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Tha mi a鈥� dol a th貌iseachadh na Litreach seo le t貌imhseachan: Ciamar a tha fiacail a chaidh a tharraing coltach ri n矛 a chaidh a dh矛ochuimhneachadh? Seo e a-rithist: Ciamar a tha fiacail a chaidh a tharraing coltach ri n矛 a chaidh a dh矛ochuimhneachadh?

Uill, tha an fhreagairt s矛mplidh gu le貌r: dh鈥檉halbh i 脿s a鈥� cheann. Dh鈥檉halbh i 脿s a鈥� cheann.

Tha aon rud nach fhalbh 脿s mo cheann-sa airson 霉ine mh貌ir, ge-t脿. 鈥橲 e sin an d脿 l脿 a thug mi seachad o chionn ghoirid, a鈥� coiseachd air rathad Monadh Miongaig eadar Bl脿r Athall agus Ceann a鈥� Ghiuthsaich. Mar a bha mi ag innse dhuibh an t-seachdain sa chaidh, b鈥� e sin fear de na seann rathaidean eadar B脿ideanach agus Athall, agus tha e a鈥� dol thairis air talamh 脿rd. Nuair a bha mise ann, bha cur is cathadh ann. Bha mi leam fh矛n agus cha robh e furasta an rathad a lorg ann am p脿irtean, oir bha an sneachd ga ch貌mhdachadh. Agus ann am p矛osan, chan eil sgeul air an rathad co-dhi霉, a r猫ir aithris, eadhon as aonais sneachda.

Chan ann mar sin a bha e o shean nuair a bhiodh dr貌bhairean a鈥� toirt crodh gu margaidh thairis air Monadh Miongaig. 鈥橲 e rathad ceart a bh鈥� ann an uair sin. Ach cha bhiodh na dr貌bhairean ga chleachdadh gu 矛re mh貌ir sam bith anns a鈥� gheamhradh agus, gu dearbh, chan eil Monadh Miongaig uabhasach taitneach aig 脿mannan ann an droch sh矛de. Thathar ag innse fhathast mu bhuidheann de shaighdearan dearga a chaill am beatha ann, agus iad a鈥� d猫anamh air Gearastan Ruadhainn, faisg air Ceann a鈥� Ghiuthsaich, ann an seachd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a c貌ig (1745). Chaidh an glacadh ann an stoirm anns a鈥� mhonadh.

鈥橲 e an 脿irde a ruigeas Monadh Miongaig as coireach ris an droch sh矛de a bhios ann. Tha e a鈥� ruigsinn c貌rr is d脿 mh矛le is seachd ceud troigh os cionn na mara. Agus, air sg脿th sin, nuair a bhathar a鈥� togail rathad m貌r 霉r, far a bheil an A9 an-diugh, chaidh slighe eile a thaghadh, ged a tha i deich m矛le nas fhaide. Aig a鈥� bhealach as 脿irde, aig Druim Uachdair, tha an A9 a鈥� ruigsinn d矛reach m矛le agus c貌ig ceud troigh 鈥� m矛le is d脿 cheud troigh nas 矛sle na Monadh Miongaig. Ged a bhios e sneachdach aig 脿mannan anns a鈥� gheamhradh, chan eil e idir cho sneachdach ri Monadh Miongaig.

Tha aon 脿ite ann aig mullach Monadh Miongaig a tha air leth br猫agha, agus anns am faighear beagan fasgaidh, ma tha sin a dh矛th. Th脿inig mi air a-mach 脿s a鈥� che貌, agus mo chuid aodaich c貌mhdaichte le sneachd. Mu mo choinneamh bha allt a bha a鈥� sruthadh gu socrach tro chlais, le cluaintean feurach air gach taobh dheth. Anns an allt bha tr矛 lachan 鈥� cearc agus d脿 isean. Ghabh iad eagal am beatha nuair a chunnaic iad mi, agus mi a鈥� coimhead coltach ri yeti!

Tha an t-allt cama-l霉bach, agus 鈥檚 e an t-ainm a th鈥� air Caochan L霉b. Cha b鈥� urrainn 脿ite na b鈥� fhe脿rr a lorg air monadh fosgailte airson crodh ionaltradh no airson beagan fasgaidh fhaighinn. Is iomadh dr貌bhair anns an t-seann aimsir a bhiodh toilichte Caochan L霉b fhaicinn, tha mi cinnteach.

Faisg air mullach Monadh Miongaig tha coire ann air a bheil Coire Bhran. Bha e ainmeil o shean a chionn 鈥檚 gum biodh dr貌bhairean 脿 m貌ran 脿iteachan anns a鈥� cheann a tuath a鈥� tighinn cruinn ann, agus iad a鈥� d猫anamh deiseil airson a dhol thairis air a鈥� mhonadh gu ruige Athall c貌mhla. Carson a rachadh iad ann c貌mhla? Uill, innsidh mi sin dhuibh anns an ath Litir.

Faclan na seachdaine: Monadh Miongaig: The Minigaig; Bl脿r Athall: Blair Atholl; Ceann a鈥� Ghiuthsaich: Kingussie; B脿ideanach: Badenoch; taitneach: pleasant; sneachdach: snowy; lachan: ducks; cama-l霉bach: meandering, twisting; Caochan L霉b: Stream of Bends ie meandering burn; c貌mhla: together.

Abairtean na seachdaine: tha e a鈥� do thairis air talamh 脿rd: it goes over high country; bha cur is cathadh ann: snow was falling and drifting/being blown by the wind; bha mi leam fh矛n: I was by myself; bha an sneachd ga ch貌mhdachadh: the snow was covering it; chan eil sgeul air an rathad: there is no sign of the road; eadhon as aonais sneachda: even without snow; nuair a bhiodh dr貌bhairean a鈥� toirt crodh gu margaidh: when drovers would take cattle to market; thathar ag innse fhathast: a story is still told; mu bhuidheann de shaighdearan dearga a chaill am beatha ann: about a group of redcoat soldiers who lost their lives there; agus iad a鈥� d猫anamh air Gearastan Ruadhainn: as they were making for Ruthven Barracks; chaidh an glacadh ann an stoirm: they were caught in a storm; 鈥檚 e an 脿irde a ruigeas X as coireach ri: it is the altitude X reaches that is responsible for; chaidh slighe eile a thaghadh: another route was chosen; m矛le is d脿 cheud troigh nas 矛sle na X: 1,200 feet lower than X; anns am faighear beagan fasgaidh: in which a little shelter is obtained; mu mo choinneamh bha allt a bha a鈥� sruthadh gu socrach tro chlais: in front of me there was a burn which was running slowly through a diminutive glen; le cluaintean feurach air gach taobh dheth: with grassy meadows on either side of it; airson crodh ionaltradh: to graze cattle.

Puing-ghr脿mair na seachdaine: Tha mi a鈥� dol a th貌iseachadh na Litreach seo le t貌imhseachan: I am going to start this Litir with a puzzle. Can you explain why I used the genitive singular form of Litir, ie Litreach? The reason is that it follows a verbal noun, a th貌iseachadh. Similarly, we say tha mi a鈥� sgr矛obhadh na Litreach, not tha mi a鈥� sgr矛obhadh an Litir. But in the example above, we do not have the 鈥渦sual鈥� or 鈥減rogressive鈥� form of the verbal noun eg tha mi a鈥� sgr矛obhadh, tha mi a鈥� t貌iseachadh, tha sinn a鈥� glanadh. Instead it is the form which indicates intent, and which follows a verb of motion (most commonly rach, the verb 鈥渢o go鈥�). It still requires the genitive, however. Other examples (note the genitives) are: tha e a鈥� dol a leagail na craoibhe (he is going to fell the tree); tha mi a鈥� dol a cheannach nam p脿ipearan (I am going to buy the papers); chaidh e a dh鈥檌arraidh a mh脿thar (he went to collect his mother).

T貌imhseachan na seachdaine: Ciamar a tha fiacail a chaidh a tharraing coltach ri n矛 a chaidh a dh矛ochuimhneachadh?: how is a tooth that was extracted like a thing that has been forgotten? Dh鈥檉halbh i 脿s a鈥� cheann: It has left the head.