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Toil-inntinn ann an Saoghal gun Dòchas: Teachdaireachdan nam Anam Dorcha

“Bha fhios a’m gun robh còir agam stad a bhith a’ cluiche Dark Souls nuair a thòisich mi miannachadh crìoch a chur air a’ gheama.” Aithris mun gheama-choimpiutair Dark Souls, le ceithir pìosan comhairleachaidh don neach leis am bu mhiann buannachadh, le Robbie MacLeòid.

Bha fhios a’m gun robh còir agam stad a bhith a’ cluiche Dark Souls nuair a thòisich mi miannachadh crìoch a chur air a’ gheama.

Beachd àraid a tha sin ri leughadh, tha fhios, ach tha e fìor. Beagan fiosrachaidh airson toiseach tòiseachaidh:

‘S e geama-coimpiutair bho 2011 a th’ ann an Dark Souls, a chaidh a dhèanamh le FromSoftware fo stiùir lèirsinneach Hidetaka Miyazaki. ‘S e a’ chiad geama Dark Souls a bh’ ann, agus an dàrna anns an sreath Souls. Choisinn an geama cliù mar gheama diabhalta doirbh, peanasachail, le bossaichean mòra fuathmhor a chuireadh às dhut ann am priobadh. Geama a nochdadh annad fearg, a bharrachd air sìon sam bith eile. Mar a thuirt Miyazaki fhèin ann an agallamh le Wired, ‘Tha mi air cur romham geamaichean a dhèanamh a bheireas deagh fhaireachdainn do chluicheadairean tro iad a bhith a’ dèanamh a’ chùis air èiginn.’

Tha buaidh nach gann air a bhith aig na geamaichean Souls; tha a h-uile neach a chluicheas geamaichean-coimpiutair san latha an-diugh eòlach air an ainm. Tha fiù ’s genre ùr air fàs às na geamaichean — ‘Soulslike’. (Ràmh eile: ann an aon de na geamaichean ‘Soulslike’, Nioh, tha aon de na caractairean Èireannach agus cha bhi i ach a’ bruidhinn na Gaeilge!)

Sgeulachd agus Spionnadh

A thaobh sgeulachd, tha Dark Souls stèidhichte ann an tìr den ainm Lordran. Tha thu fhèin neo-marbh, agus a’ feuchainn ri solas a’ tilleadh dhan tìr thìamhaidh seo, gun a bhith a’ fàs Falamh, no ‘Hollow’ — d’ inntinn a chall gu tur. Air feadh an t-saoghail tachraidh thu ri caractairean a tha air fàs Falamh, nach eil a-nis ach nan creutairean feirge, no ri daoine a tha air an spionnadh aca a chall gu tur.

’S ann mar seo — gun spionnadh — a tha aon de na ciad charactairean ris an coinnich thu sa gheama, seann ghaisgeach nach tèid a-mach a-rithist, fear a tha buileach gun dòchas. “Dè tha ceàrr?” canaidh e riut. “An do ghabh thu feagal? Na gabh dragh. Gabh suidhe is fàs comhfhurtail. Bidh an dithist againn Falamh a dh’aithghearr.” Tha an saoghal eu-dochasach, is làn feirg.

Ach fhuair mi fhèin lorg air nàdar de shìth am measg nam bàsan, agus toil-inntinn ann an saoghal a tha na dheann-ruith gu crìoch gach nì.

Teachdaireachd a h-Aon: Gabh air do Shocair

Anns a’ mhòr-chuid de gheamaichean, chan fheum thu gabhail air do shocair. Stiùiridh an geama thu gu ìre mhòr, agus fàsaidh thu cho cumhachdail is nach urrainn dha na nàmhaidean a nochd tràth anns a’ gheama cron a dhèanamh ort. ’S urrainn dhut ruith tromhpa.

’S urrainn dhut cuideachd feuchainn ri dhol nad dheann tro Dark Souls, a’ feuchainn ri ruith seachad air a h-uile càil.

Cha tèid gu math leat.

Feumar gabhail air socair ann an saoghal Dark Souls. Ann an Dark Souls, fiù ’s às dèidh 20 uair de chluiche, thèid aig na sòmbaidhean bho thoiseach a’ gheama do mharbhadh mura gabh thu cùram. Tha gach neach cunnartach agus a dhìth air do làn aire. Tha seo gu h-àiridh fìor a thaobh nam bossaichean. Tha agad ri bhith cùramach agus dàna ma tha thu airson a bhith soirbheachail. Feumaidh tu bhith, ma faod mi beagan Beurlachais a chleachdadh, beò anns a’ mhòmaid.

Ò, cuideachd, chan eil putan ‘pause’ idir ann an Dark Souls.

Mar sin, dhomh fhèin, ’s ann mar a bhith ri nàdar de mheditation a bha Dark Souls. Bha agam ri aire a chumail air gach nì: gach oisean anns am b’ urrainn nàmhaid falach; gach criomag còmhraidh anns am b’ urrainn fiosrachadh a bhith na falach; gach sabaid, gach tìr ùr, gach pìos uidheim. Le bhith a’ sealltainn air an t-saoghal le aire, ghabh mi luach ann barrachd na tha mi ann an iomadach gheam’ eile.

Nuair a chrìochnaichinn seisean Dark Souls, bhithinn a’ faireachdainn mar gun robh mi dìreach air suidhe làn-aire airson greis. Bha mi nas cùramaiche nam bheatha fhèin, nas puingeile, nas taingeile. Bhithinn beò anns a’ mhòmaid — ged nach robh dùil agam gun leumadh uilebheist air choreigin às a’ phreas.

Teachdaireachd a Dhà: Na dèan coimeasan ri faileasan

Fhad ’s a tha thu a’ gabhail air do shocair, bidh aire agad air dè cho luath is a tha daoin’ eile air dhol. Chì thu faileasan nan daoine seo anns a’ gheama fhèin. Cuimhnichidh tu gu bheil cuideigin ann a tha air crìoch a chur air na trì geamaichean Dark Souls ann an ochd uair a thìde uile gu lèir. Cuimhnichidh tu seo nuair a tha an aon sòmbaidh ud air do mharbhadh airson an treasamh turas ann an sreath.

A bharrachd air sin, bidh aire agad air dè cho luath ’s a bu mhiann leat dol. Cha bhi thu airson feuchainn ris an Deamhan-Tairbh a mharbhadh a-rithist. Bidh thu airson crìoch a chur air a’ phàirt seo, tiog a chur sa bhogsa, gluasad air adhart aig astar.

Cha ghabh Dark Souls truas riut.

Tha agad ri gabhail ris. Tha agad ri gabhail ris gu bheil daoin’ eile ann a tha nas comasaiche aig a’ gheama, no nas fortanaiche, na tha thu fhèin; tha agad ri gabhail ris nach eil thu buileach far a bheil thu ag iarraidh a bhith, nach eil thu air an adhartas a tha thu ag iarraidh dèanamh a dhèanamh fhathast.

Ach thig sin. Cuiridh thu às dhan Deamhan-Tairbh, agus, nas fhaide air adhart anns a’ gheama, nuair a tha agad ri dà no trì dhiubh a shabaid aig an aon àm, bidh e eagalach, gun teagamh sam bith, ach bidh earbsa agad annad fhèin. Bidh thu, uair agus a-rithist, air do chuid fhoighidinne a chleachdadh, agus bidh e mar fhèith a tha air fàs làidir le chleachdadh.

An-dràsta ge-tà, a’ faicinn nam faileasan a tha a’ ruith seachad ort, tha agad ri gabhail ris. Gabh earbsa gun dèan thu a’ chùis le foighidinn, agus nach toir coimeasan riut ach mì-thoileachas.

Teachdaireachd a Trì: Nàmhaid mu seach

Chan fhiach feuchainn ri barrachd na dà nàmhaid a-mhàin a shabaid aig aon uair ann an Dark Souls. Aon (uill, dà) de na bossaichean as doirbhe a tha ri lorg anns a’ gheama ’s iad Ornstein agus Smough, dithist seann ghaisgeach a th’ agad ri sabaid aig an aon àm. Leotha fhèin, chan eil iad mòran nas miosa na bossaichean eile a’ gheama; ach còmhla, ’s e sabaid dhuilich a tha romhad.

Ach tha seo fiù ’s fìor airson nàimhdean beaga a’ gheama cuideachd. Thèid aig creutair sam bith a’ chùis a dhèanamh ort ann an Dark Souls ma tha grunnan aca ann. Ma bhios tu a’ feuchainn ri cus a dhèanamh aig an aon àm, cuiridh e fodha thu.

Nàmhaid mu seach. Aon rud aig aon àm. Bidh dàna, seadh, agus dèan oidhirp; ach na feuch air cus a dhèanamh.

Teachdaireachd a Ceithir: Iarr air taic

Cuimhnich air a’ Ghaisgeach Ghruamach air an robh mi a-mach na bu thràithe? Fhad ’s a tha thusa a’ dol a-mach dhan t-saoghal agus a’ feuchainn, a’ strì, bidh esan na shuidhe ri taobh a’ ghealbhain, a’ gearan, a’ magadh, agus cha bhi e ri mòran eile a bharrachd air sin. Tha e air a mhisneachd a chall buileach; chan eil dòchas idir aige, agus tha e a’ magadh air daoin’ eile a tha a’ feuchainn ri cùisean atharrachadh.

Ach, aig cridhe Dark Souls, tha teachdaireachd làidir a’ dealradh mar lasair: chan eil thu nad aonar. A dh’aindeoin doilleireachd an t-saoghail, a dh’aindeoin bàis is feirg is eu-dòchais, ’s urrainn dhut iarraidh air taic. Aig amannan thig an taic seo bho chluicheadairean eile: ’s urrainn dhut tron eadar-lìon cluicheadairean eile a thoirt a-steach don gheama agad. Uaireannan eile, ’s urrainn dhut na caractairean ris an do thachair thu a thoirt còmhla riut airson greis, gu h-àraidh faisg air bossaichean doirbhe. Tha dìreach agad ri iarraidh air taic.

Agus beiridh an fheadhainn a tha cumail taic riut buaidh ort. Ma leughas tu sìon mu dheidhinn Dark Souls, chìthear iomraidhean air Solaire, caractar toilichte is dòchasach a bhios ag adhradh na grèine. Tha solas ann fiù ’s aig àm bàs an teine.

Dhomh fhèin ’s e an caractair Laurentius a tha glaiste nam chuimhne, fear a ionnsaicheas breò-dhraoidheachd dhut, .i. draoidheachd an teine. Bidh Laurentius a’ gabhail ùidh annad, gu h-àraidh an coimeas a’ Ghaisgich Ghruamaich. Nuair a chuireas tu crìoch air còmhradh le Laurentius, canaidh e san dealachadh, “Na fàs Falamh a charaid.”

Ann an saoghal Dark Souls, tha e nas fhasa fàs Falamh, no fàs eu-dòchasach, na cumail ort. Ach san uair sin, tha na dàimhean againn nas cudromaiche. Na fàs Falamh, a charaid.

Co-dhùnadh

An-dràsta ge-tà, tha mi airson ruith seachad air gach nàmhaid. Tha mi airson crìoch na sgeòil a ruigsinn, dìreach airson crìoch a chur air. Agus tha sin gu tur an aghaidh mo thuigse fhèin de Dhark Souls.

Is mar sin, às dèidh mo chiad 20 uair san t-saoghal, às dèidh diofar deamhain agus bossaichean (fiù ’s Ornstein is Smough!) tha mi ag ràdh soraidh ri Dark Souls, airson greis co-dhiù. Fàgaidh mi an saoghal ud an-dràsta, làn earbsa gum bi na Ceithir Tighearnan, agus taghadh mu dhàn na cruinne-cè, fhathast gam fheitheamh nuair a thilleas mi. Agus tha mi an dòchas nuair a thilleas mi gun gabh mi ris na tha an geama a’ toirt orm chur an cèill: foighidinn, fèin-mhathanas, càirdeas, agus aire.

– Robbie MacLeòid

Corra fhacal fheumail

Anman Dorcha — Dark Souls

Falamh — Hollow

Mol a’ Ghrian! — Praise the Sun!

Dh’eug thu. — You died.

An Gaisgeach Gruamach — The Crestfallen Warrior

Breò-dhraoidheachd — Pyromancy

‘Shin thu. Fanaidh mis’ an seo, airson sealltainn air a’ ghrèin. ’S e nèamhach àlainn a th’ anns a’ ghrèin. Mar athair mhiorbhailteach! Ach gum bithinn fhèin cho mòr-dhealrach!’ — ‘Oh, hello there. I will stay behind, to gaze at the sun. The sun is a wondrous body. Like a magnificent father! If only I could be so grossly incandescent!’ (Solaire)

‘Mar sin leat, ma-thà. Gabh cùram, a charaid. Na fàs Falamh.’ — ‘‘Goodbye then. Stay safe friend. Don’t you dare go hollow.’ (Laurentius)

Beagan Ghaeilge an Nioh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRLsyv8cEmk

Agallamh le Miyazaki: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/dark-souls-3-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview

Tadhail air

Stòras Beò: Hughena

Le Gordon Wells

Hughena MacDonald is the next interviewee in this series of conversations with Archie Campbell.

In Part 1, Hughena talks about her family background and her happy memories of growing up and going to various schools in Uist and Benbecula, including her experience of coming across computers for the first time when Sgoil Lìonacleit opened.

This was followed by a spell in Stornoway where she studied at the college and did part-time work, including with Radio nan Gàidheal. On returning to Uist she worked in various places, and raised a family. She describes how she enjoys working with people, and how she likes to relax afterwards.

You can read the wordlinked transcript here on Clilstore: http://multidict.net/cs/7915

In Part 2, discussion of the importance of Hughena’s faith to her leads onto broader reminiscence over customs and traditions in the days of her childhood, when casual visits to and from neighbours would be more frequent, often related to crofting matters. Hughena describes early memories of collecting and eating shellfish from the shore, and of baking skills less often put to use these days now that so much is so easily available in the shops. The conversation finishes with some discussion of the strength of Gaelic use in her family, how she’s passed it on successfully to her children, and the value of now encouraging older community members to share their spoken skills, while acknowledging the challenges involved in recording them.

The Clilstore transcript is available here: http://multidict.net/cs/7916

Tadhail air Island Voices – Guthan nan Eilean

Scottish Gaelic in Scottish Courts

Le basedrones

I’m going to do that thing where I write in English about Gaelic. Three reasons might be offered for this transgression, such as it is, in no particular order.

Gaelic coverage of the issue I am discussing is available elsewhere, notably on the BBC website here and here, on the radio programme Aithris na Maidne (for another 28 days), and (until 19.15 tonight!) on the BBC iPlayer for the BBC Alba programme An Là;
For maximum reach, as there is no denying more people in the world understand English than Gaelic;
For laziness, as my own written (and legal) English is much better than my Gaelic.

Moving to the substance of the blog post, as adverted to in the title and as those who clicked the BBC Naidheachdan link will have gleaned, this post is about usage of the Gaelic language in Scottish courts. The post follows on from a recent criminal court case (on Thursday 31 October), where someone tried to use Gaelic orally at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and was bounced in his attempt to do so.

(For clarity, this case was not directly about Gaelic, but rather it came into play simply as a result of someone involved in the case wishing to speak in the language. As regards the case itself, I will let the person involved speak to that, by linking to his tweet.)

Scots Gaelic and its place in the Scottish legal system is something I have blogged about before (for example, see this post from 2015). This engaged a slightly new issue though: can a Scottish court force a participant to use English rather than Gaelic?

In short: yes, it can.

For this particular case, an interpreter was, it seems, lined up at one stage but for whatever reason was not available on the day. Given there are not many Gaelic speakers in contemporary Scotland who are not also fluent in English (a demographic that is basically only pre-school age children and elderly people who have reverted to their first language), a court can normally be clear that a Gaelic speaker will understand English, and in this case the sheriff was able to press on notwithstanding the lack of an interpreter (something that would surely have not been possible where a Polish or Lithuanian interpreter had not shown up).

This was described by Wilson MacLeod on Twitter as “Tàmailteach“, which might be translated as “a disaster”. I’ll be a bit more guarded here and note that this is all somewhat suboptimal.

Sure, we know that the person involved could have participated in English, but when language rights are involved that is at best an ancillary point. I also of course appreciate that court delays in a busy court system should be avoided wherever possible. The thing is, Gaelic is not exactly in rare health at the moment. Official opportunities to use the language should be provided. It’s all very nice to allow Gaelic to be used in sheriff court proceedings every once in a while, as happened in 2005 before Sheriff Sutherland in Stornoway, but I can’t help but feeling this episode has highlighted that language rights in Scotland are somewhat wanting when compared to somewhere else in the UK, namely Wales. It took Scotland a while to get legislation about Gaelic on the statute books (see for example this Hansard exchange about a proposed bill in the 1980s), but what we have now – the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 – does not enshrine the right to use Gaelic in legal proceedings. That can be contrasted with the right to use Welsh in legal proceedings in Wales (in terms of the Welsh Language Act 1993, and before that the Welsh Language Act 1967).

As Ruairidh Maciver (I declare an interest – he’s a first cousin) noted in his BBC Report, attempts were made to use Gaelic in court proceedings in the 1980s, in connection with the Ceartas campaign. (Anyone wishing to read up on this with access to a law library can find a discussion in this legal comment piece: A C Evans “Use of Gaelic in Court Proceedings” 1982 SLT (News) 286.) It was bounced then as well. Have we moved forward? Are we simply paying lip service to Gaelic?

It is right and proper the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has a plan in place for British Sign Language, but should it do more in relation to Scots Gaelic? Based on this particular episode, there seems a strong argument it should.

I’ll leave it at that, but in the meantime I should say a quick “tapadh leat” to Marcas Mac an Tuairneir for bringing this to the fore. I’ll be watching carefully to see what happens next. I confess I am not getting my hopes up.

Tadhail air Gaelic – basedrones

Deasbad Pàrlamaideach gu bhith ann mu Chànanan na h-Alba #gàidhlig #cleachdi

Le Oifigear Gàidhlig

Thèid deasbad a chumail mu Bhliadhna Eòrpach nan Cànanan Dùthchasach agus mu Latha Eòrpach nan Cànanan ann am Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, Diciadain 06 Samhain aig 5f. ‘S e deasbad Gnothaichean Bhall a tha seo, a bhios air a stiùireadh le Aonghas Dòmhnallach BPA. Chithear an gluasad air làrach-lìn na Pàrlamaid. Thèid Gàidhlig a chleachdadh mar … Leugh an corr de

Tadhail air Blog Pàrlamaid na h-Alba

Coitcheann – Common Ground

Le Bella Caledonia Editor

Lorg Ghlaschu – In Search of the Dear Green Place, is a SNH commission for Mòd Ghlaschu 2019 celebrating Glasgow’s people, places and stories through her Gaelic and other placenames. Here’s a poem by Mary Ann Kennedy, inspired by Cathkin Braes – the highest point within the city boundaries, giving an unrivalled view of the […]

Tadhail air Ghetto na Gàidhlig – Bella Caledonia

Ceum mòr-tastaig Bòrd na Gàidhlig a’ dol bho neart gu neart

Le Neil McRae

Bòrd soar to new depths

A chàirdean, bha Gilleasbuig air a dhòigh ghlan nuair a thog planaichean-cànain a’ Bhùird ceann anns na naidheachdan Gàidhlig an seachdain seo chaidh. Oir is math a tha iad sin àraidh air àrd-mholadh, mar a tha fios againn uile.

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Tadhail air Gilleasbuig Aotrom

Change the World during Seachdain na #Gàidhlig!

Le Oifigear Gàidhlig

It’s not long until Seachdain na Gàidhlig – Edinburgh’s Gaelic Festival starts and as part of this, the Scottish Parliament will be holding two events! On Thursday 14th November, we’ll be holding two sessions entitled Atharraich an Saoghal tron Ghàidhlig – Change the world through Gaelic – one in the morning (10am-12pm) for learners and another for fluent speakers … Leugh an corr de

Tadhail air Blog Pàrlamaid na h-Alba

Mòds & Rockers | “Nar n-aghaidh agus leinn”

Le Eoghan

Anns an artagail dheireannach aige mar dheasaiche Dhàna, tha Eòghan a’ coimhead ris an rathad air adhart.

“Oir ge b’ e neach nach eil nar n‑aghaidh, tha e leinn.” Marc 9:40

Tha e coltach gu bheil an saoghal air a dhol bun-os-cionn agus an ceòl air feadh na fidhle. Mòd Madness. Anns na seann làithean, cha bhiodh ach deasbad air a thòiseachadh le Ailean The Whaler mu dheidhinn an robh feum sa mhòd tuilleadh, ach a-nis tha daoine air a dhol an-sàs ann an deasbad mu sheimeantaigs a thaobh cò th’ ann an Gàidheal. Cha do dh’adhbhraich seo aiteamh bhleideagan ach èiginn gnàth-shìde na Gàidhlig, le cuid de dhaoine a’ lasadh mar grian mhì-nàdarrach theth an Dàmhair, cuid eile a’ leaghadh air falbh agus aonan no dithis a’ dol fodha mar Micronesia ann an ceann deich bliadhna.

Luchd-ionnsachaidh, tùsanaich, luchd-labhairt ùra, co-chaidreabhaich, daoine aig an robh a’ Ghàidhlig on ghlùin, Mòds, Rockers, Gàidheil, Albannaich. Tha na facail seo a’ ciallachadh rudeigin. agus ge b’ e cho cudromach ’s a tha an ciall is a’ bhrìgh a tha agamsa orra, tha ciall eile aig daoine eile orra cuideachd. Agus uaireannan, fiù ’s leis an aon chiall againn, tha sinn a’ togail brìgh eile nuair a leughas sinn iad air loidhne gun ghùht gan lìbhrigeadh aghaidh ri aghaidh. Sin agaibh cànan. Mar a tha gasta a’ ciallachadh luath ann an Èirinn, agus àlainn ann an Alba.

Bha mi a’ smaoineachadh air na facail o Iosa a tha aig mullach na duilleige nuair a bha mi a’ smaoineachadh air an t-suidheachadh ghòrach seo. Tha mise coma, ’s a bha riamh, cò às a thàinig cuideigin cho fhad ’s gun robh iad deònach le neart an dùirn, fallas an gnùis agus deagh ghean an cridhe a chuir ri ath-bheòthachadh na Gàidhlig. Ge b’ e dè label a bha iad airson sadail orra fèin, air neo ge b’e dè ro-riochdair, chan e a’ cheist “An e Gàidheal a th’ annad?” ach “An e deagh neach a th’ annad?” a bu chòir dhuinn a bhith a’ faighneach.

Mar a thuirt mi ri cuideigin an latha eile, tha craic os cionn cinnidh an-còmhnaidh. Cleas Mhàrtainn Luther King Jr, an aisling aige gum biodh a cheathrar chloinne beò ann an dùthaich far nach biodh iad gam breithneachadh air sgàth dath an craicinn, ach air sgàth sùsbaint an caractair. Saoil an robh an t-Urramach a’ feuchainn ri ràdh “Craic os cionn craicinn” ’s mathaid?

Chan eil sin ag ràdh nach eil na rudan sin cudromach dha na daoine sin, tha buaidh aca oirnn uile – tha sinn uile a’ tighinn às ar dualchas, às ar n-eachdraidh, às ar creideamhan – agus tha e cunnartach a dhol ro fhada bhuapa a dh’aona-ghnothaich. Chì sinn a’ bhuaidh a tha air a bhith aig eileachadh o chultar is chànan air a’ mhòr-chuid de dh’Alba. Fiù ’s nuair a tha daoine a’ feuchainn ri tèicheadh o chultar air sgàth ealain no adhbharan eile, ’s ann air a’ chultar sin a tha iad a’ stèidheachadh an tèichidh, leithid Iain C. Mac a’ Ghobhainn. Ach tha na rudan sin uile – cinneadh, cultar, creideamh, gnè, seòrsa, cànan – tha iad uile nas lugha na tha caractar. Feumaidh sinn a bhith comasach freagairt a thoirt ceart cho math ri Quo Vadis? ’s a tha sinn ri Cò às a tha thu?

Airson strì na Gàidhlig chan eil ach dà cheist a dh’fheumas freagairt mu dheidhinn nan daoine a tha thu airson obair còmhla ris: A bheil iad airson obair airson maith na Gàidhlig agus am bu toigh leat a bhith nan cuideachd? Ma ’s e tha agus bu toigh. na freagairtean a tha agad, uill chan fheum thu an còrr. Chan obraich iomairt sam bith airson na Gàidhlig gun a bhith a’ coimhead aig an uile gu lèir, ag obair gu h-iomlanach. Feumaidh sinn coimhead ri dòighean gus na sgìrean dùthchail a neartachadh leis na àiteachan bailteil, agus vice versa. Sin cnag na cùise. A h-uile duine ag obair còmhla. Na tha mise a’ faicinn, rinneadh tòrr cròn gun cus adhbhar. Tha a’ mhòr-chuid air aithneachadh sin, agus chan eil e idir ro anmoch còmhraidhean is càirdeas a chumail an àird gus tilleadh dhan cho-obrachadh a tha deatamach son àm ri teachd.

Mar a thuirt an neach eile an latha eile air Twitter, àite far a bheil an dearbh rud seo fìor an-còmhnaidh “a bheil seo uile air a bhith mu dheidhinn a bhith a’ dèanamh phùingean ceart san dòigh cheàrr?” Chanainn gu bheil. Chanainn gu bheil. Chan eil an neach eile ceàrr ro thric.

Eòghan

“‘S e seo an colbh bheachd mu dheireadh a bhios agam airson Dàna, ged a tha mi an dòchas a bhith a’ foillseachadh rosg bho àm gu h-àm fhathast, oir às dèidh còrr is còig bliadhna, bidh mi a’ seasamh sìos on bhòrd dheasachaidh leis gu bheil mi a’ gluasad gu dreuchd ùr, ach tha e air a bhith na urram mhòr dhomh a bhith an-sàs le Dàna on fhìor thoiseach, a’ toirt spionnadh mhòr do sgrìobhadh na Gàidhlig agus a’ foillseachadh ghùthan ùra treun a chuir gu mòr ris an deasbad mun chànan. Bu mhath leam mo thaing a thoirt do Steaphan, Liam, Rhona, is Dòmhnall Iain a thòisich an turas iongantach còmhla ri chèile, Alasdair a thàinig nar lùib air an t-slìghe, agus a h-uile sgrìobhadair a thàinig air cuairt còmhla rinn agus a thig fhathast. Gràdhaichibh a chèile. Chan eil càil nas cudromaiche na sin. Eòghan Stiùbhart.”

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Stòras Beò: Tommy

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Tommy MacDonald is another figure well-known to Island Voices followers. He appeared in several videos in our Series 2 Outdoors theme, and was the central researcher and interviewer in the Bonnie Prince Charlie set of audio recordings.

With a wealth of local knowledge and stories from his home community in South Uist, he was a natural choice for Archie Campbell to approach for the new Stòras Beò nan Gàidheal project, and one of the first people to be recorded “in the field”.

So here he is again, back in front of the camera. The two of them found a lot to talk about as Tommy retraced his life story so far, including his involvement in Gaelic community life and events, so the conversation has been divided into two parts.

Here’s the Part One video.

The Clilstore transcript for Part 1 is available here.

Here’s the Part Two video.

The Clilstore transcript for Part 2 is available here.

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