Èirig Fhinn Èirig Fhinn (1)

Faclan is abairtean: chaidh pàipear a leughadh aig coinneamh de Chomunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis: a paper was read at a meeting of the Gaelic Society of Inverness; an t-Urramach Iain MacGriogair Caimbeul: Rev. John Gregorson Campbell; bha Mgr Caimbeul na mhinistear ann an Tiriodh:Mr Campbell was a minister in Tiree; ’s e seann sgeulachd a th’ ann: it is an old story; tha mi ga dèanamh goirid agus sìmplidh: I am making it short and simple; chaidh Fionn agus a cho-dhaltan don bheinn: Fionn and his foster-brothers went to the mountain; ’s iad na h-ainmean a bh’ orra X, Y agus Z: their names were X, Y and Z; Ridire a’ Chùirn agus Ridire a’ Chlaidheimh: The Knight of the Cairn and the Knight of the Sword; còmhla air cnoc: together on a hill; an robh fear ann a-riamh a rinn tàir air Fionn?: was there ever a man who derided Fionn?; gu h-obann: suddenly; thàinig marcaiche às an àird an iar-thuath: a rider came out of the north-west; bhuail e Fionn mun bheul: he hit Fionn on the mouth; chuir e sia fiaclan a-mach: he put out three teeth; gu robh iad a’ dol a dh’fhaighinn “Èirig Fhinn”: that they were going to get “Fionn’s Reparation”; bha long aca air a’ chladach: they had a ship on the shore; bha am fear beag ag iarraidh falbh còmhla riutha: the wee man wanted to leave with them; dhiùlt iad e: they refused him; leig Fionn leis dhol air bòrd: Fionn let him go on board; ’s fheàrr thu na clach co-dhiù:you are better than a stone [ie ballast] anyway; thog iad na siùil: they raised the sails; rinn iad cùrsa gu Rìoghachd nam Fear Mòra: they made a course for the Kingdom of the Big Men; suas an crann: up the mast; bha e ag iarraidh faighinn a-mach an robh iad faisg air tìr: he wanted to find out if they were close to land; cha robh dad ann ach muir is adhar: there was nothing there but sea and air; leum e suas gu bàrr a’ chrainn: he leapt up to the top of the mast; cum romhad mar a tha thu: keep going [ahead of you] as you are; an làrna-mhàireach: next day; bha trì gathan teinnteach a’ dol timcheall a’ chala: three fiery darts were going around the harbour; chuir am fear beag sgiath air a làimh chlì agus sgiath air a làimh dheis: the wee man put a shield on his left hand and a shield on his right hand; innsidh mi dhuibh dè thachair: I will tell you what happened.