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AN CEATHAIEXEACH CAOL, RIABHACH. 303
'S gun cuirte 'nan sion sioram suain,
An saoghal mòr gu leir,
Le binnead a' phuirt shiogaidh,
A sheinneadh an Ceathairneach.
"'S binn thus' a Cheathairnich," ars' Donilinuill.
Xur a chuala na cliirsairean an Ceathairneach a' seinn thlig eud
seombar "eil' orra, 's gad a leanadhe fhathasd cha d' thigeadh eud an
lathair.
Dh' fhalbh Domhnuill 's chuir e cbmhnainn bhidh thun a
Ceathairnich.
"Abraibh ris an duine mhath nach bi 'n uibhir sin aige r'a
rahliigheadh ormsa nur a dh' fliolbhas mi air a' mheadhon lath" am
maireach,"' urs' an Ceathairneach.
Ghabh O Domlinuill moran àrdain a leithid de dhuine 'thighinn
a staigh d'a cbiiirt, 's naeh gabhadh e biadh uaidh. Chuir e nios
lein' air ialtan 's madal donnain. '• Ck' 'bheil seo a' dol ? "' urs' an
Ceathairneach. " A t' ionnsuidh-sa, "Cheathairneach," urs' eudsan.
"Abraibh-se ris an duine mhath nach bi "n uibhir sin aige r'a
mhuigheadh ormsa nur a dh' fholbbas mi air a' mheadhan lath' an
la'r na mh'aireach," urs' an Ceathairheach. Ghabh Domhnuill
moran feirg agus cormich, a leithid de dhuine 'thighinn a staigh d"a
chiiirt, 's nach gabhadh, e aona-chuid, biadh na aodach uaidh. Chuir
e 'nios coig ciad galloglach a dh' fhaire "Cheathairnich, air alt's nach
biodh masladh air a thoirt do dh' O Domhnuill le e 'dhol a mach,
rathad sam bith, ach air an dorus."
" Ca" "bheil sibhse 'dol ?" ars' an Ceathairneach.
"A t' fhaire-sa "Cheathairnich, air alt 's nach flialbh thu, "thoirt
masladh do dlv O Domhnuill, gun do ligeil a mach ach mar is coir
duit,"' urs' eudsan.
" Laidhibh sios ann an sin,'" ars' an Ceathairneach, '■ "s nur a
bhios mise 'g imeachd bheir mi fios duibh."
Ghabh eud a chonihairle, "s laidh eud sios lamh ris, 's nur a
bhrisd am faire chaidh an Ceathairnich 'na e'ideadh.
" Ckite 'bheil mo luchd faire-sa, tha mi "g imeachd,"' ars" na
Ceathairneach.
" Na 'n carachadh thu,"' urs' an gall-oglach mòr, " dhèanainn
crupan geur, goirt dhiot leis a" bhòrd-urcliair so a'm' itiinih."
Leum an Ceathairneach air barraibh a phuthag 's chaidh e thar
barr agus baideil cuirt agus cathair Domhnuill. Thilg an gallog-
lach am bòrd-urchair a bha 'na laimh, "s mharbh e ceithir pearsanna
fichead de dh' fhior-mhuinntir Domhnuill.
'S gun cuirte 'nan sion sioram suain,
An saoghal mòr gu leir,
Le binnead a' phuirt shiogaidh,
A sheinneadh an Ceathairneach.
"'S binn thus' a Cheathairnich," ars' Donilinuill.
Xur a chuala na cliirsairean an Ceathairneach a' seinn thlig eud
seombar "eil' orra, 's gad a leanadhe fhathasd cha d' thigeadh eud an
lathair.
Dh' fhalbh Domhnuill 's chuir e cbmhnainn bhidh thun a
Ceathairnich.
"Abraibh ris an duine mhath nach bi 'n uibhir sin aige r'a
rahliigheadh ormsa nur a dh' fliolbhas mi air a' mheadhon lath" am
maireach,"' urs' an Ceathairneach.
Ghabh O Domlinuill moran àrdain a leithid de dhuine 'thighinn
a staigh d'a cbiiirt, 's naeh gabhadh e biadh uaidh. Chuir e nios
lein' air ialtan 's madal donnain. '• Ck' 'bheil seo a' dol ? "' urs' an
Ceathairneach. " A t' ionnsuidh-sa, "Cheathairneach," urs' eudsan.
"Abraibh-se ris an duine mhath nach bi "n uibhir sin aige r'a
mhuigheadh ormsa nur a dh' fholbbas mi air a' mheadhan lath' an
la'r na mh'aireach," urs' an Ceathairheach. Ghabh Domhnuill
moran feirg agus cormich, a leithid de dhuine 'thighinn a staigh d"a
chiiirt, 's nach gabhadh, e aona-chuid, biadh na aodach uaidh. Chuir
e 'nios coig ciad galloglach a dh' fhaire "Cheathairnich, air alt's nach
biodh masladh air a thoirt do dh' O Domhnuill le e 'dhol a mach,
rathad sam bith, ach air an dorus."
" Ca" "bheil sibhse 'dol ?" ars' an Ceathairneach.
"A t' fhaire-sa "Cheathairnich, air alt 's nach flialbh thu, "thoirt
masladh do dlv O Domhnuill, gun do ligeil a mach ach mar is coir
duit,"' urs' eudsan.
" Laidhibh sios ann an sin,'" ars' an Ceathairneach, '■ "s nur a
bhios mise 'g imeachd bheir mi fios duibh."
Ghabh eud a chonihairle, "s laidh eud sios lamh ris, 's nur a
bhrisd am faire chaidh an Ceathairnich 'na e'ideadh.
" Ckite 'bheil mo luchd faire-sa, tha mi "g imeachd,"' ars" na
Ceathairneach.
" Na 'n carachadh thu,"' urs' an gall-oglach mòr, " dhèanainn
crupan geur, goirt dhiot leis a" bhòrd-urcliair so a'm' itiinih."
Leum an Ceathairneach air barraibh a phuthag 's chaidh e thar
barr agus baideil cuirt agus cathair Domhnuill. Thilg an gallog-
lach am bòrd-urchair a bha 'na laimh, "s mharbh e ceithir pearsanna
fichead de dh' fhior-mhuinntir Domhnuill.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Popular tales of the West Highlands > Volume 1 > (447) |
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| Description | Volume I. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.173 |
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| Description | Orally collected, with a translation by J.F. Campbell. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.173-176 |
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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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