The ship of the people
Long nan Daoine
Angus now talks about Long nan Daoine (The Ship of the People) and what happened in 1740:
Again, a transcript of the program is available on the same page.
gu socair, fèath
gently, calm
droch-bheart
evil deed
aig marbhan a' mheadhain-oidhche
in the dead of night (lit. at the corpse of midnight)
chaidh … a spìonadh às an leapannan
were … torn from their beds
glasadh ann an toll an t-soithich
lock in the hold of the ship/vessel
a thàinig air a h-àrainn
who came in her vicinity
gus a dhol à cochall dearg an cridhe
scared out of their wits (lit. about to go out of the red shell of their heart)
cha do dh'amais dha claidheamh a bhith aige na chois an dearbh àm ud
he didn't happen to have a sword with him at that very time
Rinn e às, tarsainn na mòintich 's a shàilean a' bualadh na thòin
He made off, across the moor with his heels hitting his backside
dh'innis e fàth a thurais
he told the purpose of his trip
Spìon Aonghas leis e, 's rinn e às aig na tharraingeadh e
Angus tore it/plucked it with him, and he made off as fast as he could be dragged
Rinn … an dìcheall airson toirt a chreidsinn air na h-Èireannaich gur e mèirlich 's eucoirich a bha fo ghlais aca
… did their best to make the Irish believe that it was thieves and criminals that they had behind bars
sgap na prìosanaich mar mholl air a' ghaoith
the prisoners scattered like chaff on the wind
tha an sliochd ann fhathast
their descendants are there still
miann an airgid freumh an uilc
the desire for money is the root of the evil
uaislean, nam b' airidh iad air sin a ghabhail orra
noblemen, if they deserved to be called that
Why don't you have a go at this task! If you have a Gaelic-speaking friend, you could do this together. If you don't—no problem—you can have double the fun!
We've given you these question as a starting point, but you'll certainly have other questions and opinions. 😊
Dè bha an t-Uilleam a' dèanamh anns na h-Eileanan agus cò às a sheòl i?
What was the William doing in the Islands and where did she sail from?
Carson a tha thu a' smaointinn nach robh na fir eile deònach Aonghas mac Iain 'ic Aonghais a chuideachadh?
Why do you think the other men were unwilling to help Aonghas mac Iain 'ic Aonghais?
Dè do bheachd air na rinn Aonghas?
What do you think of what Angus did?
An robh còir aige feuchainn air na daoine gu lèir a shaoradh?
Should he have tried to [save]free all the people?
Carson nach do rinn e sin?
Why didn't he do that?
Dè rinn na daoine a fhuair mu sgaoil ann an Èirinn?
What did the people who got loose in Ireland do?
Dè bhiodh tu fhèin air dèanamh?
What would you have done?
Dè a' bhuaidh a bh' aig Long/Soitheach nan Daoine air poilitigs Bhreatainn ann am beachd Aonghais MhicIllFhinnein?
What was the effect of Soitheach nan Daoine on British politics in Angus MacLennan's view?
Dè dh'fhaodadh a bhith air tachairt mura robh MacLeòid Dhùn Bheagain is MacDhòmhnaill Shlèite air a dhol an sàs le seo?
What might have happened if MacLeod of Dunvegan and MacDonald of Sleat had not got involved with this?