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Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh mun turas a ghabh mi gu D霉n Dearduil. Faisg air an d霉n, chuala mi fuaim ne貌nach. Bha e coltach ri beathach a鈥� sgreuchail. D猫 bh鈥� ann? Craobhan a鈥� suathadh na ch猫ile? Beathach ann an ribe? No taibhs?

A bheil sibh fh猫in a鈥� creidsinn ann an taibhsean? Leugh mi o chionn ghoirid mu bhoireannach air an robh Nighean an Tomaidh. Bha i be貌 anns an ochdamh linn deug. A h-uile latha dhen bhliadhna chaidh i gu mullach Dh霉n Dearduil. Bha i a鈥� seinn fhad 鈥檚 a bha i a鈥� coiseachd.

Bha an rann bheag seo aice:

H貌, th猫id mi a Dh霉n Dearduil,

An D霉n as docha leam sa choill.

Togaidh mi taigh air Dearduil Ghuanach,

Togaidh mi sabhal air a鈥� Chreig Dheirg,

C矛ridh mi m鈥� fhalt dualach donn air Creag nan Gobhar.

Bha craobhan ann nuair a bha Nighean an Tomaidh be貌, oir bha i a鈥� seinn An D霉n as docha leam sa choill 鈥� the d霉n I like best in the forest.

Chan eil fhios agam am bi taibhs Nighean an Tomaidh fhathast ann. Ach lorg mi fiosrachadh inntinneach. Bha taibhsean ann an 脿ite air a bheil Glac an Amair, faisg air Bail鈥� an Lagain. Tha baile-fearainn fhathast ann am Bail鈥檃n Lagain. Bho Bhail鈥� an Lagain, tha sealladh math ann de Dh霉n Dearduil.

Anns an t-seann aimsir bha bodachan a鈥� fuireach ann. Cha robh ceann aige, ach bha c貌ta dearg air. Aon turas, chunnaic treabhaiche 脿 Bail鈥� an Lagain e. Chuir an treabhaiche each a-mach airson na h-oidhche ann an Glac an Amair. Bha e a鈥� dol ga cheangal le d脿 chorraich, no shackles. Cheangail e t猫 de na corraich. Choimhead e airson na t猫ile. A-mach 脿s an dorchadas th脿inig guth 鈥� 鈥淪eo i鈥�. Agus thilg an taibhs a鈥� chorrach eile a dh鈥檌onnsaigh an treabhaiche.

Bha fuaran ainmeil ann an Glac an Amair. 鈥橲 e Fuaran Glac an Amair an t-ainm a bh鈥� air. Bha na daoine ag r脿dh gu robh an t-uisge math do shl脿inte. Agus a r猫ir beul-aithris, bha t脿charan a鈥� fuireach ann. T脿charan, taibhsean, Nighean an Tomaidh, beathach bochd... Saoil d猫 d矛reach a rinn am fuaim ne貌nach a chuala mi aig bonn D霉n Dearduil?

Faclan is abairtean: mun turas a ghabh mi gu D霉n Dearduil: about the trip I took to D霉n Dearduil; chuala mi fuaim ne貌nach: I heard a strange noise; coltach ri beathach a鈥� sgreuchail: like an animal screaming; craobhan a鈥� suathadh na ch猫ile?: trees rubbing together?; ribe: trap; taibhs: ghost; air an robh Nighean an Tomaidh: who was called 鈥渢he maiden of the knoll鈥�; anns an ochdamh linn deug: in the 18th Century; mullach: summit; fhad 鈥檚 a bha i a鈥� coiseachd: while she was walking; togaidh mi taigh air Dearduil Ghuanach: I鈥檒l build a house on airy [D霉n] Dearduil; togaidh mi sabhal air a鈥� Chreig Dheirg: I鈥檒l build a barn on the red rock; c矛ridh mi m鈥� fhalt dualach donn air Creag nan Gobhar: I鈥檒l comb my waving brown locks on the rock of the goats; bha craobhan ann: there were trees; air a bheil Glac an Amair, faisg air Bail鈥� an Lagain: which is called the defile of the water-channel, close to Ballaggan (the farm of the little hollow); baile-fearainn: farm; tha sealladh math ann: there is a good view; anns an t-seann aimsir: in olden times; bha bodachan a鈥� fuireach ann: a mannikin lived there; cha robh ceann aige: he had no head; chuir an treabhaiche each a-mach airson na h-oidhche: the ploughman put out a horse for the night; cheangail e t猫 de na corraich: he tied one of the shackles; choimhead e airson na t猫ile (t猫 eile); he looked for the other one; a-mach 脿s an dorchadas th脿inig guth: out of the darkness came a voice; a dh鈥檌onnsaigh an treabhaiche: towards the ploughman; fuaran: spring, well; t脿charan: sprite; saoil d猫 d矛reach a rinn am fuaim ne貌nach: I wonder what exactly it was that made the strange noise.