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Tha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse dhuibh seann sgeulachd Gh脿idhealach. Bidh i a鈥� dol airson greis. Tha i gu math fada. Ach n矛 mi goirid i. Co-dhi霉, nas giorra nan 脿bhaist.

Tha an sgeulachd seo gu math ainmeil. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a th鈥� oirre 鈥淒eirdre鈥� no 鈥淒eirdre agus Clann Uisne鈥�. Tha daoine e貌lach air an sgeulachd seo ann an Alba agus ann an 脠irinn.

O chionn fhada, bha fear ann an 脠irinn. 鈥橲 e Colum Cruitire an t-ainm a bh鈥� air. 鈥橲 e duine c貌ir a bh鈥� ann. Ach bha e sean. Bha e fh猫in agus a鈥� bhean aige gu math sean. Cha robh clann aca. Cha robh d霉il aca air clann.

Latha a bha seo th脿inig fiosaiche don taigh aca.

鈥淎 bheil thu a鈥� d猫anamh fiosachd?鈥� arsa Colum ris.

鈥淭ha mi a鈥� d猫anamh beagan,鈥� fhreagair am fiosaiche. Dh鈥檃ontaich e fiosachd a dh猫anamh do Cholum.

鈥淎n robh clann agad riamh?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich am fiosaiche.

鈥淐ha robh, agus cha bhi gu br脿th,鈥� thuirt Colum.

鈥淭ha sin ne貌nach,鈥� ars鈥� am fiosaiche. 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� faicinn gum bi nighean agad. Tha rudan uabhasach a鈥� dol a thachairt. Bidh tri霉ir ghaisgeach a鈥� call an cinn 鈥� air s脿illeabh na h-矛ghne.鈥�

鈥淎n e sin an fhiosachd agad?鈥� thuirt Colum. Bha e feargach. Bha e a鈥� smaoineachadh gun robh am fiosaiche a鈥� fanaid air.

鈥淢as e sin an fhiosachd a th鈥� agad, c霉m agad fh猫in i,鈥� thuirt Colum ris an fhiosaiche. 鈥淭ha mi fh矛n is a鈥� bhean agam sean. Cha bhi clann againn. Cha bhi gu br脿th.鈥�

Dh鈥檉halbh am fiosaiche. Cha robh e air falbh fada nuair a dh鈥檉h脿s bean Choluim trom. Bha i trom le leanabh. Eadhon ged a bha i sean. Agus bha Colum m矛-thoilichte. Carson nach d鈥� fhuair e tuilleadh fiosrachaidh bhon fhiosaiche? Carson a bhiodh a nighean ag adhbharachadh rudan uabhasach? B脿s an tri霉ir ghaisgeach? Bha Colum ag iarraidh an nighean a chur air falbh. Gu 脿ite falaichte sa mhonadh.

Cha do leig Colum duine faisg air an taigh, ach a-mh脿in aon bhoireannach. B鈥� ise a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in. Rugadh an nighean. Dh鈥檌arr Colum air a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in an leanabh a thoirt leatha. Gu 脿ite falaichte sa mhonadh. Dh鈥檃ontaich a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in sin a dh猫anamh. Ch矛 sinn d猫 thachair an uair sin an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: bidh i a鈥� dol airson greis: it will be going [running] for a while; n矛 mi goirid i: I will make it short; co-dhi霉, nas giorra nan 脿bhaist: at least, shorter than usual; tha daoine e貌lach air an sgeulachd seo: people know this story; o chionn fhada: a long time ago; 鈥檚 e duine c貌ir a bh鈥� ann: he was a nice guy; bha e fh猫in agus a鈥� bhean aige gu math sean: he and his wife were very old; cha robh d霉il aca air clann: they did not expect [to have] children; latha a bha seo: one day; fiosaiche: a soothsayer; a bheil thu a鈥� d猫anamh fiosachd?: do you do soothsaying ie do you tell the future?; dh鈥檃ontaich e: he agreed; an robh clann agad riamh?: did you ever have children?; cha bhi gu br脿th: [I] will never [have children]; tha sin ne貌nach: that鈥檚 strange; tha mi a鈥� faicinn gum bi nighean agad: I鈥檓 seeing that you鈥檒l have a daughter; tha rudan uabhasach a鈥� dol a thachairt: terrible things are going to happen; bidh tri霉ir ghaisgeach a鈥� call an cinn: three heroes will lose their heads; air s脿illeabh na h-矛ghne: because of the girl; gun robh am fiosaiche a鈥� fanaid air: that the soothsayer was mocking him; c霉m agad fh猫in i: keep it to yourself (ie I don鈥檛 want to hear it); cha robh e air falbh fada: he wasn鈥檛 gone long; nuair a dh鈥檉h脿s bean Choluim trom: when Colum鈥檚 wife became pregnant; eadhon ged a bha i sean: even though she was old; carson nach d鈥� fhuair e tuilleadh fiosrachaidh?: why didn鈥檛 he get more information?; bha Colum ag iarraidh an nighean a chur air falbh: Colum wanted to send the girl away; gu 脿ite falaichte sa mhonadh: to a secret place in the hills; cha do leig Colum duine faisg air an taigh: Colum didn鈥檛 let anyone close to the house; ach a-mh脿in aon bhoireannach: except for one woman; b鈥� ise a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in: she was the midwife; dh鈥檌arr Colum air a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in an leanabh a thoirt leatha: Colum asked the midwife to take the baby with her; dh鈥檃ontaich a鈥� bhean-ghl霉in sin a dh猫anamh: the midwife agreed to do that.