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Chuir mi ceist oirbh an t-seachdain sa chaidh anns na n貌taichean-gr脿mair 鈥� ciamar a chanadh sibh ann an G脿idhlig 鈥渙n top of a black bull鈥�? Mholainn-sa gun t貌isich sibh le 鈥渙n top of the bull鈥�? 鈥橲 e sin air muin an tairbh. Agus on top of the black bull 鈥� air muin an tairbh dhuibh. A-nise, thoiribh an t-alt air falbh, agus d猫 th鈥� agaibh? On top of a black bull 鈥� air muin tairbh dhuibh.

Nise, chan eil mi a鈥� moladh gum feuch sibh dhol air muin tairbh dhuibh, oir tha e dona gu le貌r dhol air muin eich, ge bith d猫 an dath a th鈥� air. Ach ma thachras e d貌igh air choreigin, ann am Pamplona no Pabail, bidh fios agaibh d猫 chanas sibh ris an nurs 鈥� 鈥渂ha mi air muin tairbh dhuibh agus thuit mi!鈥� Uill, 鈥檚 d貌cha nach biodh sin gu cus feum ann am Pamplona!

F脿gamaid an tarbh an d脿rna taobh. A bheil fios agaibh d猫 th鈥� ann an caora chrom? Tha i co-cheangailte ri uisge-beatha. Caoraich agus uisge-beatha? Mmm. Feumaidh mi m矛neachadh鈥�

Cha do ghabh mi uisge-beatha m矛-laghail a-riamh ach aon turas a-mh脿in. Agus, mus gabh luchd na cusbainn no na poilis cus gnothaich rium, cha robh mi ann an Alba ach ann an Thailand, ann am baile beag iomallach far a bheil treubhan nam beann a鈥� fuireach.

鈥橲 e an duilgheadas a bh鈥� ann gu robh mi a鈥� faighinn aoigheachd ann an taigh ceannaire a鈥� bhaile, far am biodh e m矛-mhodhail deoch a dhi霉ltadh. Co-dhi霉, cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh an sm霉id orm. Chan eil fhios agam d猫 an se貌rsa arbhair a bha iad a鈥� cleachdadh airson uisge-beatha a dh猫anamh, ach tha fhios againn ann an Alba air an t-se貌rsa as fhe脿rr 鈥� e貌rna.

Anns an t-seann aimsir, bhiodh m貌ran de mhuinntir D霉thaich MhicAoidh a鈥� d猫anamh uisge-beatha dhaibh fh猫in, ged a bha e an aghaidh an lagh. Gu tric, bhiodh iad a鈥� ceannach e貌rna ann an Gallaibh agus dh鈥檉heumadh iad a bhith cinnteach nach fhaiceadh poileas na pocannan aca air an rathad dhachaigh.

Bha fear ann turas a th脿inig dhachaigh le pocannan l脿n e貌rna, ach chunnaic dithis phoileas e agus lean iad air. Nuair a r脿inig e an taigh aige, bha na poilis air a sh脿il. Bha iad a鈥� coimhead airson rudeigin a dhearbhadh gu robh poit-dhubh aige.

Uill, bha aon rud anns a鈥� chidsin 鈥� a鈥� chliath bhon phoit-dhuibh. 鈥橲 e sin a鈥� ph矛ob shn矛omhach, a th鈥� air a d猫anamh le meatailt, anns am bi an ce貌 a鈥� tiughachadh. Bhiodh a鈥� phoit-dhubh ann am badeigin anns a鈥� mhonadh, ach feumaidh gu robh an croitear air a鈥� chliath a thoirt dhachaigh leis. Nam faigheadh na poilis greim air a鈥� chl猫ith, bhiodh fios aca gu robh poit-dhubh aige.

Bha an croitear air d矛ochuimhneachadh mu dheidhinn na cl猫ithe, a bha ri taobh an t-sinc. Gu fortanach dha, ge-t脿, th貌isich na poilis anns a鈥� bh脿thaich agus fhad 鈥檚 a bha iad a-muigh an sin, ruith e timcheall an taighe, a鈥� coimhead airson fianais sam bith gu robh e a鈥� d猫anamh uisge-beatha. Chunnaic e a鈥� chliath. Ach cho luath 鈥檚 a chunnaic e i, chual鈥� e cas-cheuman nam poileas, agus iad a鈥� tighinn a-steach. D猫 dh猫anadh e leis a鈥� chl猫ith?!

Chunnaic e siuga mh貌r de bh脿inne air a鈥� bh貌rd. Am biodh i m貌r gu le貌r? Dh鈥檉hosgail an doras ach, mus do chuir a鈥� chiad phoileas a cheann a-steach, chuir an croitear a鈥� chliath anns an t-siuga agus, gu fortanach, cha robh i faicsinneach. Bha an croitear s脿bhailte! Agus a鈥� chaora chrom? O 鈥� seallaibh air an uair. Seo deireadh na Litreach! Feumaidh a鈥� chaora 鈥� agus sibh fh猫in 鈥� a bhith foighidneach!

Faclan na seachdaine: Paibil: Bayble (in Lewis); cusbainn: customs; ceannaire a鈥� bhaile: the village leader (鈥渉eadman鈥�); e貌rna: barley; D霉thaich MhicAoidh: Mackay Country (N. Sutherland); Gallaibh: Caithness; poit-dhubh: small still used by distillers of illegal whisky; cliath: worm (in distilling apparatus); sn矛omhach: spiral; a鈥� tiughachadh: condensing; b脿thach: byre; cas-cheuman: (noise of) footsteps; siuga: jug; faicsinneach: visible.

Abairtean na seachdaine: ge bith d猫 an dath a th鈥� air: whatever colour it is; 鈥檚 d貌cha nach biodh sin gu cus feum: perhaps that wouldn鈥檛 be of too much use; f脿gamaid an tarbh an d脿rna taobh: let鈥檚 leave the bull at one side (out of the argument); cha do ghabh mi X ach aon turas a-mh脿in: I only took X one time; far a bheil treubhan nam beann a鈥� fuireach: where the hill tribes live; far am biodh e m矛-mhodhail deoch a dhi霉ltadh: where it would be rude to refuse a drink; cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh an sm霉id orm: it wasn鈥檛 long until I was drunk; nach fhaiceadh poileas na pocannan: that a policeman wouldn鈥檛 see the bags; lean iad air: they followed him; bha na poilis air a sh脿il: the police were on his heel(s); a bha ri taobh an t-sinc: which was beside the sink; ruith e timcheall an taighe: he ran around the house; airson fianais sam bith: for any evidence; cho luath 鈥檚 a chunnaic e i: as soon as he saw it; d猫 dh猫anadh e leis a鈥� chl猫ith?: what would he do with the worm?; seallaibh air an uair: look at the time; feumaidh sibh a bhith foighidneach: you will have to be patient.

Puing-ghr脿mair na seachdaine: I hope you were able to follow the inflexion of the feminine noun cliath in the Litir. I take the traditional view 鈥� that feminine nouns should be slenderised in the singular dative (prepositional) case, although this is by no means adhered to universally today. But how do you slenderise a vowel combination like 鈥渋a鈥�? The answer is that it changes to 鈥溍╥鈥�. Cliath is actually an easy one to deal with, as the same word is used for a fire grate or a harrow. In the dative singular it is cl猫ith (nam faigheadh na poilis greim air a鈥� chl猫ith). In the genitive singular it is also slenderised 鈥� cl猫ithe eg mu dheidhinn na cl猫ithe. If you forget how this slenderisation takes place, think of a familiar word. Fiadh (a masculine noun) slenderises, according to the rules, in the genitive singular 鈥� to f猫idh. You may also be familiar with the word riadh for 鈥渂anking interest鈥�. Interest rate in Gaelic is 矛re an r猫idh 鈥� demonstrating the same inflexion. You may also have noticed slenderisation of the dubh in poit-dhubh even where there is no slenderisation of poit. I will deal with that in next week鈥檚 puing-ghr脿mair.

Gn脿ths-cainnt na seachdaine: ma thachras e d貌igh air choreigin: if it happens in some way or another. Note that grammatically it should be 鈥渁nn an d貌igh air choreigin鈥� but that the 鈥渁nn an鈥� is often missed out in everyday speech.