An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Gaidheal > Volumes 44--45, January 1949--December 1950

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NORTHERN ORGANISER’S NOTES
Arrangements are how
proceeding for the work of
the new session. On
Saturday, 9tH September, the
Organiser attended the Annual
Genera] Meeting of the County
of Sutherland Provincial Mod
Committee, which was held at
Lairg. The report and balance
sheet for the 1950 Mod were
approved and the local Committee
at Golspie were heartily thanked
for a job of work well done.
After a full and frank discussion,
it was unanimously decided to
hold next year’s Mod at Dornoch.
Mr. John MacLean, President of
the Dornoch Branch, which, by
the way, is a very live Branch
with a membership of over 150,
thanked the Committee for
deciding unanimously on Dornoch
as the venue and assured the
Committee that every effort
would be made to promote a
very successful Mod in the
capital of Sutherland. The date
is Friday, 8th June, 1951. The
Mod syllabus was prepared and
adjudicators recommended. The
following donations were made :
Central Fund of An Comunn £5
National Mod, Edinburgh £5
War Memorial & Thanks¬
giving Fund £5
AT the request of the B.B.C.
and with the approval of
the Convener, the Northern
Organiser has undertaken to
write a News Letter in Gaelic
for the Children’s Hour pro¬
gramme monthly. The first of
these was on the air on 22nd
September. Mr. MacPhail will
be glad to have any news items
from Feachdan in the Northern
and Southern Areas. These
should be addressed to him at
92, Academy Street. Inverness.
It is sincerely hoped that
Feachdan will send what news
they can so that their activities
may he reported from time to
time. This is a fine opportunity
for Gaelic Youth, and we are
indebted to the B.B.C. for
affording us these special
facilities. While on Comunn na
h-Oigridh matters, readers will
be glad to know that practically
all of the 3.000 copies of “ An-
Cabairneach ” have been sold.
The Ceannard, or Leader, of the
Portree Feachd, on leaving for
North Uist at the end of the
school term took 100 copies with
him to sell in his Native Isle.
When he arrived at Lochmaddy
he had not one copy. He had
sold the lot on board the steamer
“ Lochmor.” Who said that
the Highland hoy had no
initiative ? Nach math a rinn
Domhnall MacGilleathain no
“ Domhnall Ruadh ”, mar a
chanas iad ris.
SKYE will be represented bv
a Senior and Junior choir
at the Dunoon Mod and,
when it is realised that a sum
of about £500 will be required
to cover their expensets, they
must be congratulated on their
initiative.
Highlanders in the North
welcome the news that Mr.
Hume D. Robertson, M.A.. has
been appointed to the staff of
Beauly Junior Secondary School.
He will be assured of a warm
welcome in the North. Mr.
Robertson commenced his
teaching career in Inverness-
shire. He is a native of
Breakish, Skye.
OBAIR A’ CHOMUINN (bho t.d. 125)
Tha mise gu laidir de’n
bheachd gum biodh cor is
suidheachadh na Gaidhlige an
diugh moran nas miosa na tha
e mura b’e obair a’ Chomuinn,
agus tha mi a’ faotainn deagh
mhisnich bho seo, guni deach
aig cairdean na Gaidhlige air
eumail air adhart fad tri fichead
bliadhna, am meadhon buair-
easan ar linn ’s ar saoghail, agus
gu bheil an Comunn Gaidhealach
an diugh nas treasa agus nas
uidheamaichte na bha e riamh
roimhe.
Ma tha barrachd speis do’n
Ghaidhlig am measg sluagh na
h-Albann an diugh; ma tha
barrachd cothroim air a’ chanain
a theagasg anns na sgoilean agus
na h-ard-sgoilean; ma tha cuid
mhath de shar-litreaehas Gaidh-
lig an tairgse gach neach nach
gearan beagan thasdan a
nhaidheadh a mach; ma tha
barrachd aithne air ceol nan
Gcidheal air feadh an t-saoghail
—’s e an Comunn Gaidhealach a
thoill a’ mhor-chuid de’n mholadh
is de’n taing air son sin uile.
Chan e nach robh is nach ’eil
buidhnean is daoine eile ag obair
anns an Aobhar seo cuideachd,
ach, nan toireadh tu air falbh
na rinn an Comunn Gaidhealach
agus na bhrosnaich e daoine eile
a dheanamh, anns na tri fichead
bliadhna mu dheireadh, dheanadh
tu beam gle mhor.
“ O. nach esan a tha math
air an trompaid a sheideadh!”
their feadhainn; “ ciod mu
dheidhinn seo ’s mu dheidhinn
siud . . . agus iad ag iomradh
air nithean nach d’rinneadh mar
bu choir. Nochd dhomhsa
comunn sam bith nach d’riun
mearaehd riamh, agus eisdidh mi
ri d’ ghearan mu theachd-gearr
a’ Chomuinn seo againn. Tha
sinn ag aideaohadh gu bheil
moran chuisean anns an do
dh’fhailnich oirnn an_ ni iom-
chuidh a dheanamh aig an am
iomchuidh. ach tha sinn ag
ionnsachadh bho na meanchdan
a rinn sinn, agus, nam faigh-
eamaid barrachd cuideachaidh
bho na daoine as trice a bhios a’
faotainn coire._ cha b’fhada gus
an ruigeamaid mullach a’
bhruthaich.
Tha ceist mhor mhor a’
feitheamh ri fuasgladh an ceart-
uair, agus tha dliith bhu itainn-
eas nice ri obair is soirbheachadh
a’ Chomuinn anns an am ri
teachd. ’S e sin an rloigh as
eifeachdaiche agus as buannachd-
aile air feum a dheanamh de’n
airgead sin a thrusadh mar
chuimhneachan air na laoich
agus mar chuideachadh do’n
oigridh. Feumaidh gach comunn
is buidheann a tha ag amharc
fada romhpa an taic a chur arms
an oigridh, a chum ’s gun lean
ginealach an dejdh ginealaich
ann an seirbhis an Aobhair. Is
fior sin mu’n Chomunn seo
againn mar an ceudna..
Chan ann an cloich no an aol.
an iarann no an umha, a tha
againn ri subhailcean nan laoch
a ghearradh no a dbealbh, ach
an cridheachan taise agus an
inntinnean tuigseach na cloinne
a chum ’s nach searg cliu nan
Gaidheal bharr aghaidh na
talmhainn.
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