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A’ Ghàidhealtachd

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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Làraichean eachdraidheil (Historic sites). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Beagan eachdraidh na Gàidhealtachd

Some [a little] Highland history

‘S e Caisteal Eilein Donnain an làrach eachdraidheil a b’ fheàrr leis

His favourite historic site was Eilean Donan Castle

Aithnichte air feadh an t–saoghail

Well–known worldwide

Làraichean eachdraidheil

Historic sites

Taobh a–muigh a’ bhaile thadhail e air

Outside the city he visited

Làrach a’ bhlàir ainmeil

The site of the famous battle

Blàr Chùil Lodair

The Battle of Culloden

Tha an t–uabhas eachdraidh san làraich sin fhèin

There’s an awful lot of history in that site itself

Eachdraidh na h–Alba, na Gàidhealtachd agus nan Gàidheal

The history of Scotland, the Highlands and of the Gaels

Fiù ‘s far an robh iad—san Eilean—

Even where they were—in Skye [the Island]—

… aig na Dòmhnallaich

… of the MacDonalds

Sgeulachdan dhen bhana–ghaisgich Sgàthach.

Stories of the warrior (woman) Sgàthach.

Dè mu dheidhinn Gleann Comhann …

What about Glencoe …

… far an do thachair Murt Ghleann Comhann ann an 1692?

… where the Massacre of Glencoe happened in 1692?

Thug Na Dòmhnallaich seachad aoigheachd is coibhneas dhan luchd–tadhail aca

The MacDonalds gave hospitality and kindness to their visitors

Fhuair iad am bàs fo làimh nan Caimbeulach

They were killed by the Campbells

Abair sgeul, abair eachdraidh, abair bròn!

What a story, what history, such sorrow!

Cha mhòr nach do dhìochuimhnich mi

I almost forgot (about)

Inbhir Lòchaidh

Inverlochy

Far an deach dà bhlàr a chur thar nan linntean.

Where two battles were fought over the centuries.

Ro–eachdraidheil

Prehistoric

… air a bheil mise dèidheil

… that I like

… far nach deach blàr a chur

… which hasn’t had a battle on it

… cho fad ‘s is aithne dhomh

… as far as I know

Tursachan Chalanais

The Callanish stones

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.