Tha ‘lèirsgrios’ ionmhasail a’ bagairt air roinn chultarail na h-Alba. Seo an rabhadh bho Chomataidh Bun-reachd, Roinn Eòrpa, Cùisean Taobh a-muigh agus Cultair Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Ann an aithisg a chaidh fhoillseachadh an-diugh, tha a’ Chomataidh a’ coimhead air thoiseach gu buidseat 2023-24 Riaghaltas na h-Alba agus a’ bhuaidh a bhios aig co-dhùnaidhean buidseit air … Leugh an corr de Fios naidheachd: ‘Lèirsgrios’ ionmhasail a’ bagairt air roinn chultarail na h-Alba #gàidhlig #cleachdi
We’re deeply indebted to Sharon Pisani, our Maltese “Island Voice”, for the latest addition to our “Other Tongues” collection! This takes up to 22 the number of languages in which we have Island Voices films. Abair ioma-chànanas!
We first came into contact with Sharon through Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath, the North Uist Historical Society, for whom she’s doing great work in supporting the “Aire air Sunnd” project.
Based at St Andrews University, where she’s doing doctoral research on augmented reality, she’s somehow also found the time to translate and record a Maltese version of our Series Two Enterprise “Seatrek to St Kilda” film. Apparently, the island theme struck a chord!
And for anyone learning Maltese, or who perhaps just wants to see what it looks like written down, we’ve also created one of our trademark Clilstore units – http://multidict.net/cs/11181 – which combines the video with an online transcript wordlinked to online dictionaries.
Ma tha thu a’ fàs beagan seachd searbh dhe Facebook is Twitter, tha roghainn eile ann dhut: An co-shaoghal no fediverse sa chànan eile.
Tha an lìonra sòisealta sin fo smachd an luchd-cleachdaidh fhèin seach companaidhean mòra agus ’s urrainn do dhuine sam bith frithealaiche a chur air dòigh.
Gheibh thu barrachd fiosrachaidh air co-shaoghal.net no ’s urrainn dhut ballrachd fhaighinn sa bhad le ceangal cuiridh gu Mastodon a tha coltach ri Twitter. Chruthaich mi frithealaiche PeerTube cuideachd a tha coltach ri YouTube ach chan eil e fosgailte do chlàraidhean aig an àm seo. Tha a’ video gu h-àrd air PeerTube cuideachd.
Tha Lunnainn ainmeil airson trèanaichean fo-thalamh – an Tiùb agus a-nis an Elizabeth Line cuideachd. Ach a bharrachd air sin, tha rathad-iarainn fo-thalamh nas lugha ann nach eil buileach cho cliùiteach ach tha a cheart cho inntinneach.
Eadar 1927 agus 2003, bha rathad-iarainn sònraichte fo mheadhan Lunnainn a’ ceangal Stèisean Paddington san Iar agus Stèisean Liverpool Street agus Ionad Puist Whitechapel san Ear. ⠀ B’ e seo Rathad-iarainn Oifis a’ Phùist, Lunnainn no Mail Rail agus cha bhiodh e a’ giulan luchd-siubhail idir ach litrichean agus parsailean. Chaidh a thogail a chionn ’s gun robh an trafaig rathaid cho dona ann am meadhan a’ bhaile is gun robh e a’ cur maill air a’ phost.⠀
Seo mapa den t-siostam. Gu h-iongantach, tha an t-slighe car coltach ris an Elizabeth Line ùr!
Dhùin an loidhne ann an 2003 mar thoradh air atharrachaidhean anns an t-siostam puist.⠀ ⠀ Gu fortanach, ge-tà, tha pàirt den loidhne air ath fhosgladh do luchd-turais agus tha cothrom ann a-nis a dhol air an trèana bheag sgoinneil seo a tha mar phàirt de thaigh-tasgaidh a’ phuist.
Island Voices Co-ordinator Gordon Wells was delighted to be invited to speak to the University of Arizona Celtic Linguistics Group recently (14th October) about Island Voices, with specific reference to Norman Maclean’s notable contribution to the project. Gordon’s presentation is available online, and includes lots of Island Voices screenshots with live embedded links so that anyone interested can explore the site further.
Here’s the abstract for the talk:
“Gordon’s presentation samples and contextualises some of the multi-faceted mainly Gaelic contributions by the multi-talented creative icon, Norman Maclean, to the “Guthan nan Eilean/Island Voices” online language capture and curation project. These include Norman’s final “Saoghal Thormoid” (“Norman’s World”) series of videoed conversations, recorded in April 2016, in which Norman spoke reflectively of his memories and impressions of bilingual life in Glasgow and the Hebrides from the middle of the Twentieth Century onwards. In addition to offering a vivid first-person voiced and experiential account of Gaelic life over a tumultuous period for the language, the Island Voices adherence to basic linguistic principles also pays dividends in relation to some initially unpredicted spin-off applications. These are discussed in conclusion.”
And here’s the recording of the talk on YouTube, including follow-up comments and questions from the group. Many thanks to the Celtic Linguists of Arizona!
And in a new departure for Island Voices, if you can’t find the time to watch the video, there is a Twitter thread which you can follow to get a quick slide-by-slide commentary on the main points. These also link back to the online PDF, and so to all the embedded webpages referenced if you want to dig deeper into the material at any point.
A talk on Tormod as a Twitter thread. Norman had many voices, not all island ones. This looks at his Island Voices contributions, with an Applied/Sociolinguistic perspective. Can the output of an exceptional exponent throw light on everyday speech? #1 https://t.co/jorxWZ7lT6pic.twitter.com/RqkXhTGTVO
— Guthan nan Eilean – Island Voices (@GuthanVoices) October 25, 2022
Dh’aithris mi bho chionn ghoirid gu bheil mi air dùbhlan a chur romham – sin a bhith a’ dol dhan a h-uile terminus rèile ann an Lunnainn ann an aon latha – a’ cleachadadh an lìonra rèile nàiseanta (agus mo chasan) a-mhàin.
Tha mi air an clàr agam atharrachadh às dèidh dhomh deagh chomhairle fhaighinn bho anaragan rèile eile. An àite a bhith a’ dol gu Essex agus Hertfordshire, tha mi a’ dol a dh’fhuaireach taobh a-staigh mapa rèile Lunnainn airson an latha air fad.
Uile gu lèir thug e mu sheachdain dòigh obrachadh a-mach gus tadhal air gach terminus.
Tha sinn a’ tilleadh gu Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu am bliadhna seo, Diardaoin, 27mh dhan Dàmhair, 7.30f. Cha bhith a’ choinneamh seo ri fhaighinn tro Zoom (ach faodaidh gum bi cuid de na òraidean eile ma cheadaicheas an teicneòlas sin dhuinn).
Tha sinn uabhasach toilichte fàilte a chuir air Curstaidh Dòmhnallach, aon de stiùirichean an fhiolm, a bhios a’ cur clàr ùr na bliadhna air a chasan dhuinn le snas – is i a’ tighinn a bhruidhinn mun fhiolm ùr Dùthchas agus chì sinn an fhiolm cuideachd. Tha fiughar mhòr oirnn gus seo fhaicinn agus tha sinn gu mòr an dòchas gun urrainn dhuibh a bhith an làthair.
Bidh sinn a’ sireadh £5 aig an doras – air no faodaidh sibh ballrachd bliadhnail a ghabhail (saor an asgaidh do dh’ oileanaich is sgoilearan). Tha sinn an dòchas ar faicinn ann an sin!
We return to Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu this year and our first meeting, Thursday 27th October, 7.30, will not be on zoom (though subsequent meetings might be, technology permitting). We are delighted to welcome Kirsty MacDonald, one of the directors of the new film Dùthchas / Home. There will be a screening of the film (which is subtitled), followed by a Q&A with Kirsty. There will be a £5 admission charge – or else you can take out an annual membership with Comann Gàidhlig Ghlaschu. We hope you can make it along to our first face to face meeting – we are looking forward to it and a great way to start our new syllabus!
Thuirt mi gu bheil mu uamhasach deidheil air an t-seirbheis seo ach nach eil e cho math ’s a bu chòir dhi a bhith agus gun robh an t-àm ann a thoirt a-steach dhan roinn phoblaich mar a thachair le ScotRail.
Lunnainn 400 mìle – an cadalaiche ann an Stèisean a’ Mheadhain
Dh’fhoillsich an Riaghaltas bho chionn ghoirid gu bheil cùmhnant Serco gus an Cadalaichte a ruith a’ tighinn gu crìch an ath-bhliadhna. Chanainn gur e deagh naidheachd a tha seo.
Tha mi an dùil is an dòchas gun tachair na rudan a leanas:
Gun tèid a chur air ais san roinn phoblaich agus gun tèid in-fhilleadh le ScotRail
Gun tèid na prisean ìsleachadh gus am bi an cadalaiche ag amas air luchd-siubhail àbhaisteach a-rithist agus gum bi e farspaiseach le plèanaichean a-rithist.
Bidh mi a’ dol air safari rèile gach bliadhna eadar an Nollaig agus a’ bhliadhna ùr. Anns an 10 bliadhna mu dheireadh, chaidh mi dhan Chaisteal Nuadh gus am meatro a dhèanamh ann an aon latha, gu Sheffield gus na tramaichean fhaicinn, dhan Dùn gus an aon rathad-iarainn ghlèidhte ann an Èirinn a Tuath fhaicinn agus fiù ’s gu Eilean Wight airson a dhol air na trèanaichean ùra.
Am-bliadhna, bidh mi a’ dol gu Lunnainn. (Agus Southend on Sea cuideachd – ach fàgaidh mi sin airson bloga eile).
Tha rathaidean-iarainn ùra ann an Lunnainn a bu toil leam fhaicinn. Tha an loidhne ghoirid ùr gu Barking Riverside agus nas cudromaiche Crossrail no Loidhne Ealasaid. Tha mi cuideachd airson Rail Mail fhaicinn – an rathad-iarainn fo-thalamh a b’ àbhaist a bhith a’ giùlan post fo shràidean Lunnainn agus a tha air ath-fhosgladh do luchd-turais le cothrom aig luchd-subhail a dhol air an trèana a-nis airson a’ chiad turais riamh!
Tha sin uile glè mhath – ach tha mi cuideachd air dùbhlan a chur romham – sin a bhith a’ dol dhan a h-uile terminus rèile ann an Lunnainn ann an aon latha. Tha sinn uile eòlach air cuid aca – Paddington bhon mhathan, Fenchurch Street, Marylebone, Liverpool Street agus Kings Cross bho Monopoly, Kings Cross agus St Pancras bho Harry Potter – agus do mhuinntir Ghlaschu, ’s e Euston an stèisean a chleachdas sinn airson a dhol gu Lunnainn.
Sin stèiseanan gu leòr – ach tha barrachd ann. Uile gu lèir, tha 14 ann.
Seo mapa dhiubh (chan eil Mòorgate, an terminus as lugha san dealbh seo – ach tha e faisg air Liverpool Street).
Nis, tha e furasta gu leòr a dhol eadar gach stèisean air an tiùb – ach tha sin ro fhurasta dhomh. Tha mi airson a dhol eadorra uile air trèanaichean na lìonra-nàiseanta a-mhàin. Chan eil e cho furasta sin oir chaidh na diofar stèiseanan mòra a thogail le diofar chompanaidhean a bha a’ co-fharpais an aghaidh a chèile.
Gabhaidh e dèanamh, ach tha e a’ toirt ùine mhòr agus feumaidh tu tòrr thursan rèile a ghabhail!
Seo na riaghailtean a th’ agam:
Trèanaichean na lìonra-nàiseanta a-mhàin
Tha e ceart gu leòr coiseachd eadar stèiseanan a tha faisg air a chèile mur eil dòigh phractaigeach ann ri dhol eadar termini ann an dòigh sam bith eile.
Chuir mi seachad trì no ceithir làithean le glainne-mheudachaidh, mapa de rathaidean-iarainn Lunnainn agus pìos pàipeir a’ cnuasachadh air a’ phlana agus mu dheireadh thall, chruthaich mi plana a bha a’ gabhail a-steach gach stèisean. Cha robh e idir furasta, gu h-àraid le Stèiseanan Marylebone agus Paddington (airson a dhol eadar an dà stèisean, saoilidh mi gum biodh agad ri dhol gu Oxford is air ais!)
Seo am plana agam mu dheireadh thall.
Ma tha duine sam bith an sin mìon eòlach air rathaidean-iarainn Lunnainn – no ma nas fheàrr air logistics na tha mi fhèin – bu fhìor mhath leam do bheachdan a chluinntinn!
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Charing Cross
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Waterloo East
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London Bridge
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Cannon Street
London Bridge
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Blackfriars
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St Pancras
West Hampstead Thameslink – Coisich gu::
West Hampstead
Willesden Junction
Wembley Central – Coisich gu:
Wembley Stadium
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Marylebone
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Central
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Euston
Watford Junction
St Albans Abbey – Coisich gu:
St Albans City
St Pancras
Finsbury Park
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Kings Cross
Finsbury Park
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Moorgate
Highbury and Islington
Hackney Central – Coisich gu:
Hackney Down
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Liverpool Street
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Paddington
Farringdon
Herne Hill
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Victoria
Herne Hill
Liverpool Street
Romford
Upminster
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Fenchurch Street
(Agus an uair sin, air ais gu Euston airson an trèana-caidil air ais a Glaschu!)
Chan eil mi buileach cinnteach an gabh na tursan rèile seo uile a dhèanamh ann an aon latha ge-tà – eil beachd sam bith agaibh?
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