Now, with the help of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and the Western Isles Development Trust, student placement Ellie MacDonald has added another 8 videos to the subtitled archive. That’s a substantial piece of work which deserves hearty congratulations!
You can now view the “box set” in this dedicated playlist:
There are hours of fascinating discussion and reminiscence there. And learners or non-speakers of Gaelic can also follow the conversations with the help of the subtitles, not to mention the option of slowing down the speed of the video to help you catch what’s being said, using the YouTube Settings wheel.
The second Digital Fèis for Aire air Sunnd is now scheduled for 11th and 12th August, taking the place of the May event which had to be postponed. Here’s the updated programme. Island Voices will be represented again, with new video playlists, and there will be additional Gaelic representation from the “Gaelic Crisis” writing team in the interdisciplinary forum on the Friday.
Bidh an Fhèis Phoileataigs a’ tòiseachadh ann an ùine nach bi fada. Mar phàirt den phrògram, bidh Jim Whannel, neach-foghlaim a tha dìreach air a dhreuchd a leigeil dheth mar Stiùiriche Foghlaim aig Bòrd na Gàidhlig, a’ gabhail pàirt ann am pannal beachdachaidh mun bhuaidh aig Earrann 28. Chuir sinn beagan cheistean air Jim mun … Leugh an corr de 35 bliadhna bho Earrann 28 – agallamh le Jim Whannel
Deich bliadhna cha mhòr air adhart bho Achd Ath-leasachaidh an t-Solair (Alba) 2014, tha Comataidh aig Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ag iarraidh faighinn a-mach a bheil na h-ath-leasachaidhean air lìbhrigeadh a rèir nan amasan aca. Thug Achd 2014 a-steach dleastanasan ùra air buidhnean poblach beachd a ghabhail air mar a dh’fhaodte an cuid solair a chleachdadh … Leugh an corr de Fios naidheachd: Comataidh aig Taigh an Ròid gus ath-leasachadh air solar a sgrùdadh
Chaidh seo a sgrìobhadh mar thoradh air aonta ann an 2021 eadar Riaghaltasan Poblachd na h-Èireann agus Èirinn a Tuath gus coimhead air rathaidean-iariann air feadh na dùthcha.
Stèisean Mòr-Shràid Bhictoria. Beul Feirste
Carson a bha feum air lèirmheas mar seo?
Ma choimheadas tu air mapa den lìonra rèile ann an Èirinn, chì thu carson. Seo 1920 an taca ri 2020. Chaidh tòrr rathaidean-iarainn a dhùnadh, a’ fàgail suideachadh far a bheil beàrnan mòra air a’ mhapa.
Tha an suidheachadh gu sònraichte dona ann an Èirinn a Tuath agus sa phoblachd faisg air na crìochan. Rinn dealachadh na h-Èireann ann an 1921 cron mòr air na loidhnichean a bha a’ dol tarsaing air a’ chrìch. Agus a bharrachd air seo, taobh a-staigh Èirinn a Tuath, cha robh an riaghaltas idir taiceil do rathaidean-iarainn co-dhiù agus dhùin iad a’ mhòr-chuid de na loidhnichean aca.
Ann an taobh deas na poblachd cuideachd, tha cha mhòr a h-uile loidhne a’ dol gu Baile Atha Cliath gun cheanglaichean gu leòr eadar bailtean eile air a’ chosta an iar.
Agus chan eil mòran trèanaichean dealanach ann nas motha – dìreach siostam DART ann am mòr-sgìre BAC. Chan eil na trèanaichean eadar-cathrach dealanach agus chan eil trèanaichean dealanach sam bith ann an Èirinn a Tuath. Chan eil ceanglaichean matha ann leis na puirt-adhair nas motha.
Tha an dà riaghaltas ag obair còmhla air an Enterprise – an trèana eadar Beal Feirste agus BÀC ach tha na trèanaichean sean is slaodach agus chan eil iad ro luath – no ro thric. Mar thoradh air seo, tha na h-àireamhan a tha a’ cleachdadh na seirbheis air a bhith a’ sìor chrionadh.
Seo mapa de na molaidhean a th’ anns an Lèirmheas ro-innleachdail.
Tha tòrr leasachaidhean air am moladh airson Uladh – an dà chuid ann an Èirinn a Tuath agus sa Phoblachd – bhiodh ceangal rèile aig Tìr Chonaill aon uair eile cho math ris an Omaigh, An Srath Bàn, Dún Geanainn, Àrd Mhacha, Muineachán is eile. (Chan eilear a’ moladh rathad-iarainn gu Fear Manach gu mi-fhortanach….)
Bhiodh ceanglaichean nas fheàrr eadar tuath agus deas air taobh an iar na dùthcha cuideachd.
Agus thathar a’ moladh stèiseanan aig Port Adhair na Sionainne, Bheul Feirste agus Bhaile Atha Cliath.
Chosgadh seo uile còrr is £30 billean ach is fhiach a h-uile sgillinn nam bheachd!
Ach mus dèanar adhartas leis a’ phlana lèirsinneach, ro-chudromach, feumar Seanadh agus Riaghaltas Èirinn a Tuath ath-steidheachadh.
In the second Aire Air Sunnd July webinar a fresh panel discusses “Climate Change, Heritage, and Wellbeing”. This follows on from the previous week’s discussion of the not unrelated topic of Mapping Placenames & Stories of North Uist.
Followers of Island Voices will recall that earlier discussion in the CEUT Gaelic group addressed the theme of coastal erosion in a historical context, with mentions of stories of the last person to walk from Heisgeir to North Uist as well as the no longer evident Baile Siar to the west of today’s Baile Sear. The retention of CEUT chair Uisdean Robertson on the panel from last week provides continuity in this regard, while project officer Sharon Pisani reprises the role of webinar chair.
Here’s some of the CEUT description of the webinar from their Facebook page:
“From the shores of North Uist to the tropics of Barbados and the arid landscapes of Somalia, the relentless grip of climate change threatens to erode not only our natural world but also the invaluable heritage that binds us. As rising sea levels and extreme weather events encroach upon our most cherished sites, it is a stark reminder that safeguarding our shared history is intertwined with preserving our planet’s delicate equilibrium….
Book your ticket on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link:
This week the St Andrews team of Alan Miller and Sharon Pisani completed the round-up and review of the Aire air Sunnd survey and activities, following on from Jess Wood and Gordon Wells. Their specific focus was on “Digital use and activities”, presented online again and available to view on YouTube.
These YouTube screenshots will give a quick impression of the range of topics covered: from digital accessibility in the North Uist community, through use of social media, special areas of interest such as Gaelic place names and climate change issues, and on to forthcoming events and ongoing needs – including further guidance on digital opportunities and potential.
The screenshots give a taste. The “full meal” is available here:
That’s the fourth video in the series of reports – all gathered together on this CEUT YouTube playlist:
Island Voices is still on Twitter. You can follow us here.
But in the tech world relationships are moving on, such that Twitter and WordPress evidently no longer retain the same mutually supportive understanding they previously enjoyed.
So, rather than keep this strange new message in the Island Voices sidebar, we’ve decided to remove the link that would take you straight to our Twitter account, for the time being at least. Perhaps a new understanding will be reached in due course.
We’ll keep tweeting – and re-tweeting – in the meantime. If you don’t yet follow us on Twitter, you might like to take a look. The interests we share there are broader than just our own productions, while retaining a language and Hebridean focus – and a serenely cordial tone!
Comann Eachdraidh Sgìre Bhac have been busy recently, placing translatable subtitles on more of their videos. It’s only a year since the first one went up – A Tour of Upper Coll/Cuairt Chuil Uaraich – with Coinneach MacÌomhair and Maighread Stiùbhart.
The second Digital Fèis for Aire air Sunnd is now scheduled for 11th and 12th August, taking the place of the May event which had to be postponed. Here’s the updated 
