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1S40.] Ceatharnach-Coille Gdidhealach. 181
nillic, " leigibli a mach mi, leigibh dlioinli b;is ur bratliar a dhiol
— ach rinn a nibic o;reim air, agiis cha leigeadh iad leis an dorus
'f liojigladli. Bha Afac-an-t-sagairt a' glaodhaicli air bean a' Mliug-
aich Mlioir a' cliomhla fbosgladli dlia. Sliaoil leatlia-se gum b'
ann le 'f hiosracbadh agns le 'tlioil a mbarbh am INliigach-iMor a
mac, am ma(; a bha aice ri Mac-an-t-sagairt ; chunnaic JNIac-an-t-
sagairt ro' tlioll a bh* air a' cbombla, mar tliacbair — cbual' e bas-
bhualadh na mnatha, agus mar cbuir i cionta bais a niic as leth a
fir. ♦' Leig a stigh mi, a Miior," ars' esan, " bba latba nach diul-
tadh tu m' iarrtiis ; leig a stigh mi — 's minig a dh' fbosguil tliu a'
chombla dhomh 'nuair tbainig mi air turns graidh, agus a nisan
diulttlm mo leigeil a stigh agus fuil mo mhic agus do mhic-sa, air
a saltairt fo' cliasan an fhir a mhurt e ? Cha i fo bhuaireas — fo
chuthach— ghrad leum i dh' ionnsuidh an doruis — tharruing i air
ais an crann, agus a stigh tbainig Para Mac-an-t-sagairt agus na
bha maille ris ! Chaluaitlie a chunnaic am iMugach M6r a dhearg
namhaid na 'leum e 'na mhuineal, agus ann am prioba na ?ul bha e
fodha air an lar. Thog e a chlaidheamh chum crioch a clmr air —
achr a' bhoan chealgach I tbainig i air a cluilaobh agns thilg i brat
ach thairis air a chlaidheamh, agus mum b' nrrainn da e fein f luias-
gladh o'n fhilleadh so, bha biodag Mliic-?.n-t-sagairt air a sathadh
suas g'a ccaim ann am fuil chridhe an aona Ghaidheil bu mhis-
neachala 's bu treine san tir ! Ghlac uamhas agus oillt na gillean,
chunnaic iad foill am mathar; agus a' bhean thruagh i fein, bha i
'na breislich, agus mar neach as a boachd — ach dhuisg i gu motb-
uchadh. " Mo mbic," ars' ise " O mo mhic caomhnaibb mo mhic !"
Ach bhuail iad i, leag iad i, shaltair na daoine fuileachdacli a leig
i a stigh fo "n casan i, agus mhurt iad a ceathrar mhac eireachdaii,
fhoghaiiiteach threun, mu choinneamh a sul !
Thug Mac-an-t-sagairt na cinn do 'n Mbugach-mhor agus d'a
chuid mac, agus rinn e earn diubh air tom dluth do 'n aite ris an
can iad o'n am, Turn nmi ceann. Rainig an sgeul caisteal a' Ghrann-
taich ; thairgeadh duals mhor airson a ghlacadh, ach theich e do
dh-Eirinn, far an d' fban e seachd bliadhna, ach sith no sonas no
tanih cha dh' fhuair e. Bha mallachd na fala 'ga leantuinn do gacli
uite 'n deachaidh e. Phill e do Lochabar. Thachair do dhuiu'
'uasal. Fear na Mucraicli, Granntach treun a bhi 'siubhal ro 'n
diithaich sin, e fein 's a ghillean, agus choinnich iad Mac-an-t-
sagairt 'na aonar a' gabbail an rathaid. Ghlac an Granntach e,
cheangail e a dha laimh cul a dhroma, agus thug e air imeacbd
maille ris. Mar bha iad a' dluthachadh air Srath-spei, aig Lag na
cuiUiche, rug da-fhear-dheug orra a chaidh as an deigh a Lochabar,
chum Mac-an-t-sagairt a theasraiginn agus a thoirt air 'ais. Ach
bu gbaisgeach neo-sgathach an Granntach : chunnaic e iad a' seas-
amh roimbe air an ratbad-mhor ; ghlac e Mac-an-t-sagairt air
bhroilleach le 'laimh chli, agus thog e a chlaidheamh ruiste 'na
laimh dheis, agus mhionnaicli a's bhoidicb e, nam fenchadh iad
grabadh a chur air, gu 'n sgoilteadh e le aona bhuilJe ceann INIhic-
nillic, " leigibli a mach mi, leigibh dlioinli b;is ur bratliar a dhiol
— ach rinn a nibic o;reim air, agiis cha leigeadh iad leis an dorus
'f liojigladli. Bha Afac-an-t-sagairt a' glaodhaicli air bean a' Mliug-
aich Mlioir a' cliomhla fbosgladli dlia. Sliaoil leatlia-se gum b'
ann le 'f hiosracbadh agns le 'tlioil a mbarbh am INliigach-iMor a
mac, am ma(; a bha aice ri Mac-an-t-sagairt ; chunnaic JNIac-an-t-
sagairt ro' tlioll a bh* air a' cbombla, mar tliacbair — cbual' e bas-
bhualadh na mnatha, agus mar cbuir i cionta bais a niic as leth a
fir. ♦' Leig a stigh mi, a Miior," ars' esan, " bba latba nach diul-
tadh tu m' iarrtiis ; leig a stigh mi — 's minig a dh' fbosguil tliu a'
chombla dhomh 'nuair tbainig mi air turns graidh, agus a nisan
diulttlm mo leigeil a stigh agus fuil mo mhic agus do mhic-sa, air
a saltairt fo' cliasan an fhir a mhurt e ? Cha i fo bhuaireas — fo
chuthach— ghrad leum i dh' ionnsuidh an doruis — tharruing i air
ais an crann, agus a stigh tbainig Para Mac-an-t-sagairt agus na
bha maille ris ! Chaluaitlie a chunnaic am iMugach M6r a dhearg
namhaid na 'leum e 'na mhuineal, agus ann am prioba na ?ul bha e
fodha air an lar. Thog e a chlaidheamh chum crioch a clmr air —
achr a' bhoan chealgach I tbainig i air a cluilaobh agns thilg i brat
ach thairis air a chlaidheamh, agus mum b' nrrainn da e fein f luias-
gladh o'n fhilleadh so, bha biodag Mliic-?.n-t-sagairt air a sathadh
suas g'a ccaim ann am fuil chridhe an aona Ghaidheil bu mhis-
neachala 's bu treine san tir ! Ghlac uamhas agus oillt na gillean,
chunnaic iad foill am mathar; agus a' bhean thruagh i fein, bha i
'na breislich, agus mar neach as a boachd — ach dhuisg i gu motb-
uchadh. " Mo mbic," ars' ise " O mo mhic caomhnaibb mo mhic !"
Ach bhuail iad i, leag iad i, shaltair na daoine fuileachdacli a leig
i a stigh fo "n casan i, agus mhurt iad a ceathrar mhac eireachdaii,
fhoghaiiiteach threun, mu choinneamh a sul !
Thug Mac-an-t-sagairt na cinn do 'n Mbugach-mhor agus d'a
chuid mac, agus rinn e earn diubh air tom dluth do 'n aite ris an
can iad o'n am, Turn nmi ceann. Rainig an sgeul caisteal a' Ghrann-
taich ; thairgeadh duals mhor airson a ghlacadh, ach theich e do
dh-Eirinn, far an d' fban e seachd bliadhna, ach sith no sonas no
tanih cha dh' fhuair e. Bha mallachd na fala 'ga leantuinn do gacli
uite 'n deachaidh e. Phill e do Lochabar. Thachair do dhuiu'
'uasal. Fear na Mucraicli, Granntach treun a bhi 'siubhal ro 'n
diithaich sin, e fein 's a ghillean, agus choinnich iad Mac-an-t-
sagairt 'na aonar a' gabbail an rathaid. Ghlac an Granntach e,
cheangail e a dha laimh cul a dhroma, agus thug e air imeacbd
maille ris. Mar bha iad a' dluthachadh air Srath-spei, aig Lag na
cuiUiche, rug da-fhear-dheug orra a chaidh as an deigh a Lochabar,
chum Mac-an-t-sagairt a theasraiginn agus a thoirt air 'ais. Ach
bu gbaisgeach neo-sgathach an Granntach : chunnaic e iad a' seas-
amh roimbe air an ratbad-mhor ; ghlac e Mac-an-t-sagairt air
bhroilleach le 'laimh chli, agus thog e a chlaidheamh ruiste 'na
laimh dheis, agus mhionnaicli a's bhoidicb e, nam fenchadh iad
grabadh a chur air, gu 'n sgoilteadh e le aona bhuilJe ceann INIhic-
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Cuairtear nan gleann âo Mhâairt 1840 [-March 1843] > (191) |
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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