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Tha mi fhathast ag innse dhuibh na sgeulachd 鈥淒eirdre agus Clann Uisne鈥�. Chuir Colum Cruitire a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in air falbh leis an leanabh gu bothan sna beanntan. Bha dragh air Colum mu na thuirt am fiosaiche ris. Thuirt am fiosaiche gu robh rudan uabhasach a鈥� dol a thachairt. Thuirt e gun robh tri霉ir ghaisgeach a鈥� dol a chall an cinn. Air s脿illeabh na h-矛ghne.

Bha an leanabh, Deirdre, a-nise ann an 脿ite fad air falbh sna beanntan. Bha i c貌mhla ri a muime. Thug Colum biadh is aodach dhaibh airson latha agus bliadhna. Thuirt e gun robh e a鈥� dol a thilleadh le biadh a-rithist aig deireadh na bliadhna. Agus thill e. Agus thill e le biadh a h-uile bliadhna.

Bha Deirdre agus a muime a鈥� fuireach c貌mhla gus an robh Deirdre ceithir bliadhn鈥� deug a dh鈥檃ois. Fad na h-霉ine sin, chan fhac鈥� iad duine. Dh鈥檌onnsaich Deirdre t貌rr bho a muime. Ach cha do bhruidhinn i ri duine sam bith eile. Bha Deirdre uabhasach b貌idheach. Cha robh boireannach ann an 脠irinn cho b貌idheach rithe.

Oidhche gheamhraidh a bha seo bha sealgair anns an sg矛re. Bha e air chall. Bha an t-acras air. Bha e uabhasach sg矛th. Laigh e s矛os. Agus chaidil e. Bha e ri taobh a鈥� bhothain. Ach cha robh fios aige air sin.

Th脿inig aisling air. Dh鈥櫭╥gh e a-mach na aisling. Chuala Deirdre e agus thuirt i ri a muime, 鈥淎 mhuime, gu d猫 tha siud?鈥�

鈥淐han eil c脿il,鈥� fhreagair a鈥� mhuime. 鈥淒矛reach eun.鈥�

Dh鈥櫭╥gh an duine a-rithist na aisling. 鈥淎 mhuime, gu d猫 tha siud?鈥� arsa Deirdre.

鈥淐han eil c脿il. D矛reach eun na coille.鈥�

Dh鈥櫭╥gh an duine treas turas.

鈥淥, gu d猫 tha siud, a mhuime?鈥� arsa Deirdre.

鈥淒矛reach eun air chall. Th猫id e seachad,鈥� thuirt am boireannach.

鈥淥, a mhuime,鈥� thuirt Deirdre, 鈥淟eigidh mi an t-eun a-steach.鈥�

Leum Deirdre suas. Chaidh i don doras. Dh鈥檉hosgail i an doras. Cha robh eun ann. Bha sealgair ann. Leig Deirdre a-steach e. Bha an t-acras air an t-sealgair.

Nuair a chunnaic an sealgair Deirdre, smaoinich e nach robh boireannach ann an 脠irinn cho b貌idheach rithe. Agus cha robh an t-acras air tuilleadh.

Faclan is abairtean: tha mi fhathast ag innse dhuibh: I鈥檓 still telling you/relating; chuir X a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in air falbh: X sent the midwife away; leis an leanabh gu bothan sna beanntan: with the baby to a bothy in the mountains; gu robh rudan uabhasach a鈥� dol a thachairt: that terrible things were going to happen; gun robh tri霉ir ghaisgeach a鈥� dol a chall an cinn: that three heroes were going to lose their heads; air s脿illeabh na h-矛ghne: because of the girl; fad air falbh: a long way away; c貌mhla ri a muime: along with her foster-mother; biadh is aodach: food and clothes; thill e le biadh a h-uile bliadhna: he returned with food every year; ceithir bliadhn鈥� deug a dh鈥檃ois: fourteen years of age; dh鈥檌onnsaich Deirdre t貌rr: Deirdre learned a lot; cha do bhruidhinn i ri duine sam bith eile: she didn鈥檛 speak [ie she never spoke] to anybody else; cho b貌idheach rithe: as beautiful as her; sealgair: hunter; air chall: lost; laigh e s矛os: he lay down; chaidil e: he slept; ri taobh a鈥� bhothain: beside the bothy; cha robh fios aige air sin: he didn鈥檛 know [ie realise] that; dh鈥櫭╥gh e a-mach na aisling: he cried out in his dream; chuala Deirdre e: Deirdre heard him; gu d猫 tha siud?: what鈥檚 that?; chan eil c脿il: nothing; eun na coille: a bird of the forest; treas turas: a third time; th猫id e seachad: it鈥檒l go past [the bothy]; leigidh mi an t-eun a-steach: I鈥檒l let the bird in; dh鈥檉hosgail i an doras: she opened the door; 脠irinn: Ireland; cha robh an t-acras air tuilleadh: he was no longer hungry.