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鈥橲 ann tric, nuair a tha mi a鈥� coimhead air mapaichean dhen Gh脿idhealtachd, a bhios mi a鈥� mothachadh ainm-脿ite inntinneach a tha ag innse dhomh gu bheil st貌iridh co-cheangailte ris. Gu m矛-fhortanach, uaireannan tha e doirbh no eadhon do-dh猫ante an st貌iridh a lorg.

听听听听听听听听听听听 O chionn ghoirid th脿inig mi tarsainn air ainm dhen t-se貌rsa sin ann am Muile 鈥� beinn air a bheil Maol Tobar Leac an t-Sagairt. Tha e ann am meadhan ceann a deas an eilein. Tha e faisg air an rathad eadar Creag an Iubhair, 脿s am faighear b脿t鈥�-aiseig chun an 脪bain, agus Fionnphort, 脿s am faighear b脿t鈥�-aiseig gu ruige 脤 Chaluim Chille.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Maol Tobar Leac an t-Sagairt. Feumaidh gu bheil tobar faisg air l脿imh. Agus, nuair a tha thu ga ghoogladh air an eadar-l矛on, tha gu dearbh fear ann 鈥� Tobar Leac an t-Sagairt. Ach c貌 sagart a bh鈥� ann? Agus carson a chaidh an tobar ainmeachadh air a shon?

听听听听听听听听听听听 Uill, bha T貌mas Garnett ann anns a鈥� bhliadhna seachd ceud deug, naochad 鈥檚 a h-ochd (1798), agus fhuair esan an st貌iridh. Sgr矛obh e mu dheidhinn anns an leabhar aige Observations on a Tour Through the Highlands and Part of the Western Isles of Scotland. Tha e a鈥� dol air ais do linn Chaluim Chille.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaochail sagart a bh鈥� ann an Torasaigh, ann an taobh sear Mhuile, a鈥� f脿gail be脿rn ann do chuideigin eile a bheathachadh fhaighinn an sin. Bha gu le貌r de shagartan a鈥� fuireach c貌mhla ri Calum Cille ann an Eilean 脤. Agus dh鈥檌arr dithis aca air Calum Cille am beathachadh fhaighinn ann an Torasaigh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha robh Calum Cille airson dragh a chur air duine seach duine aca. Mar sin, thuirt e riutha 鈥� am fear a bu luaithe a ruigeadh Torasaigh, 鈥檚 e a gheibheadh a bheathachadh. Ach 鈥檚 e an oidhche a bh鈥� ann, agus thoirmisg e an dithis bho bhith a鈥� t貌iseachadh gus an tigeadh a鈥� mhadainn. Chan eil d霉il gun d鈥� fhuair sagart seach sagart cadal.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An ath mhadainn, dh鈥檉halbh fear dhiubh na bu tr脿ithe na 鈥檓 fear eile. Lorg an sagart eile a鈥� chiad fhear, agus e na laighe marbh ri taobh an tobair. Bha d霉il gun robh e air uiread de chabhaig a dh猫anamh 鈥檚 gun do dh鈥櫭瞝 e cus uisge, agus gur e sin a thug b脿s dha. Bha cuid, ge-t脿, dhen bheachd gun robh an d脿rna sagart air am fear eile a mhurt, airson d猫anamh cinnteach gum faigheadh e a bheathachadh. Co-dhi霉, chaidh an tobar ainmeachadh airson an t-sagairt. Tha e a鈥� gi霉lain an ainm fhathast 鈥揟obar Leac an t-Sagairt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a leugh mi barrachd de dh鈥檈arrann leabhar Gharnett mu a thuras a Mhuile, th脿inig mi tarsainn air cunntas inntinneach de sheanfhacal G脿idhlig a chuala an t-霉ghdar: Sgr矛obh e mar seo e: Is mairg a loisgeadh a thiompan ris. Seo mar a tha e ga mh矛neachadh anns an leabhar: Among the proverbs which are common in this and some of the islands is the following one: when you meet with ingratitude from a person who has benefited by your means, where you had reason to expect a very different conduct, it is common to say, 鈥渨hat a fool I was to burn my harp for him or her鈥�. Is mairg a loisgeadh a thiompan ris. Bheir mi s霉il air an t-seanfhacal sin anns an ath Litir.

a鈥� mothachadh ainm-脿ite inntinneach: noticing an interesting place-name; gu bheil st貌iridh co-cheangailte ris: that a story is connected to it; meadhan ceann a deas an eilein: the middle of the southern part of the island; Creag an Iubhair, 脿s am faighear b脿t鈥�-aiseig chun an 脪bain: Craignure, from where a ferry is taken to Oban; gu ruige 脤 Chaluim Chille: to Iona; nuair a tha thu ga ghoogladh air an eadar-l矛on: when you google it on the internet; be脿rn ann do chuideigin eile a bheathachadh fhaighinn: a gap [opportunity] for somebody else to get his benefice; dh鈥檌arr dithis aca air Calum Cille am beathachadh fhaighinn: two of them asked Columba for their benefice; cha robh X airson dragh a chur air duine seach duine: X didn鈥檛 want to annoy either man; am fear a bu luaithe a ruigeadh: the one that more quickly reached; 鈥檚 e a gheibheadh: he鈥檚 the one that would get; gus an tigeadh a鈥� mhadainn: until the morning would come; chan eil d霉il gun d鈥� fhuair sagart seach sagart norrag cadail: it鈥檚 not expected that either priest got a wink of sleep; marbh ri taobh an tobair: dead beside the well; gun do dh鈥櫭瞝 e cus uisge: that he drank too much water; a thug b脿s dha: that caused his death; gun robh X air am fear eile a mhurt: that X had murdered the other one; cunntas inntinneach de sheanfhacal G脿idhlig a chuala an t-霉ghdar: an interesting account of a Gaelic proverb the author heard.

tha e doirbh no eadhon do-dh猫ante: it鈥檚 difficult or even impossible.

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