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Rugadh Edward Faragher, no Neddy Beg Hom Ruy, ann an Creneash ann an Eilean Mhanainn. Bha sin anns a鈥� bhliadhna ochd ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a h-aon (1831). Bha athair na iasgair. Bha Neddy fh猫in na iasgair fad m貌ran bhliadhnaichean.

Dh鈥檉h脿s Neddy ainmeil oir bha e gu math e貌lach air dualchas G脿idhlig Eilean Mhanainn. Seo sgeulachd bheag aige, air a bheil Thom Gordon as ny Mooinjer-Veggey no Tom G貌rdan agus na Daoine Beaga: Bha fear a bha seo air an robh Tom G貌rdan. Latha a bha seo, bha e a鈥� falbh dhachaigh. Th脿inig an oidhche air. Chaill e an rathad. Chunnaic e solas. Chaidh e dha ionnsaigh.

Th脿inig e gu taigh m貌r. Nochd duine. Dh鈥檌arr am fear seo air Tom a dhol a dh鈥檌asgach cuide ris. Bha sluagh m貌r a鈥� tighinn airson suipear anns an taigh aige. Chaidh iad don tr脿igh. Chuir iad am b脿ta don uisge. Th貌isich an duine eile air iasgach. Ghlac e t貌rr 猫isg. Chaidh iad air ais don taigh.

Dh鈥檌arr an duine air Tom fuireach na h-oidhche. Bha preas m貌r ri taobh an teine. Bha am preas air a bheul fodha. Chuir an duine Tom anns a鈥� phreas. Bha toll beag ann. Bha Tom a鈥� coimhead tron toll.

An ceann 霉ine ghoirid bha an taigh l脿n daoine. Bha aon duine ann, agus falt liath air. Thuirt e, 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� faighinn f脿ileadh de dhuine.鈥� Rinn iad rannsachadh ach cha do lorg iad Tom.

Shuidh iad a-rithist. Thuirt am fear le falt liath a-rithist gun robh e a鈥� faighinn f脿ileadh de dhuine. Rinn na daoine rannsachadh a-rithist ach cha do lorg iad Tom.

Thuirt fear eile, 鈥淐uiridh sinn am preas thairis.鈥� Dh鈥櫭╥gh Tom ann an guth m貌r, 鈥淪矛th Dh猫 orm, lorg sibh mi.鈥� Ann am priobadh na s霉la, bha an taigh agus na daoine air falbh. Bha Tom ann an Lhag ny Killey (Lag na Coille). Bha e na laighe air bad c貌innich. Bha e a鈥� tuigsinn gun robh e air a bhith c貌mhla ris na s矛thichean.

Dh鈥櫭╥rich e. Fhuair e an rathad dhachaigh. Thug a bhean leann dha agus chaidh e a leabaidh. Nise, feumaidh gun do dh鈥檌nnis e an st貌iridh do a bhean mus deach e a leabaidh, oir an l脿rna-mh脿ireach cha robh cuimhne sam bith aige air a鈥� ghnothach.

Faclan is abairtean: Bha athair na iasgair: his father was a fisherman; dualchas G脿idhlig Eilean Mhanainn: The Isle of Man鈥檚 Gaelic heritage; air an robh Tom G貌rdan: who was called Tom Gordon; th脿inig an oidhche air: the night came upon him; chaill e an rathad: he lost the road/way; chaidh e dha ionnsaigh: he went towards it; nochd duine: a man appeared; a dhol a dh鈥檌asgach cuide ris: to go fishing with him; bha sluagh m貌r a鈥� tighinn airson suipear anns an taigh aige: a lot of people were coming for supper in his house; chuir iad am b脿ta don uisge: they put the boat into the water; ghlac e t貌rr 猫isg: he caught many fish; dh鈥檌arr an duine air Tom fuireach na h-oidhche: the man asked Tom to stay the night; bha am preas air a bheul fodha: the press/cupboard was face down; bha Tom a鈥� coimhead tron toll: Tom was looking through the hole; an ceann 霉ine ghoirid: after a short time; falt liath: grey hair; tha mi a鈥� faighinn f脿ileadh de dhuine: I smell a man; cha do lorg iad: they didn鈥檛 find; cuiridh sinn am preas thairis: we鈥檒l turn over the cupboard; S矛th Dh猫 orm, lorg sibh mi: the peace of God be upon me, you found me; ann am priobadh na s霉la: in the blink of an eye; na laighe air bad c貌innich: lying on a clump of moss; gun robh e air a bhith c貌mhla ris na s矛thichean: that he had been with the fairies; thug a bhean leann dha: his wife gave him ale; feumaidh gun do dh鈥檌nnis e an st貌iridh mus deach e a leabaidh: he must have told the story before he went to bed; an l脿rna-mh脿ireach cha robh cuimhne sam bith aige air a鈥� ghnothach: the next day he had no memory of the affair.