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Tha sgeulachd ainmeil co-cheangailte ri Beinn Ghulbain. Tha Beinn Ghulbain ann an Gleann S矛dh. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm air an sgeulachd 鈥淒iarmaid agus Gr脿inne鈥�. Seo agaibh ge脿rr-chunntas dhith.

Bha Fionn MacCumhail a鈥� dol a ph貌sadh Gr脿inne. Bha cuirm mh貌r aca. Bha Diarmaid aig a鈥� chuirm. 鈥橲 e fear eireachdail a bh鈥� ann. Bha ball-seirce air aodann 鈥� a love spot. Ball-seirce. Bha e a鈥� cumail a bhonaid s矛os airson am ball-seirce fhalach. Bha boireannaich a chunnaic am ball-seirce a鈥� gabhail gaol air.

Aig a鈥� chuirm bha coin a鈥� sabaid. Dh鈥檉heuch na fir ris na coin a chur bho ch猫ile. Bha Diarmaid nam measg. Thog e a bhonaid beagan. Chunnaic Gr脿inne am ball-seirce. Ghabh i gaol air Diarmaid.

鈥淩uithidh thu air falbh leam,鈥� thuirt i ris.

鈥淐ha d猫an mi sin,鈥� arsa Diarmaid. 鈥淐ha t猫id mi leat.鈥� Chaidh Diarmaid a dh鈥櫭爄te fad鈥� air falbh. Thog e taigh. Dh鈥檉huirich e ann.

Madainn a bha seo ghlaodh Gr脿inne aig an doras. 鈥淎 bheil thu a-staigh a Dhiarmaid?鈥� thuirt i.

鈥淭ha,鈥� fhreagair Diarmaid.

鈥淭hig a-mach is falbh leam,鈥� thuirt Gr脿inne.

鈥淐ha tig is chan fhalbh.鈥�

鈥淔eumaidh tu,鈥� thuirt i.

鈥淐han eil 脿ite dhan t猫id sinn,鈥� thuirt Diarmaid, 鈥渁ir nach bi fios aig Fionn. Marbhaidh e mi.鈥�

鈥淭h猫id sinn do Charraig,鈥� thuirt Gr脿inne. 鈥淭ha uiread de Charraigean ann 鈥檚 nach bi fios aige c貌 an t猫 anns a bheil sinn.鈥� Dh鈥檉halbh iad c貌mhla gu Carraig an Daimh. Rinn iad an dachaigh ann. Bha Diarmaid na shaor agus na iasgair. Bha Gr脿inne a鈥� reic nan soithichean fiodha a bha Diarmaid a鈥� d猫anamh. Ach bha leapannan air leth aca.

Latha a bha seo th脿inig bodach m貌r. 鈥橲 e Ciofach Mac a鈥� Ghoill an t-ainm a bh鈥� air. Rinn Gr脿inne is am bodach plana. Bha iad a鈥� dol a mharbhadh Dhiarmaid. Thug am bodach ionnsaigh air Diarmaid. Bha am bodach l脿idir ach bha Diarmaid na bu l脿idire. Chuir e am bodach fodha.

Rug Gr脿inne air sgian. Stob i ann an cas Dhiarmaid i. Theich Diarmaid. Is cluinnidh sinn na thachair an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: Tha Beinn Ghulbain ann an Gleann S矛dh: Ben Gulabin is in Glenshee; seo agaibh ge脿rr-chunntas dhith: here is a shortened account of it; a鈥� dol a ph貌sadh: going to marry; cuirm: feast; 鈥檚 e fear eireachdail a bh鈥� ann: he was a handsome man; airson am ball-seirce fhalach: to hide the love spot; a鈥� gabhail gaol air: falling in love with him; dh鈥檉heuch na fir ris na coin a chur bho ch猫ile: the men tried to keep the dogs from each other; bha Diarmaid nam measg: Diarmaid was among them; ruithidh thu air falbh leam: you鈥檒l run away with me; cha d猫an mi sin: I won鈥檛 do that; cha t猫id mi leat: I won鈥檛 go with you; ghlaodh Gr脿inne aig an doras: Gr脿inne shouted at the door; thig a-mach is falbh leam: come out and come away with me; cha tig is chan fhalbh: No! ie I won鈥檛 come [out] and I won鈥檛 leave [with you]; feumaidh tu: you must; air nach bi fios aig Fionn: that Fionn won鈥檛 know of; marbhaidh e mi: he鈥檒l kill me; tha uiread de Charraigean ann 鈥檚 nach bi fios aige c貌 an t猫 anns a bheil sinn: there are so many Carraigs that he won鈥檛 know which one we鈥檙e in; bha Diarmaid na shaor agus na iasgair: Diarmaid was a carpenter and fisherman; soithichean fiodha: wooden vessels; rinn Gr脿inne is am bodach plana: Gr脿inne and the old man made a plan; thug am bodach ionnsaigh air Diarmaid: the old man attacked Diarmaid; chuir e am bodach fodha: Diarmaid got the old man under him; rug Gr脿inne air sgian: Gr脿inne seized a knife; stob i ann an cas Dhiarmaid i: she stuck it into Diarmaid鈥檚 leg.