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

2842.] DrocJiaid an Deircich Ruaidh. 43
faotainn moran o Iiichd gabhail an ratliaid, cha d'aldich e do dhuine
beu gu'n robli sgillinn aige, 's cha mliu blia fios c'dite an robli e a'
fallach a chuid airgiod.
Air Peadar, 's air Poll, is air Rluire fein (ars' esan), cba'n eil
sgillinn ruadh agara. Eadar ceannachadh an tombac, 's na tha mi
ag itlie, cba'n eil agam na cbeannaicbeas brog na cuaran do'n aon
chois. Cba'n eil agam cul mo lainib na cbeannaiclieas coinneal a
dh'f balre mo cbuirp, a dlieanamb leinne-bhais, uo idir na claraibh
a gbiulanas mo chorp do'n uir.
Bha'n duine truagh co miodbair spiocacb 's nacb duraicbdeacli
e biadb na teacbd-an-tir fallain a cbeannacbadb air a sbon fein ;
's mar bbi coimbneas Cbatbleen, bhasaicbeadb e. Cha robb do
db'aodach air na dbeanadb buacbaile-breig air acbadb eorna, cbum
na b-eoin a cbumail air falbb. 'S minig a db'fbeucb Nial f baot-
ainn a macb ciod a bba e deanamb le 'cbuid airgiod, acb cba robh
e 'na cbomas.
Bba Nial coir aosmbor. Luidbe e ; cbinn e gu ro bbocbd ; agus
an deigb moran tinneas is laigse, bbasaich e. Latba an toraidh,
lean am Bocadh-ruadh an giulan do'n cbladii, is gbuil e mar
Daoidbean a bbiodb air a sgiursadb. Sbin se e fein air an uaigb, a'
gul 'sa caoidb, le uUalaicb bbronacb is bas-bbualadb ; agus b'ann air
eiginn a tbug iad dbacbaidb e.
Ni bbeil a nis caraid aig a' Bbocadb-raadb (ars' esan) air agbaidb
an t-saogbaiU
Acb ged a cbaocbail Nial, cba do cbaocball Catbleen cbaomb ; is
gbeall ise, f bad 'sa bbiodb mullacb os a ceann, nacb leigeadh i le
mac no nigbean an Deircicb-ruadh a cbuir a macb as a' bbotban.
Tbug mo Nial fein an so e (deir i), agus 'se am bas a cbuireas
a macb e.
Bba nis deicb bliadbna ficbead o'n tbug Nial a stigh e. Bba
clann Neil air posadb, agus air sgaoileadb air feadb na dutbcba,
acb am mac a b'oige, Jerrie donn — ceatbarnacb co treun, is ogan-
ach CO cbaomb, choimbneil, tbruacanta, 'sa bba an Eirinn ghlas
uile. Bhoid Jerrie donn nacb tigeadb an latba na'n t-am anns an
cuireadb e macb am Bocadb-ruadli.
Latba de na laitbean, bba n deirceacb ni b'f baide gun eiridh na
b'abliaist da.
Ciod so tb'ort? (arsa Jerrie) ; 'bbeil an seann duine gu sunndach
an diugb, 'nuair tba e co fada 'na leaba?
Ocb, 'fheudail ! (ars' an seann duine) — a cbuisle mo cbridbe,
mbic atbar mo gbraidh, tba mise seaciiad. Cba'n eiricb mi tuilla
as an leaba so, gus an togar mi chum mo charainh anns a' cbiste-
Biairbh !
Ciod air a bbeil tbu a' gearan ? (arsa Jerrie.)
Mata, mbic an atbar 'sa mbathar a thug fasgadh dbomh iomad
latba is bliadbna, tha mi mar nacb robh mi riamb~tba ni-eiginn
ag innseadh dhomb gu bbeil mo bbeatha traoghadb air falbb — gu
bbeil slighe an dorchadais a' tigliinn, agus am a' bhais. Tba nio