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B鈥� e D貌mhnall Horne MacPh脿rlain fear de ghaisgich Gh脿idhealach na P脿rlamaid anns na h-ochdadan dhen naoidheamh linn deug. Rugadh e ann an ochd ceud deug is trithead (1830) ann an Gallaibh. Bha athair, Ailean MacPh脿rlain, na oifigear iasgaich ann an Inbhir 脵ige. 鈥橲 e Mairead Horne a bh鈥� air a mh脿thair, is bha ise 脿 Gallaibh cuideachd.

Bha tr矛 duine deug aca de chloinn. Bha ceathrar mhac am measg sin, agus b鈥� e D貌mhnall am fear a b鈥� 貌ige dhiubh. Nuair a bha e ochd bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois, rinn an teaghlach eilthireachd gu Astr脿ilia. Aig an aon 脿m, chaidh cuid de na c脿irdean aca a dh鈥檉huireach anns na h-Innseachan. Nuair a bha D貌mhnall fichead bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois, dh鈥檉h脿g e Astr脿ilia, agus chaidh e a dh鈥檉huireach c貌mhla ri ch脿irdean anns na h-Innseachan.

Chaidh c霉isean gu math dha ann a sin. Dh鈥櫭╥rich e gu bhith na cheannard air companaidh de mharsantan ann an Calcutta. Tha e coltach gun do choisinn e airgead m貌r an sin. Gu cinnteach, leis gu robh e beartach, bha e gu math eadar-dhealaichte bho na daoine 鈥� na croitearan bochda Albannach 鈥� a bha e a鈥� dol a riochdachadh anns a鈥� Ph脿rlamaid. Ach chan ann as leth muinntir na h-Alba a sheas e, anns a鈥� chiad dol a-mach co-dhi霉.

Ph貌s D貌mhnall t猫, Mary Isabella Bagshawe, ann an ochd ceud deug, caogad 鈥檚 a seachd (1857). Bhathar ag r脿dh gun do bhuin ise do shliochd na h-脠ireann. Agus bhathar ag r脿dh gur ann troimhpese a thog e 霉idh ann am poileataics na h-脠ireann, agus anns an Eaglais Chaitligich.

Th貌isich e ann am poileataics gu dreuchdail, ann an 脠irinn, ann an ochd ceud deug is ochdad (1880), nuair a chaidh a thaghadh mar bhall do Chontae a鈥� Cheatharlaich, no Carlow. Thuirt e mu dh猫idhinn fh猫in gur e 鈥淟ibearalach鈥� a bh鈥� ann, a bha a鈥� creidsinn ann am f猫in-riaghladh do dh鈥櫭坕rinn. Ach tha e coltach nach robh e cho l脿idir ri cuid de na N脿iseantaich, agus gun deach e an aghaidh seasamh ceannard p脿rtaidh na h-脠ireann anns a鈥� Ph脿rlamaid, Te脿rlach Sti霉bhart Parnell.

Fhad 鈥檚 a bha D貌mhnall MacPh脿rlain na bhall p脿rlamaid do sg矛re 脠ireannach, thog e 霉idh ann an ceist an fhearainn ann an Alba. Cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh e aithnichte mar fhear de luchd na p脿rlamaid a bha taiceil do na croitearan Albannach. 脌s d猫idh Bl脿r a鈥� Chumhaing anns an Eilean Sgitheanach ann an ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1882), eadar croitearan is na h-霉ghdarrasan, thog MacPh脿rlain a ghuth aig Westminster. Dh鈥檌arr e air a鈥� Ph脿rlamaid Coimisean R矛oghail a st猫idheachadh a bheireadh s霉il air ceist an fhearainn ann an Alba.

Cha deach leis aig an toiseach, ach mu dheireadh chuir a鈥� Ph脿rlamaid Coimisean Napier air d貌igh airson an gnothach a sgr霉dadh. Ged a bha e aig an 脿m ud a鈥� riochdachadh sg矛re 脠ireannach, bhiodh MacPh脿rlain cho tric a鈥� bruidhinn mu shuidheachadh na h-Alba, 鈥檚 gun do chuir cuid de na buill am far-ainm air 鈥淏all P脿rlamaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich鈥�.

B鈥� e D貌mhnall MacPh脿rlain a鈥� chiad cheann-suidhe air Comann Ath-leasachadh Lagh Fearainn na G脿idhealtachd, buidheann-choiteachaidh a bha st猫idhichte ann an Lunnainn. Mean air mhean, dh鈥檉h脿s croitearan na h-Alba e貌lach air ainm. Bha sin gu h-脿raidh f矛or ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal far an robh m貌ran nam buill dhen Chomann.

Anns an 脪gmh矛os ochd ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a c貌ig (1885), chaill riaghaltas Ghladstone bh貌t ann an Taigh nan Cumantan agus chum am Morair Salisbury air mar phr矛omhaire gus am biodh taghadh n脿iseanta ann san t-Samhain. Chuir D貌mhnall Horne MacPh脿rlain roimhe seasamh anns an taghadh airson Earra-Gh脿idheal. Ch矛 sinn mar a chaidh dha an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan na seachdaine: D貌mhnall Horne MacPh脿rlain: Donald Horne MacFarlane; Inbhir 脵ige: Wick; Gallaibh: Caithness; eilthireachd: emigration; marsantan: merchants; gu dreuchdail: professionally; f猫in-riaghladh: self-government; Bl脿r a鈥� Chumhaing: Battle of the Braes; buidheann-choiteachaidh: lobby group; Taigh nan Cumantan: House of Commons; am Morair Salisbury: Lord Salisbury; pr矛omhaire: prime minister; taghadh: election; san t-Samhain: in November.

Abairtean na seachdaine: fear de ghaisgich Gh脿idhealach na P脿rlamaid: one of the Highland parliamentary heroes; 鈥檚 e Mairead Horne a bh鈥� air a mh脿thair: his mother was called Margaret Horne; cha c霉isean gu math dha: things went well for him; dh鈥櫭╥rich e gu bhith na cheannard: he rose to become a head/boss; gun do choisinn e airgead m貌r: that he made a lot of money; a bha e a鈥� dol a riochdachadh: that he was going to represent; chan ann as leth muinntir na h-Alba a sheas e: it is not on behalf of the people of Scotland he stood; gun do bhuin ise do shliochd na h-脠ireann: that she had Irish antecedents; bhathar ag r脿dh: it was said; gur ann troimhpese a thog e 霉idh ann an X: that it was through her that he became interested in X; ceist an fhearainn: the land question; cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh e aithnichte mar X: it was not long until he was recognised as X; dh鈥檌arr e air a鈥� Ph脿rlamaid Coimisean R矛oghail a st猫idheachadh: he asked the Parliament to establish a Royal Commission; 鈥檚 gun do chuir cuid de na buill am far-ainm air: that some of the members gave him the nickname; Comann Ath-leasachadh Lagh Fearainn na G脿idhealtachd: Highland Land Law Reform Association; mean air mhean: little by little; far an robh m貌ran nam buill: where many were members; chuir X roimhe: X decided; ch矛 sinn mar a chaidh dha: we鈥檒l see how he got on.

Puing-ch脿nain na seachdaine: chaidh e a dh鈥檉huireach c貌mhla ri ch脿irdean: he went to stay with his relatives. Where the verbal noun appears in this form following a verb of motion, it is lenited, eg tha mi a鈥� dol a thoirt X dhut (I am going to give you X). In the case of a verb commencing with 鈥渇鈥�, this would mean that the article 鈥渁鈥� would be followed by the soundless letter combination 鈥渇h鈥�, which would be difficult to say (try it). The 鈥渄h鈥� slips in there simply to make the sound transition between the vowels. Here are some other examples: a bheil thu a鈥� dol a dh鈥檉huireach an seo? (are you going to stay here?); tha iad a鈥� dol a dh鈥檉halbh uaireigin (they are going to leave sometime). Of course, the same is also true of verbs which start with vowels eg thig sinn a dh鈥櫭╥steachd ris (we鈥檒l come and listen to him); thig mi a dh鈥檌arraidh a鈥� bhainne (I will come to collect the milk); tha mise a鈥� dol a dh鈥櫭瞨dachadh a-nise (I am going to order now).

Gn脿ths-cainnt na seachdaine: cha deach leis (aig an toiseach): he didn鈥檛 succeed (to begin with).