An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Sruth > Volume 2 > No. 50, 20 February 1969

BI-LINGUAL NEWSPAPER OF CURRENT EVENTS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND THE ISLANDS AND IN SCOTLAND
SRUTH
DI-ARDAOIN, 20mh LATHA DE’N GHEARRAN . THURSDAY, 20th FEBRUARY 1969 No. SO SIXPENCE
Leanaibh
gudluth
ri cliu bhur
sinrisir
Follow in the footsteps of your forebears
NATIONAL SAVINGS
National Savings Certificates
-Post Office Savings Bank
Trustee Savings Banks
Drama Gaidhlig air Thoiseach a
Rithist
Air Di-Iuain ’s Di Mairt
na seachdhuinneach seo bhui
nig Comunn Drama Gaidhlig
Inbhir Nis a chiad duais gach
oidhch aig Feisd Drama an
S.C.D.A. Roinn Inbhir-Nis.
Choisinn an dara sgioba an
duais oidhche-Mhairt agus
ard dhuais na Feisd.
Theid an dara sgrioba air ad-
hart chun na cuairt dheir-
eannaich ’san Airde Tuath
am Brura deireadh na Mairt.
’B ann an uiridh a choisinn
am buidheann seo ard-dhuais
Feisd Drama an S.C.D.A. le
dealbh-cluich Gaidhlig air-
son a’ cheud uair a riamh. Aig
an am bha moran amharusach
nach robh an seo ach ni nach
maireadh — rionnag anns an
oidhche fhrasaich. Ach tha
fior dhearbhadh an nise gu
bheil drama Gaidhlig pailt
cho taitneach an sealladh
bhritheamhan so-ealanta an
drama gun fhacal Gaidhlig
’nan ceann’s a tha an dealbh-
cluiche ’sa Bheurla.
Mar a thuirt Mgr. S. Hamil¬
ton fear deilbhe Comunn In¬
bhir Nis “From the point of
view of the Gaelic language
this is confirmation of last
year’s success. Last year was
not just one happy choice of
play. This proves that the
language is completely suit¬
able for a wide range of plays
and situations.” Ged tha
Mgr. Hamilton gun Gaidhlig
chaneil e gun uidh ’s gun
chreidimh innte.
B’e “Requiem Seonaid” an
dealbh-cluiche leis na bhuinig
Comunn Gaidhlig Inbhir Nis a’
cheud duais. Sgriobh Mgr.
Seumas S. Grannd e air thus
’sa’ Bheurla ’s dh’eadar thean-
gaich Mgr. Alasdair Friseal e.
Tha mealladh- naidheachd ri
chuir orra le cheile agus tha e
follaiseach gu bheil an eadar
theangachadh cho coimhlionta,
teoma ‘sgu bheil brigh na cuise
air a gleidheadh agus docha air
a daingneachadh.
Thoisich sgioba Inbhir Nis
ag ullachadh goirid roimh ’n
bhliadna uir agus bha iad an
sas da oidhche ’san t-seach-
dhuin o chionn sia seach-
dhuinnean. Bha beagan duil-
gheadas ann fir fhaotainn ’sa’
cheud dol am mach ach tha an
Comunn cho math dheth a
thaobh cuideachaidh an ceart-
uair ’sgu bheil gach peantadh,
A scene of a past time, when Harris tweedr was almost wholly a hand-craft industry. Nowadays
a certain amount of mechanisation has taken place to cope with the demand for the doth, which
is unique because of the hand element which still exists in its manufacture. Photo from the
forthcoming book, “Harris Tweed,” by Francis Thompson (David & Charles, Newton Abbot),
to be published this month.
MORE JOBS FOR
YOUTH
! The unemployment situa-
| tion of young people in the
i Highlands is improving, it was
announced by the Highlands
(Inverness) Youth Employ¬
ment Committee.
Between September 1 and
December 31 last year a total
of 168 young people—78 boys
and 90 girls—were placed in
employment, compared with
55 boys and 70 girls the pre¬
vious year.
The report showed the fig¬
ures had risen to 263, the
same as the previous year.
The leader of the Inverness
Youth Club told the commit¬
tee of an experiment which
was carried out with six un¬
employed boys.
They spent a working holi-
| day at Loch Carron, and in
l return for, food and accom-
I modation dug a trench to en¬
able a water supply to be con¬
nected to a new croft house.
saoirsinneachd ’s eile dh-fheu-
mas deanamn aca fhein ’ga
ghabhail os laimh.
Am measg nam priomh act-
airean a rinn cho math le
“Requiem Seonaid” bha Iain
MacLeoid, Daibhidh Collins,
Caitriona NicLeoid agus Anna
Friseal a chuir loinne air leth
air “Seonaid.”
Fhuair an sgioba da dhuais,
Geall - dubhlain DhublTghlais
Mhic an t-Sealgair airson a
cheud aite an Roinn Inbhir Nis
agus Sgiath Mhic Choinnich
airson an Taisbeanaidh a
b’fhearr.
TEN TEAMS FOR
SUTHERLAND
DRAMA FESTIVAL
Ten teams are competing in
the S.C.D.A. Sutherland Dis¬
trict preliminary festival which
is to be held in the Dornoch
Academy hall on February 20,
21 and 22.
The teams are: Dornoch A
in “Cathedral,” Dornoch B in
“The Shadow of the Glen,”
Golspie A in “The Scarecrow”
(comedy), Glospie B in “The
Saint” (drama), Brora A in
“Before You Roast Your Beef”
(comedy), Brora B in “Careful
| Rapture.”
| Bonar/Ardgay A in “The
I Poacher,” Bonar/Ardgay B in
“No Smoke.” Tongue A in
j “The New Hall,” Tongue B in
j “Old Verily.”
| Adjudicator is Mrs Elfrida
I Nelson.
SKYE BRIDGE IS
NEEDED SAYS
CANDIDATE
Speaking at the annual din¬
ner of the Skye branch of the !
NFU in Portree Mr David
Wathen, prospective Conserva- '
tive candidate for Inverness-
shire, disagreed with the recent !
fundings of the Highland De¬
velopment Board and said that
a bridge to Skye was justified.
Improved transport was the
one thing that could reduce !
costs on the island and this
could only be achieved through
a proper link with the mainland. ;
Tourist
Information
Officers
Mrs Vera MacDonald, Port¬
ree, has been appointed
Tourist Information Officer
for Skye. The new offices are
to be situated near the Skye
Gathering Hall and it is hoped
to start work on them soon.
At a recent meeting in
Stornoway, Mr Ian Horne,
formerly honorary secretary
and publicity officer to the
Western Isles Tourist Assoc¬
iation, was appointed full-
ime Information Officer.
Coming to
INVERNESS?
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where you will be able to see a
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Shetland Tweeds, Rugs, Scarves
Cheviot Tweeds, Knitting Yams
Knitwear
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