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Tha Lochan nan Damh faisg air Loch Tatha. Tha sin ann an Siorrachd Pheairt. Tha Lochan nan Damh anns a鈥� mhonadh. O chionn fhada, bha daoine a鈥� smaoineachadh gun robh taibhse a鈥� fuireach aig an lochan.

Bha eagal air a鈥� mh貌r-shluagh ron taibhse. Bha an taibhse ann air an oidhche agus air an latha. Cha robh daoine a鈥� dol faisg air an loch.

Bha fear a鈥� fuireach faisg air l脿imh. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a bha air Donnchadh M貌r Ruadh na Feusaig. Tuigidh sibh d猫 an coltas a bha air! Bha Donnchadh sgileil le claidheamh. Agus cha do chuir rud sam bith eagal air. Chuir e roimhe cur 脿s don taibhse. No mar a thuirt e fh猫in 鈥渁n taibhse a chur aig fois鈥�.

Feasgar a bha seo chaidh Donnchadh don lochan. Thachair e ris an taibhse. Bhruidhinn e rithe. Cha do nochd an taibhse aig Lochan nan Damh a-rithist.

Nuair a bha Donnchadh sean, bha daoine faisg air Calasraid a鈥� gearain mu thaibhse. Bha Donnchadh ag iarraidh faighinn cuidhteas i. Cha robh a鈥� bhean aige toilichte. Bha e ro shean. Dh鈥檌arr i air Donnchadh fuireach aig an taigh. Ach dhi霉lt e.

Dh鈥檌arr a bhean air fear 貌g anns a鈥� bhaile ruith air thoiseach air Donnchadh. Dh鈥檌nnis am fear 貌g do sheann charaid aig Donnchadh d猫 bha a鈥� dol a thachairt.

Nuair a chuala an seann charaid an naidheachd, dh鈥檉halbh e a-mach air an rathad. Bha e a鈥� toirt a鈥� chreidsinn gun robh e d矛reach a鈥� gabhail cuairt. Thachair e ri Donnchadh air an rathad.

鈥淐脿ite a bheil thu a鈥� dol, a Dhonnchaidh?鈥� thuirt a charaid ris.

鈥淭ha taibhse faisg air Calasraid. Tha i a鈥� cur dragh air na daoine,鈥� thuirt Donnchadh. 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� dol ga cur aig fois.鈥�

鈥淭ut, a dhuine!鈥� thuirt a charaid, 鈥溾�橲 e taibhse Ghallta a tha innte. Chan eil G脿idhlig aice. Chan eil Beurla agad. Chan urrainn dhuibh a ch猫ile a thuigsinn.鈥�

Mhe貌raich Donnchadh air sin. Thuirt e, 鈥淭ha thu ceart. Cha do smuainich mi air sin.鈥� Thill e dhachaigh. Agus cha deach Donnchadh M貌r Ruadh na Feusaig an t貌ir air taibhsean a-chaoidh tuilleadh.

Faclan is abairtean: Lochan nan Damh: [loch of the stags]; faisg air Loch Tatha: near Loch Tay; Siorrachd Pheairt: Perthshire; o chionn fhada: a long time ago; bha eagal air a鈥� mh貌r-shluagh ron taibhse: the populace were scared of the ghost; air an oidhche agus air an latha: at night and during the day; faisg air l脿imh: close by; Donnchadh M貌r Ruadh na Feusaig: [big red-haired Duncan of the beard]; tuigidh sibh d猫 an coltas a bha air: you鈥檒l understand how he appeared; sgileil le claidheamh: skilful with a sword; chuir e roimhe cur 脿s don taibhse: he made up his mind to get rid of the ghost; an taibhse a chur aig fois: to put the ghost to rest; feasgar a bha seo: one afternoon; thachair e ri: he met; bhruidhinn e rithe: he spoke to her; bha daoine faisg air Calasraid a鈥� gearain mu thaibhse: people near Callander were complaining of a ghost; ag iarraidh faighinn cuidhteas i: wanting to get rid of her; dh鈥檌arr i air Donnchadh fuireach aig an taigh: she asked Duncan to stay at home; dhi霉lt e: he refused; ruith air thoiseach air Donnchadh: to run ahead of Duncan; d猫 bha a鈥� dol a thachairt: what was going to happen; dh鈥檉halbh e a-mach air an rathad: he went out on the road; bha e a鈥� toirt a鈥� chreidsinn: he was pretending; gun robh e d矛reach a鈥� gabhail cuairt: that he was just taking a stroll; c脿ite a bheil thu a鈥� dol?: where are you going?; tha i a鈥� cur dragh air na daoine: she is annoying the people; 鈥檚 e taibhse Ghallta a tha innte: she is a non-Gaelic ghost; chan eil G脿idhlig aice: she doesn鈥檛 speak Gaelic; chan urrainn dhuibh a ch猫ile a thuigsinn: you can鈥檛 understand each other; mhe貌raich Donnchadh air sin: Duncan considered that; thill e dhachaigh: he returned home; cha deach X an t貌ir air taibhsean a-chaoidh tuilleadh: X never again went in pursuit of ghosts.