麻豆约拍

Tha seann 貌ran 脿 Siorrachd Rois air a bheil 鈥淎n t-Alltan Dubh鈥�. Tha e a鈥� t貌iseachadh mar seo: Tha lighe an-diugh san Alltan Dubh, 鈥檚 chan urrainn mi dhol thairis air.... 鈥橲 e 貌ran seilg a th鈥� ann. Sgr矛obh D貌mhnall Friseal e. Bha D貌mhnall na gheamair ann am Fainich. Air an latha sin bha cus uisge anns an allt. Bha an sruth ro l脿idir. Tha lighe an-diugh san Alltan Dubh, 鈥檚 chan urrainn mi dhol thairis air....

Tha an rathad m貌r eadar Inbhir Nis is Ulapul a鈥� dol thairis air an Alltan Dubh faisg air Gairbh. Bidh uisge m貌r anns an allt gu tric. Oir tha beanntan faisg air. Ach bha e uabhasach dona as t-samhradh ochd ceud deug, fichead 鈥檚 a naoi (1829). Bha lighe ann an uair sin, gun teagamh.

鈥橲 e samhradh teth a bh鈥� ann. Ach thachair rudan annasach. Nochd na Fir-chlis. Bha iad uabhasach soilleir. Bha gaoth l脿idir ann nuair a nochd iad. Agus corra latha, ann an corra 脿ite, bha uisge m貌r ann. Chan e fras, ach d矛le.

S脿baid a bha seo bha muinntir Cheann Loch L霉icheirt anns an eaglais. 鈥橲 e Ceann Loch L霉icheirt baile beag eadar Gairbh is Ach na S矛ne. Bha d矛le ann. Chunnaic aon duine an rud a thachair. Cha robh esan anns an eaglais. Chunnaic e maoim-sl猫ibhe. Landslide. Maoim-sl猫ibhe.

Th脿inig i gu luath a-nuas air a鈥� bhaile. Rinn i sgrios air a h-uile rud. Dh鈥檉halbh na taighean aig na daoine. Dh鈥檉halbh na drochaidean thairis air na h-uillt. Bha e duilich dha-r矛ribh.

S矛os an rathad ann an Gairbh anns an t-samhradh sin, bha tuil anns an taigh-貌sta. Ach chan ann air an aon latha a bha sin. Thachair e latha eile. Bha an samhradh sin dona airson tuiltean.

Dh鈥櫭╥rich an t-uisge am broinn Taigh-貌sta Ghairbh gu doimhneachd de cheithir troighean. Bha buidheann de shealgairean a鈥� fuireach ann. Chleachd iad r貌pan airson faighinn a-mach gu s脿bhailteachd air cnoc.

Agus 鈥� seadh 鈥� th脿inig an t-uisge sin bhon Alltan Dubh. Bha lighe anns an Alltan Dubh agus cha b鈥� urrainn duine dhol thairis air.

Faclan is abairtean: seann 貌ran 脿 Siorrachd Rois: an old song from Ross-shire; air a bheil: called; tha lighe an-diugh san Alltan Dubh: there is a flood today in the

Alltan Dubh; chan urrainn mi dhol thairis air: I can鈥檛 go over it; 鈥檚 e 貌ran seilg a th鈥� ann: it is a hunting song; D貌mhnall Friseal: Donald Fraser; na gheamair ann am Fainich: a gamekeeper in Fannich; cus uisge: too much water; bha an sruth ro l脿idir: the current was too strong; faisg air Gairbh: near Garve; tha beanntan faisg air: there are mountains near it; bha e uabhasach dona as t-samhradh: it was terribly bad in the summer; thachair rudan annasach: unusual things happened; nochd na Fir-chlis: the aurora borealis appeared; corra latha, ann an corra 脿ite: [on] the occasional day, in an occasional place; chan e fras, ach d矛le: not a shower, but an excessively heavy fall of rain; S脿baid a bha seo: this particular Sunday; 鈥檚 e Ceann Loch L霉icheirt baile beag eadar Gairbh is Ach na S矛ne: Kinlochluichart is a small village between Garve and Achnasheen; maoim-sl猫ibhe: landslide; th脿inig i gu luath a-nuas air a鈥� bhaile: it came down quickly on the village; rinn i sgrios air a h-uile rud: it destroyed everything; dh鈥檉halbh na drochaidean thairis air na h-uillt: the bridges over the burns went [were destroyed]; bha tuil anns an taigh-貌sta: there was a flood in the inn; chan ann air an aon latha a bha sin: that wasn鈥檛 on the same day; dh鈥櫭╥rich an t-uisge am broinn Taigh-貌sta Ghairbh: the water inside the Garve Hotel; doimhneachd de cheithir troighean: a depth of four feet; buidheann de shealgairean: a group of hunters; chleachd iad r貌pan airson faighinn a-mach gu s脿bhailteachd: they used ropes to get out to safety; agus 鈥� seadh 鈥� th脿inig an t-uisge sin bhon Alltan Dubh: and 鈥� aye 鈥� that water came from the Alltan Dubh; cha b鈥� urrainn duine dhol thairis air: nobody could go over it.