Blair Collection > Cuairtear nan gleann âo Mhâairt 1840 [-March 1843]

l4 Sanas do Pharcmdan. [INfarch,
Bheirear cunntas orra so fa letli, aim an earrannaibh eile an
deigli so!
Sgiathanach.
Cillmhoire, Ccud mhiosa »■ Glicainhniidh, 1S41.
SANAS DO PHARANDAN.
A Cliuairteir Uiseil,
Bho iia tlia sinn a nis a' dol a dh' fhaigliiiin an tomliais nilioir,
ap:u8 a bhios tuilleadh ruiin agaibli, fuiliiigibli d'lir scan cbaraid,
Eoghan Og, gearan a dheanainh ribh air cuid de pharandaii na
ducha so.
Tba daoine ann agus 'nuair chlu'unieas iad am fotal gaol, 's ann
a ni iad gaire, mar nacb biodh ann ach focal gun seadh — dall-cliuil-
ean, gun toil, gun riasan, gun radharc. 'Se tlia 'g eiridli uaitiie so
gu bbeil parandan am bitlieantas a' toirt air a' mic, 's air an nigh-
eanan posadli an aghaidh an toile : — "A Sheonaid, mar toir thu
suas Dondiull Ban, agus mur pos thu Donnacha Mor, bheir niise
agus do mbatliair suas thnsa gu bratli ; clia 'n fbaigh thu ganih-
ainn no mart an tocbar, agus clia lahhair sinn riut air an ratbad-
mhor. DombuU Ban ! Gun aige acli tri ceithir-cbasaicli air uach-
dar an t-saogliail ; nuair a th'aig Donnacha an suidbe-suas is fearr
san Eilean.'"
'S eigin do Sheonaid bbocbd slriocbdadb: ach ciod e dlielb sin?
cba do striochdadh a toil. Ged tba i 'na laidhe ri taobb a fir tba
i bruadar air Doinbull, — ged tba 'landi aig Donnacha, tba 'cridhe
aig Doinbull, cba tig an latlia bhios i soiia, agus cha 'n iogbnadh
idir ged bheir i 'n drast 'sa lis doarrasan air a fear.
Mar sboillearachadb air a' chuis so, agus a chum gu'n tugadh
parantan an aire, innse mi ni a thacbair ann an teagblacli mor o
cheann a' nis iomadb bliadhna. Biia Morair (y^^, mac Dine Qut-cuS'
berry, ann an caisteal Dbrinilaiirig, an troin gliaol air baintighearn
oig, bbensacb. stuama agus alninn, do chloinn Mbic Aoidb. Bha
lasair na baintighearn oig cho fi(ir ghlan air an taohb eile niacli *s
a macb. Bha iad mar nacb Idodh aca ach aon chridhe — aon anam
air a roinn eatorra ; bu shaoghal d»)ihh coinunn a cheile — bu
bbiadb 's l)n dbeoch dhoibb sraid an uaigneas — itii bhas {W\\ dara
h-aoii ni chuireadii hruaillean air an aon eile ; agus 'nuair dheal-
aicbeadh iad bu hiiliadhna gach latha gus an coinnicheadh iad a ris.
Ach ars' a' Bhan-Diuc, latha de na laithean, ris an Diiic, a fear.
«' Nic Aoidb ! cha tig an latha 'bliios Nic Aoidb 'na mnaoi aig mo
mbacsa, no a mac 'na oighre air Drindanrig. Ma gbeallas tusa,
ars' ise, gun dol san eadraigimi clii thu gu'n cuir mise briseadli sa'
cbomunn so, agus nacb fada gus am faic thu 'n* Morair posda ri te
eile, te s coltaiche ris an teaghlach at^Minne, Ealasaid UopeP " Tba
f bios agad," ars' an Diuc, '■ gur i Hni)e mo roghainn-sa, acb cba bu
mhath leain croisachur an sonas mo ndiic, — ilia chuis ann ad lam-
ban, air mo shonsa dhelh, ach gnathaicb meadbona lagiiail." Dh'