robh comas sgr矛obhaidh aige ach lorg e fear aig an robh an sgil sin. Chuir esan litir gu p脿rantan Dh貌mhnaill, ag innse dhaibh gu robh an gille be貌 is gu robh e ag obair aig muir. Ach cha tuirt e gu robh D貌mhnall airson teicheadh dhachaigh.

Nuair a bha e gu bhith sia bliadhn鈥� deug a dh鈥檃ois, chuala a ph脿rantan mu dheidhinn a-rithist 鈥� an d脿rna turas ann an ceithir bliadhna. Thachair sin faisg air Inbhir The貌rsa, nuair a bha D貌mhnall agus feadhainn eile ann an ge貌la, a鈥� d猫anamh air a鈥� chladach airson uisge. Innsidh mi dhuibh mu dheidhinn 鈥� agus na thachair do Dh貌mhnall aig a鈥� cheann thall 鈥� an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan na Litreach: D霉thaich MhicAoidh: The Mackay Country [N Sutherland]; Armadal: Armadale; Inbhir The貌rsa: Thurso; bathar: goods.

Abairtean na Litreach: a chaidh a thoirt am bruid le maraichean: who were kidnapped by seamen; bhiodh e ri buachailleachd as t-samhradh: he would be involved in herding cattle in the summer; bha e air tastan a thoirt: he had given a shilling; fhad 鈥檚 a bha e a鈥� feitheamh: while he was waiting; chunnaic e dithis a鈥� tighinn ga ionnsaigh: he saw two people coming towards him; far an robh soitheach eile aig an aon chompanaidh: where the same company had a vessel; mhothaich e don dithis a鈥� coimhead air gu dl霉th: he noticed the two men examining him; thabhann na h-iasgairean d脿 thastan dha: the fishermen offered him two shillings; gu ruige am Bl脿ran Odhar: to Bettyhill; cuide riutha: along with them; cha do rinn iad droch-dh矛ol air a鈥� ghille: they didn鈥檛 treat the boy badly; d猫 am port dham buineadh i: to which port she belonged; anns a鈥� chiad dol a-mach: in the first instance; bha a bheatha a鈥� c貌rdadh math gu le貌r ri D貌mhnall: Donald was enjoying his life well enough; bha i na b鈥� inntinniche dha na obair croite: it was more interesting to him than crofting work; cha tuirt e gu robh D貌mhnall airson teicheadh dhachaigh: he didn鈥檛 say that Donald wanted to run home; ann an ge貌la, a鈥� d猫anamh air a鈥� chladach: in a dinghy, making for the shore.

Puing-ch脿nain na Litreach: dh鈥檌arr iad air a鈥� ghille se貌ladh a thoirt dhaibh airson faighinn a Loch Eurabol: they asked the lad to give them directions to get to Loch Erribol. Did you understand that se貌ladh meant 鈥渄irections鈥� in this context and has nothing to do with sailing (also se貌ladh)? However, the two words probably share a common origin originating in se貌l (鈥渁 sail鈥�). Se貌ladh also means 鈥渢he act of directing, teaching, pointing or showing鈥� and it is in this context that it has come to mean 鈥済iving directions to a location鈥�. Traditionally, if you said to somebody, 鈥淒猫 an se貌ladh a th鈥� agad?鈥� they might have thought you were asking for instructions to get to their house. Nowadays, the word has adopted the meaning of 鈥渁ddress鈥� as in 10 Rathad na h-Eaglaise, Inbhir Pheofharain, although you will still hear some native speakers saying, 鈥淒猫 an address a th鈥� agad?鈥�, using the English word, because they differentiate address from se貌ladh, the latter still meaning 鈥渄irections to get to a location鈥�.

Gn脿ths-cainnt na Litreach: 鈥檚 e gille d貌igheil a bh鈥� ann: he was a good-natured lad.