Tha a’ mheas a bha aig daoine air an Naomh Màrtainn air fhaicinn ann an ainmean-àitean air feadh na h-Alba – a’ gabhail a-steach Cille Mhàrtainn ann am meadhan Earra-Ghàidheal a tha a’ ciallachadh ‘Eaglais Naomh Màrtainn’ agus an coisrigeadh den eaglais on 8mh linn ann am Whithorn, Dùn Phris & Gall-Ghàidhealaibh dhan naomh.
Tòrr an Aba
Tha arceòlaichean air lorg fhaighinn air a’ bhoth bheag air an tom bheag seo ris an canar Tòrr an Aba faisg air Crois Naomh Màrtainn.
Dh’fhaodadh gur e seo a’ bhoth sam biodh Calum Cille a’ sgrìobhadh, mar a rinn Adhamhnan dealbh air,
About a little ink-horn foolishly tipped over
One day, shouting was heard from the other side of the Sound of Iona. The saint was sitting in his raised wooden hut and heard this, saying:
“The man who is shouting across the Sound is too careless to watch what he is doing. Today he will tip over my little horn and spill the ink.”
His servant Diarmait heard him say this and for a while he stood by the door waiting for the clumsy guest to arrive so that he could keep him away from the ink-horn. But soon he moved away for some other purpose, and then the troublesome visitor arrived. As he went forward to kiss the saint, he upset the horn with the edge of his garment and spilt the ink.
Beatha Chaluim Chille le Adhamhnan, Leabhar 1: 27
Tha Adhamhnan a’ dèanamh dealbh de Chalum Chille a’ cleachdadh dà thogalach eadar-dhealaichte na bheatha-làitheil – both sam biodh e a’ sgrìobhadh agus both eile sam biodh e a’ cadal ‘anns am biodh e a’ cleachdadh creag lom fodha an àite connlach agus clach mar chluasag’.