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Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Fhuaran Mac Bhreac faisg air C霉il Lodair agus mun duine fh猫in 鈥� Mac Bhreac 鈥撀� a th脿inig 脿 B脿rr 脠ibhinn air oighreachd Chaladair. Tha e aithnichte airson f矛or sheann eaglais agus clach a tha co-cheangailte ri gnothach olc.

Tha mi airson innse dhuibh an toiseach mun ainm-脿ite B脿rr 脠ibhinn. Tha b脿rr a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥榤ullach cnuic鈥�. Agus, a r猫ir an 脌rd-ollaimh Mhic Bh脿tair, tha 脠ibhinn a鈥� buntainn ri pears-eaglais 鈥� boireannach air an robh 脕ibind, a bha na maighdinn-naomh aig Br矛ghde. An aghaidh sin, tha beachd She貌rais MhicIlleBh脿in a sgr矛obh 鈥�The History of Nairnshire鈥�. Tha esan ag r脿dh gu bheil an eaglais ainmichte airson Naomh E貌nan no Adamnan.

Tha Mac Bh脿tair ag innse dhuinn nach e 鈥楤脿rr 脠ibhinn鈥� a chanadh na G脿idheil a bhuineadh don 脿ite ach 鈥楤鈥檙猫颈产丑颈苍苍鈥�. Agus, ged a sgr矛obhar e ann am Beurla B-A-R-E-V-A-N an-diugh, nochd e anns an t-seachdamh linn deug mar B-R-E-V-A-N. Tha e faisg air seann d霉n ris an canar D霉n 脠ibhinn.聽

Bha eaglais Bh脿rr 脠ibhinn air a togail anns a鈥� cheathramh linn deug. Tha gu le貌r dhith air fh脿gail, ged nach eil mullach oirre.

B鈥� e seo eaglais paraiste Chaladair gus an do thogadh eaglais 霉r, ann am baile Chaladair, ann an sia ceud deug is naoi-deug (1619). Tha seann chladh timcheall na h-eaglaise. Tha a h-uile c脿il an 矛re mhath mar a bhiodh d霉il air a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd.

Ach a-mh脿in d脿 rud 鈥� clach mh貌r agus ciste-laighe chloiche a tha ri taobh a ch猫ile faisg air an eaglais. A r猫ir beul-aithris, bha iad air an cleachdadh ann an seann pheanas a bha, nam bheachd-sa, f矛or olc, gu h-脿raidh ann an 脿ite Cr矛osdail.聽

Bhiodh an neach 鈥� a bh鈥� air an lagh a bhriseadh 鈥� na laighe air a dhruim d矛reach anns a鈥� chiste. Tha 脿ite ann airson a chinn. Bhiodh an c貌rr dhen chiste air a ch貌mhdachadh le leac mh貌r. Bhiodh daoine a鈥� leigeil smugaid air aodann an duine anns a鈥� chiste nuair a bha iad air an rathad a-steach don eaglais. Tha e doirbh a chreidsinn, ach 始s e sin a dh鈥檌nnseas beul-aithris dhuinn.

A bharrachd air sin, nam biodh an duine sa chiste l脿idir gu le貌r airson an leac a phutadh suas, bhiodh luchd a鈥� pheanasachaidh a鈥� cur clach mh貌r throm air muin na lice. Agus tha a鈥� chlach fhathast ann, ri taobh na ciste.

Tha a鈥� chlach fh猫in rudeigin ainmeil an-diugh oir 始s e clach-neirt a th鈥� innte. Bhiodh daoine a鈥� tighinn ann airson a togail, airson dearbhadh cho neartmhor 始s a bha iad.

Tha Clach Bh脿rr 脠ibhinn trom trom. Thathar a鈥� tomhas gu bheil d脿 cheud, caogad 始s a dh脿 puinnd de chuideam innte. Tha sin co-ionann ri ceud is ceithir-deug cileagram.

Ma tha an sgeul f矛or mu mhuinntir a鈥� choitheanail a bhith a鈥� tilgeil smugaid air eucoirich sa chiste, tha a鈥� chlach air a bhith sa chladh airson co-dhi霉 ceithir cheud bliadhna. Ach tha eachdraidh nas 霉ire aice mar chlach-neirt. Am measg sin, tha gun do thog fear 脿 Uibhist a Tuath i anns an fhicheadamh linn. Tuilleadh air an sgeul sin an-ath-sheachain.

Faclan na Litreach: C霉il Lodair: Culloden; B脿rr 脠ibhinn: Barevan; oighreachd Chaladair: Cawdor estate; mullach cnuic: hilltop; Se貌ras MacIlleBh脿in: George Bain; D霉n 脠ibhinn: Dunevan; clach-neirt: lifting stone; Uibhist a Tuath: North Uist.

Abairtean na Litreach: Thathar ag r脿dh gu bheil an t-ainm na eadar-theangachadh: it is said that the name is a translation; aithnichte airson f矛or sheann eaglais agus clach a tha co-cheangailte ri gnothach olc: known for a very old church and a stone that is connected to an evil matter; a bha na maighdinn-naomh aig Br矛ghde: who was one of Bride鈥檚 holy maidens; tha gu le貌r dhith air fh脿gail, ged nach eil mullach oirre: there is a lot of it left, although it doesn鈥檛 have a roof; tha seann chladh timcheall na h-eaglaise: there is an old graveyard around the church; ach a-mh脿in d脿 rud: except for two things; clach mh貌r agus ciste-laighe chloiche a tha ri taobh a ch猫ile: a big stone and a stone coffin that are beside each other; na laighe air a dhruim d矛reach: lying flat on his back; air a ch貌mhdachadh le leac mh貌r: covered by a large flagstone; a鈥� leigeil smugaid air aodann an duine: spitting on the face of the man; doirbh a chreidsinn: hard to believe; bhiodh luchd a鈥� pheanasachaidh a鈥� cur clach mh貌r throm air muin na lice: the punishers would put a large heavy stone on the top of the flagstone; thathar a鈥� tomhas gu bheil d脿 cheud, caogad 始s a dh脿 puinnd de chuideam innte: it is estimated that it weighs 252 pounds; ma tha an sgeul f矛or mu mhuinntir a鈥� choitheanail a bhith a鈥� tilgeil smugaid air eucoirich sa chiste: if the story is true about parishioners spitting on the criminal in the coffin; airson co-dhi霉 ceithir cheud bliadhna: for at least 400 years.

Puing-ch脿nain na Litreach: B脿rr 脠ibhinn: Barevan. The anglicised form of the name is pronounced 鈥榖ar AY-vun鈥� or 鈥榖ar EE-vun鈥�. It might strange to have such an element in a place name, when 猫颈产丑颈苍苍 can mean 鈥榝unny鈥�. But 猫颈产丑颈苍苍 can also mean 鈥榙elightful鈥� or even 鈥榡olly鈥� and this might be the root meaning of the woman鈥檚 original name.

Gn脿thas-cainnt na Litreach: an 矛re mhath mar a bhiodh d霉il: pretty much as would be expected.