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C貌 an G脿idheal as ainmeile a th鈥� ann ann an Coir矛a? Seadh 鈥� Coir矛a 鈥� an d霉thaich, a tha sgaraichte ann an d脿 ph脿irt, a tha l脿imh ri ceann a tuath S矛onaidh. Uill, chan urrainn dhomh a鈥� cheist sin a fhreagairt. Ach tha amharas agam gum biodh an t-Urramach Iain Ros nach maireann faisg air mullach na liosta, mura biodh e aig a鈥� mhullach fh猫in. Carson 鈥� uill, thig mi gu sin an ceann greis.

Rugadh Iain Ros ann an taobh sear Siorrachd Rois, faisg air B脿gh an Eig, anns a鈥� bhliadhna ochd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1842). Eadhon aig an 脿m ud bha G脿idhlig aig a鈥� mh貌r-chuid de shluagh na sg矛re sin, agus 鈥檚 e G脿idhlig a-mh脿in a bh鈥� aig Iain nuair a th貌isich e san sgoil ann am Baile a鈥� Chnuic. Ach, mus tigeadh a shaoghal gu cr矛ch, bhiodh e fileanta ann an grunn ch脿nanan eile, S矛onais agus Cor矛anais nam measg.

Bha athair na th脿illear agus bha e cuideachd na bhall de Bh貌rd na Sl脿inte, buidheann a chaidh a chur air chois airson d猫iligeadh ris a鈥� bhuinich-mh貌ir, no cholera. Thathar a鈥� smaoineachadh gun tug tr矛 rudan buaidh air Iain, agus e 貌g. Anns a鈥� chiad dol a-mach, bha a theaghlach an s脿s gu m貌r anns an Eaglais. A bharrachd air sin, bhiodh Iain a鈥� faicinn soithichean a鈥� tighinn is a鈥� falbh gu gach 脿ird, is bhiodh sin a鈥� toirt air smaoineachadh mun t-saoghal mh貌r. Agus bha e air a chuairteachadh le 脿iteachan a bha muinntir an 脿ite a鈥� comharrachadh mar co-cheangailte ris na s矛thichean. Ged nach robh e fh猫in air an aon r脿mh a thaobh rudan os-n脿darrach, thuigeadh e mar a bhiodh daoine a bha a鈥� fuireach ann an sg矛rean d霉thchail a鈥� coimhead air an t-saoghal.

Anns na seasgadan, dh鈥檉halbh e a Ghlaschu far an do rinn e ceum san oilthigh. An uair sin chaidh e a-steach don Mhinistrealachd ann an Talla Dhiadhaireach nan Cl猫ireach Aonaichte ann an D霉n 脠ideann. Bha 霉idh aige ann a bhith a鈥� falbh a-null thairis airson a bhith na mhiseanaraidh, agus thuirt am fear a bha os cionn B貌rd Misean C猫in na h-Eaglaise gum biodh an d脿rna cuid Na h-脤nnseachan no S矛ona freagarrach dha. Bha am B貌rd air aithneachadh gu robh sgilean c脿nain air leth aige.

Ach bha tarraing eile air 鈥� a dhachaigh. Bha Iain gu math measail air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd agus bha b貌rd eile dhen Eaglais 鈥� B貌rd Misean na Dachaigh 鈥� dhen bheachd gum bu ch貌ir dha tilleadh don Gh脿idhealtachd. Eadhon aig an 脿m ud bha gainnead ann de mhinistearan aig an robh comas searmonachadh ann an G脿idhlig.

Chaidh Iain a dh鈥橧nbhir Nis is an uair sin a Phort R矛gh. Ach cha robh e toilichte san Eilean Sgitheanach agus dh鈥檌arr e air an Eaglais a ghluasad a Ste貌rnabhagh. Eadhon ann an Le貌dhas, ge-t脿, cha robh e riaraichte, agus sgr矛obh e a-rithist gu B貌rd a鈥� Mhisein Ch猫in, ag iarraidh orra a chur a-null a Sh矛onaidh. Sgr矛obh Cathraiche a鈥� Bh霉ird, an Dotair Uilleam MacGill, ris gum biodh e na b鈥� fhe脿rr dha a bhith 鈥渘a shradag misein [thall thairis] na lasair ann an Ros an Ear鈥�.

Anns a鈥� Ghearran ochd ceud deug, seachdad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1872) fhuair e cead dhol a Sh矛onaidh. Goirid mus do dh鈥檉halbh e, ph貌s e, agus e a-nise trithead bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois. Aig an toiseach chaidh e gu ruige Chefoo (air a bheil Yantai an-diugh), air a鈥� chosta mu choinneimh Choir矛a, far an robh miseanaraidhean eile. Cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh e a鈥� coimhead airson 脿ite 霉r dha fh猫in, ge-t脿. Innsidh mi dhuibh mar a choisinn e cli霉 mh貌r dha fh猫in ann am Manchuria is Coir矛a an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan na seachdaine: sgaraichte: divided; l脿imh ri: adjacent to; an t-Urramach Iain Ros: The Reverend John Ross; Siorrachd Rois: Ross-shire; B脿gh an Eig: Nigg; Baile a鈥� Chnuic: Hilton of Cadboll; t脿illear: tailor; a鈥� Mhinistrealachd: the (Church) Ministry; c猫in: foreign; riaraichte: satisfied.

Abairtean na seachdaine: c貌 an G脿idheal as ainmeile ann an Coir矛a?: who is the most famous Gael in Korea?; mura biodh e aig a鈥� mhullach fh猫in: if he weren鈥檛 at the very top; thig mi gu sin an ceann greis: I will come to that after a while; eadhon aig an 脿m ud: even at that time; mus tigeadh a shaoghal gu cr矛ch: before his life came to an end; bhiodh e fileanta ann an grunn ch脿nanan eile: he would be fluent in several other languages; buidheann a chaidh a chur air chois: a group which was established; thathar a鈥� smaoineachadh: it is thought; bhiodh sin a鈥� toirt air smaoineachadh: that would make him think; bha e air a chuairteachadh: he was surrounded; ged nach robh e fh猫in air an aon r脿mh a thaobh rudan os-n脿darrach: although he wasn鈥檛 on the same wavelength (literally 鈥渙ar鈥�) regarding supernatural things; anns na seasgadan: in the sixties (1860s); Talla Dhiadhaireach nan Cl猫ireach Aonaichte: United Presbyterian Theological Hall; a-null thairis airson a bhith na mhiseanaraidh; overseas to be a missionary; gum biodh an d脿rna cuid Na h-脤nnseachan no S矛ona freagarrach dha: that either India or China would be suitable for him; gu robh sgilean c脿nain air leth aige: that he had exceptional linguistic skills; bha gainnead ann: there was a shortage; gum biodh e na b鈥� fhe脿rr dha a bhith: that it would be better for him to be; na shradag misein [thall thairis] na lasair ann an Ros an Ear: a mission spark [overseas] than a flame in Easter Ross; anns a鈥� Ghearran: in February; air a bheil Yantai an-diugh: which is called Yantai today; mar a choisinn e cli霉 mh貌r dha fh猫in: how he won a big reputation for himself.

Puing-ghr脿mair na seachdaine: 鈥橲 e G脿idhlig a-mh脿in a bh鈥� aig Iain nuair a th貌isich e san sgoil: it was only Gaelic that Iain spoke when he started school. I want to reiterate a very basic point this week 鈥� that is, the proper idiomatic way to say that somebody speaks a language, in this case Gaelic. We say in Gaelic that 鈥渉e has鈥� the language, not that 鈥渉e speaks鈥� it. I sometimes hear learners say of another 鈥� 鈥渁m bi e a鈥� bruidhinn G脿idhlig?鈥� (meaning 鈥渄oes he speak Gaelic鈥�) when they should say 鈥渁 bheil G脿idhlig aige?鈥� No verb to 鈥渟peak鈥� appears 鈥� all we need is the verb 鈥渢o be鈥� and one of the prepositional pronouns associated with aig. Here is an example of how you might use both in the one sentence: tha Fraingis aige ach bidh e a鈥� bruidhinn Gearmailtis ri bhean (he has/speaks French but he speaks German to his wife). Or: tha G脿idhlig agam nuair a tha mi nam chadal, ged nach bruidhinn mi i ach nuair a tha mi nam dh霉isg: I 鈥渉ave鈥� Gaelic when I am asleep although I only speak it when I am awake.

Gn脿ths-cainnt na seachdaine: goirid mus do dh鈥檉halbh e: shortly before he left. Goirid mus do rinn X Y: shortly before X did Y.