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Iomradh air trì blàir ann an Colbhasa.

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Date 30 July 1953
Track ID 5412
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.120.9-11

Original Tape ID

SA1953.120

Summary

Mention of three battles in Colonsay.

1. A battle took place in Colonsay against the Vikings. Men in the harvest fields fought off the invaders with sheaves of rye. The battle was called Latha Blàr Cath nan Sguab.

2. Colonsay men were cutting peats when invaders from Mull attacked. The Colonsay men drove them off with their spades.

3. Another battle took place in the south of Colonsay. The contributor thinks it may have been against the Vikings. It was at a place called Tràigh nam Bàrc.

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Colonsay and Oronsay

Island - Colonsay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Transcription

Bella NicNèill: Bha corra bhlàr a tha fhathast iomradh orra ann an Colbhasa. Bha fear aig na Lochlannaich 's na Colbhasaich. Rubha Dùn Mheallain, an taobh an iar-dheas de Cholbhasa. Tha an dùn a-suas fhathast, bhiodh na Lochlannaich ann. Agus nuair a thàinig iad air na daoine an Colbhasa, bha iad a' buain seagal - sin an rye - agus cha robh aca ach na sguaban seagail gan dìon fhèin, agus 's e Latha Blàr Cath nan Sguab a [?th' aca air] gus an latha an-diugh.

'S bha blàr eile air Druim an Dèabhaidh ann am meadhan Cholbhasa, ach 's e Muilich a bh' ann an tròbh sin, chan e na Lochlannaich idir, agus thàinig iad air na Colbhasaich 's iad a' buain mòna. 'S cha robh aca ach na spàdan, ach chuir iad ruaig air na Muilich gus am b' fheudar dhaibh tarrainn leis na bàtan 'son nach robh aca na spàdan.

Agus bha aon bhlàr eile ann, bha iad ag ràdh, taobh a deas Cholbhasa, [Fadaig a' Gharbhais], ach chan eil mi mìr cinnteach cò bh' ann ach 's fheudar gur e na Lochlannaich on a tha fhathast àite ann - tràigh, 's e Tràigh nam Bàrc a th' aca air - anns a bheil... bhiodh m' athair daonnan ag ràdh gur e bàrc na Lochlannaich a bh' ann.

Sin na th' agamsa de naidheachdan mun a...

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good