An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Gaidheal > Volume 35, October 1939--September 1940

An Ceitein, 1940.
AN GAIDHEAL.
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proposal and it was remitted to the Convener
and Secretary to make arrangements for
launching the scheme.
It was agreed to print a Gaelic booklet for
distribution to Gaelic speaking men on service,
and the secretary was authorised to proceed
with its preparation. The suggestion was
made in a letter from Mr. E. MacCurdy,
Ashstead.
An Comunn Concert Party has completed
another successful tour. Concerts were held at
Tobermory, Bunessan, Easdale and Oban.
The attendance at Oban was less than antici¬
pated at first but, owing to Major MacCallum’s
re-arranged itinerary his political meeting held
on the same evening had its effect on the
attendance at the concert. The concert arranged
for Salen (Mull) had to be cancelled owing to
the passing of Mr. Archibald Macfarlane, a
highly respected member of the community
and a hard working official of the Salen Branch.
At short notice a concert was held in Bunessan,
and this function with those at Tobermory
and Easdale, were enthusiastically attended
The artistes who took part in this tour were
Misses Margrat M. Duncan, Helen T. Mac¬
millan, Mina Bell, Margaret Hill-Boyle, and
Irene MacCowan and Messrs. Alasdair Matheson
and Angus Whyte. On the previous Friday,
Miss Duncan and Mr. Matheson assisted at a
concert which the Dundee Branch held on
behalf of the Central Committee. There was
a very good attendance, and the Committee
are very much indebted to the Branch officials
for their active co-operation in arranging these
concerts. Branches who desire a visit from the
Concert Party should instruct their secretary
to communicate with Headquarters without
delay.
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LITIR COMUNN NA H-OIGRIDH.
Co-FHARPUIS BaRDACHD.
So an fheadhainn a fhuair urram anns a’
cho-fharpuis : tha iad uile am Feachd Phort-
Righeadh:—
Comharran’s
a’ cheud.
I. Fearchar Mac an Toisich .. 74
II. Domhnall MacLeoid .. 72
III. Cairistiona B. NicLeoid .. 71
IV. Coinneach Caimbeul .. 70
Is i aireamh nam Ball a dh’fheuch an co-
fharpuis so, 14.
Mach a Port-Righeadh cha robh ach da
cho-fharpuiseach, aon as an Tairbeart agus
0-on eile a Fionnsabhagh.
Tha sinn a rithist fo chomain an deagh
Ghaidheil, Iain MacFhionghuinn an Cinn a’
Ghiusaidh, a bha ’na bhreitheamh ’s a’ chuis.
Chan urrainnear na b’fhearr na facail Iain
fhein a chur sios, cho fad’s a theid agam air an
Gaidhlig. “ Le’n gabhail thar a cheile tha na
dain tlachdmhor ri leughadh. Bha cuid na bu
dluithe do’m chridhe na each, ach cha robh aon
gun bhrigh. Tha mi faicinn gun d’fhuair na
sgoilearan tlachd ann an sgriobhadh nan
dan sin, agus tha moran diubh fior ghealltanach
mar bhaird oga. Leis gun robh taghadh
mor chuspairean aig na farpuisich, fhuair gach
aon cothrom air aomadh fhein a leantainn.”
Thug Iain coir earalachadh beag do gach aon fa
leth. Tha dochas agam gum faigh rannan
Fhearchair aite anns a’ mhiosachan so, a chum
’s gum faic na h-uile nach ’eil ar gillean ’s ar
nigheanan idir air dheireadh eadhon ann an
ealain bhardachd. Ach fheara ’s a ghaoil!
Fheachdan mora Comunn na h-Oigridh, carson
a tha sibh a’ leigeil le Port-Righeadh gach uile
urram a shlugadh mar so? Chuir “ caraid
gun ainm ” an Uibhist Punnd Sasunnach a
dh’ ionnsaigh Domhnaill MhicPhail, los gum
bi co-fharpuis eile againn as t-Fhoghair. Nach
e tha coibhneil.
Mi-cheart.
Nach tubaisteach an reachd ur so a tha
bacadh Gaidheil bho bhi tadhal a dhachaidh
fhein gun litir-cead-siubhail aige leis bho
ughdarras an Airm? Chuala mi droch eisimpleir
de’n eadraiginn so an la roimhe. Bha gille as a’
Chabhlaich Bhreatannaich a’ faotainn nan
laithean saora abhaisteach—deich laithean bho
phort gu port—agus e a’ deanamh air a
dhachaidh, a tha ’s a’ Mhorairne. Leis nach
d’fhuair e cothrom air gach uile mion-chunntas
air fhein a thoirt seachad roimh ’n am, chaidh
a bhacadh ’san Oban, ged a bha e ’na lan-
eideadh, a phaipearan aige leis, agus iomadh
duine ’san aite gu math eolach air. Mu’n
d’fhuair e greim air a’ chead sgriobhta, cha robh
aige aig an tigh ach da la, an deidh miosan de
anastachd a’ chuain. Nach searbh a’ ghiullachd
a fhuair an gille treun. Ma tha a leithid de
chead feumail, shaoilinn-sa gum bu choir a
dheanamh na b’fhasa ruigsinn air, gu seachd
sonraichte ’nuair a tha na miltean eilthireach
neo-airidh a’ siubhal ar duthcha air an saor
thoil fhein.
lONNDRAINN.
Air iomadh doigh, tha mo chridhe an geal
air eileanan na h-Innse Ghall. Tha na h-eileanan
fhein boidheach, le’m monaidhean lan fraoich,
na machraichean farsuinn, na lochan
meanganach, na rudhanna corrach, na traighean