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Lewis Man’s Appointment Record Junior Entry For place on Monday 20th, in the Speyside Theatre and this will Mod be followed by a Feisd (a Highland Feast). The National Mod of An Badenoch has long been as- Tuesday morning will see Comunn Gaidhealach which sociated with the game of the beginning of the qualify- is being held at Aviemore shinty and the two local ing competitions for the from lbth-24th October nas teams Kingussie and Newton- Senior Learners Silver Medal attracted a record entry in more will introduce the which takes place on Wednes- the Junior section. Comment- ancient game into the general day afternoon, ing on this a spokesman for framework of the Mod when ^ . , An Comunn said at a Press they meet in what it is hoped Gold Medal F,nalsr Conference in Inverness on will be a friendly game at One of the great events of Tuesday: “ This is a most en- Aviemore on Saturday, 18th the Mod, the Gold Medal couraging sign and reflects October. Finals take place on Thurs- the progress being made in The Pipe Band of the 1st day morning and the final day, the teaching of Gaelic in Pri- Royal Highland Fusiliers will Friday, 24th, sees the major mary Schools.” be in attendance at the game choral competitions. The af- The total entry for the and they will beat Retreat in ternoon will be entirely de- children competitions is 961, the Allander Square, Avie- voted to the two major choral the previous highest figure— more Centre at 7.15 p.m. that events, the Margarat Duncan 946 — being entered at the evening. It is hoped to have and the Lovat and Tullibar- record Inverness Mod in 1966. the Band in attendance most dine in that order in the Ice While the entries in the evenings. The Gaelic Service Rink. Senior Section are higher than will be broadcast from St During the week ceilidhs for the 1968 Dunoon Mod Andrew’s Church, Aviemore, will be held starting with a they have not kept pace with at 3.15 p.m. The Service will broadcast ceilidh followed by the advance in the Junior be conducted by The Very } live television transmission Section. Nevertheless, the Rev. T. M. Murchison, Mod- on Tuesday evening. Wed- total entry for both sections erator of the Church of Scot- nesday evening is given over is the second highest ever re- land and a former Bard of to drama with teams from corded. An Comunn. Lewis, Skye and Edinburgh Extends over nine davs The Official Opening takes performing one-act plays. This year of course the mod extends over 9 days as compared with 6 days in pre- vious years. The first 2 days New Manager of Highland Board are devoted to children’s com petitions and concerts start- Coming to Fish Factory ing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, A Lewis man, 52-year-old 16th and finishing on Friday evening. INVERNESS? Callum R. Morrison, has Saturday 18th promises to taken over as new manager Mod Brevities... be different by traditional Be sure to visit Holm Woollen Mills of the Highland Boards Rural Chcirs’ Ccncert Mod standards. A competi- Stornoway fish processing tion for Fiddle Groups has where you will be able to see a factory, Gaelhsh. The Rural Choirs concert been introduced and will take magnificent range of Tartans and Tweeds Mr Morrison was born in is on Thursday evening place in the Speyside Theatre Bernera and educated at followed by a ceilidh of tra- on the Saturday morning. Bernera Primary School, ditional singing. Most of the entries perhaps, Lionel Junior Secondary Crowning of the Bard predictably, come from the School and the Nicholson A Grand Concert featuring East. This competition looks Shetland Tweeds, Rugs, Scarves Institute, Stornoway. what is for many the main likely to make the Mod more event of the week, the Crown- of a national event. Cheviot Tweeds, Knitting Yarns A wide experience ing of the Bard, is being held The Junior Piping Competi- Experienced in lobster and in the Ice Rink which seats tions will also take place on Knitwear general fishing, Mr Morrison, 3,000 people. A final ceilidh Saturday morning but the in recent years, has had valu- takes place on Friday night highlight of the day promises able experience of the proces- in the Osprey Room. to be the Open Piping Com- sing side of the industry. petition for the Gold Banner Authentic From 1953-60 he was an area Two School Choirs from (A’ Bhratach Oir) presented REPRODUCTION TARTANS officer with the White Fish Bayble by John Player & Sons. Some Autihority based in Oban and For the first time in many of the best pipers in Scotland in 49 Clans responsible for the Western years a choir from a rural have entered for this event The Largest Range in Scotland Mainland and the Inner and Lewis school will compete at which carries a £25 first prize Outer Hebrides. From 1960- the Mod. In fact two choirs for playing a March, Strath- 67, he was manager with from Bayble J.S. School will spey and Reel. Seafoods Limited based at make the journey to Avie- Pibroch recital JAMES PRINGLE LTD. Stornoway, and from then more. The recital of three Ceol WOOLLEN MILLS :: INVERNESS until joining Gaelfish was New Shinty Competition Mor (Pibrochs) given by John general manager of Highland The Aviemore Branch of MacFadyen, William M. Mac- Telephone Inverness 31042 Seafoods Limittd based at An Comunn have presented donald and Ron McCallum Inverbervie. The Aviemore Challenge in the evening should make Also at Skye Woollen Mills, Portree Mr Morrison is married Trophy, to be competed for this quite an outstanding day with three children. on the shinty field annually. for piping enthusiasts. Two Sruth, Di-ardaoin, 2mh An Damhar 1969 Di-ardaoin, 2mh An Damhar 1969 FAICINN fn/th Thursday, 2nd October 1969 PYRAMID GUN BHARR GUN STEIDH Briogais Dhomhnaill Si Cho Chan eil teagamh nach deanadh an doigh-riaghlaidh ur ionadail a tha Coimisean Wheately ag iarraidh a chur air chois ann an Alba gnothaichean nas fhasa dha’n fhead- Fliuch hainn a bhitheadh air na comhairlean ionadail ura ach feumaidh sinn cuimhneachadh gur ann a chum math an t-sluaigh agus nach ann a chum feum an luchd-riaghlaidh a bu choir doigh-riaghlaidh sam bith a bhith ag oibreachadh no Anamhunachd Na Feola agus anns an t-seagh seo cha dean an doigh-riaghlaidh a ‘ Ach se an fhirinn nach eil a thoisich mi air smaointea- sinn uile air ar deilbh anns tha an Coimisean ag iarraidh an gnothach idir. chadh de bha cearr. an aon doigh,” arsa Domh- Tha iadsan ag iarraidh seachd comhairlean mora iona- an t-fheileadh moran nas nall. “ Faodaidh sin a bhith,” dail agus fichead’s a seachd deug comhairlean beaga fodhpa, Gaidhealaiche na Harold Lean gnothaichean mar seo ars an taillear, “ ach bi thusa seorsa de phyramid de chomhairlean ionadail, ach ’s e Wilson.” fad seachdain no dha. Aig falbh agus thig air ais nuair pyramid gun bharr gun steidh agus, dh’ fhaodamaid a Gairm an earraich. ceann na h-uine sin dh’ fhios- a bhitheas do bhriogais glan. fadh, gun anam a bhitheadh ann. Cha deachaidh iarraidh “ nuair a bhathas ri ‘ mort ’ raicheadh gu robh Domhnall Agus bheirinn a’ chomhairl air a’Choimisean idir rannsachadh a dheanamh air ciamar Bryan Gillanders, (aig Feis eile na bu ghleusda air obair ort cumail air falbh bho na a b’urrainn na comhairlean ura airgead a chruinneachadh an Drama bha cuid san eis- sgoile na bha mise (agus fead- dealbhan-cluiche. ’ ’ airson na h-obrach a bhitheadh air a cur a mach dhaibh, deachd gos am mun a chalk” hainn eile) agus dh’ ardaich- Thug mi an aire an deidh agus tha eagal orm gum bitheadh na seachd comhairlean Gairm an t-samhraidh eadh e gu ceann na sreith. siud nach robh mi ’faicinn mora fo iighdarras Parlamaid Lunnainn direach mar a Bha mi fhin is Domhnall Chuir mx suas gun iomagain Dhomhnaill cho trie sa b’ tha Tigh an Naoimh Anndrais an drasda oir is ann aig eile riamh gu math mor aig a’ leis an sgaradh, agus leis an abhaist. Co-dhiu tha e col- Parlamaid Lunnainn a bhitheadh an sporan agus na bhot- cheile. Cha robh seo ’na iogh- easurram. An aile glan a tach gun do thog e air a aichean a b’ fhiach- Eadhon nam bitheadh an Coimisean nadh, oir rugadh is thogadh bhlar-a-muigh bha sinn cho rithist an ceann mios gu buth air an doigh-smaointinn aca fhein a leantainn shaoileadh sinn mu’n aon am anns an aon coirdte sa bha sinn riamh. an tailleir. Cha robh e riamh duine gun tigeadh iad dha’n cho-dhunadh gur ann an Alba bhaile. Cha robh ar dachaid- Chaneil mi cinnteach cia- cho spaideil, no cho comh- fhein a bu choir barr a’Phyramid a bhith, ach cinnteach hean, ’s docha, na b' fhaide mar a dh’ eirich a’ cheist an fhurtail. Ach cha d’rainig e nach leigeamaid a leas suil a bhith againn ri seo bho leithid na leth-mhile bho a cheile. toiseach mu thrusgan Dhomh- riamh- a Choimisean. Dh’ fhaodadh gu robh an aon naill Mhoir. Bha e a nise san Thachair gu robh mac aig A thaobh nan seachd deug air fhichead comhairlean ainm a bhith oirnn ’na mhead- ard-sgoil agus dh’ fhaoidte gu an taillear a bha ’na'phiobaire beaga am fairicheadh an sluagh gu robh an guth aca-san hon cuideachd air ar tarrainn robh an dotair a’ feuchainn ri agus direach an uair a bha a’faighinn eisdeachd le comhairlean aig nach bitheadh ri cheile. stad a chur air an ao-dion a Domhnall mu cheud slat bho freumhaichean domhain sam bith ann an cuid mhoir dhe Na saoileadh duine gu robh bha ’na dhragh cho mor dha. thaigh an tailleir de a thac- na h-aiteachan a bhitheadh fo’n ughdarras ? Thathas a’ sinn an comhnaidh air an aon Na bith ciamar a bha, fhuair hair (agus creid nach ann a gearain an drasda nach eil cumhachd gu leor aig na comhair- ramh. Mar a bu shine a bha e comhairle laidir bho ’n do- dh’ aon ghnothach) ach gun lean ionadail ach tha buntainneas aig treud dhe na com- sinn a’ fas b’ ann a bu mhotha tair fhein, no bho chuideigin do thoisich an sgal air a’ hairlich ris an aite tha iad a’riochdachadh. Cha bhitheadh a bha sinn air atharrachadh eile, — qha b’ann bhuam-sa phiob mhoir. Mo chreach! sin aig na comhairlich ura idir. beaqhd . Dh’ atharraich sinn — gum bu qhoir dha toiseach- Thoisich gluinean Dhomhnaill Tha an Coimisean a’ saoilsinn gu faigheamaid daoine madh. Cha b’fhada gus an d’ adh air feileadh a chleaeh- air crith. Sheall e direach nas comasaiche airson nan comhairlean ura, beag is mor, cuideachd an cruth is an cu- dadh- roimhe ach bha fhios aige gun a chionn ’s gum bitheadh iad a’ faighinn paigheadh ach thugadh Domhnall Mor air A nise, ged a bha mise aige d’rinn ceol na pioba air mar chuala mi comhairleach a fear dhe na bailtean mora ag an fhear eile agus Domhnall mar dheagh eiseamplair, cha a rinn an dealbh-chluich. radh air an telebhisean an t-seachdain seo chaidh nach Beag ormsa robh ni a bu lugha leis aon Thionndaidh e anns an t- leigeadh an uine leis a bhith ’na bhall de tha, de na com- A dh’ aindeoin atharraichid- uair na feileadh beag. “ Cha- seasamh bonn agus gu spag- hairlean mora agus nach bitheadh uidh sam bith aige ann hean cha robh dithis eile anns neil an fheileadh,” ars esan lach rinn e air an taigh. a bhith ’na bhall de chomhairle aig am bitheadh cho beag a’ bhaile na bu dluithe air a’ aon latha, “ moran nas Gaid- Cha duraichdeadh e a nise cumhachd ri te de na comhairlean beaga. cheile. Aon rud, bha Domh- healaiche na Enoch Powell.” deise Ghaidhealach, no ead- ’S e doigh-riaghlaidh gun anam a bhitheadh an seo nall Mor a’ cleachdadh briog- Ach rinn iad an gnothach air hon deise Ghallda, iarraidh ga-rireabh. ais agus mise le feileadh, ach agus siud Domhnall a dh’ air an taillear. Cha robh na de dha sin? Nuair a thainig ionnsaidh an tailleir gu bhith duilgheadasan ach a’ toiseach- DESTINED FOR THE REGIONS an dealachadh (oir bha deal- air a thomhas airson feileadh. adh. Mar a bu lionmhoire a As was expected, the Royal Commission on Local achdadh ann, mar a chluinn- B’e an taillear fhein, greis dh’ fhas na rudan grainneil Government in Scotland has produced a report which is eas sibh) cha robh ach corra an deidh siud, agus Domh- ud, b’ann a bu duilghe do characteristic of a familiar stable. One must first of all dhuine aig an robh fios air an nall fad air falbh, a dh’ innis Dhomhnall a bhith a’ falbh am admire the extent of the work and thinking which went fhior aobhar. Co a shaoileadh dhomh mar a fhachair. Thai- measg an t-sluaigh. into the end product. Secondly, one must be thankful that gum bitheadh a leithid de nig mo charaid a steach agus Thainig fuasgladh. Bha the problem of efficient, humane and democratic government chumhachd aig BO (Boladh ghabh an taillear a nunn. Cha sanas anns a’ Ghasaid ag iar- at local levels has been aired in such a fashion. Thirdly, Osan)? Ach na bitheam tuil- deach e fada. Thug e suil suas raidh fear a theagaisgeadh the conclusions have given a much-needed opportunity for leadh is cabhagach. is sios air Domhnall agus Beurla ann an Samoa. Fhuair discussion, debate and final action. thuirt e, “ De tha cearr? Tha e an t-aite agus ghabh sinn The Commission as a whole has agreed that there Thoisich sinn anns a’ sgoil do bhriogais fliuch.” *' Well,” uile beannachd leis aig a’ should be seven regional authorities in Scotland; that the air an aon latha. Chuir an fhreagair Domhnall, “ b’ann a phort-adhair. Ach bha an structure should be a 2-tier rather than a 3-tier structure. tidsear sinn ’nar suidhe taobh raoir a thachair e. Ach tha driod-fhortan ’ga leantainn an It has also agreed that no local government structure will a’ cheile. An deidh meadhon- i gu bhith tioram, naqheil ? ” seo fhein. Co a thigeadh a’ succeed unless it is composed of units which are meaningful latha dh’ fhas an rum blath “ Ach,” ars an taillear, “nach- spaisdearachd a nuas ach pio- to the individual and recognisable by him as communities agus thug mi an aire dhomh eil rudeigin cearr nuair a tha- baire. S docha nach robh e with which his personal interest, loyalty and welfare are fhin, mar gum bitheadh gun chras sin dha do leithid-sa? ” a’ dol a chluich idir, thuirt linked. fhiosda dhomh, a’ gluasad air “ Chaneil cothrom agam air,” mi rium fhin, ach b’fhearr a But the creation of super powers with a doubtful falbh bho Dhomhnall Mor. arsa Domhnall; ‘‘bha mi a’ bhith cinnteach. Shiolp mi democratic viability is something which must be thought Aon uair b’fheudar dhomh coimhead air dealbh-chluich a nunn agus thairg mi deich out to the last detail. Already our society is suffering from cromadh a thogail peinseil nach do chord rium, agus s%o tasdain dha na phiobaire mur the disease of administrative obesity which has all but dhe ’n urlar. Dh’ fhag sin mi mar a thachair.” “ Obh! obh!” a cluicheadh e gu falbhadh overwhelmed the ordinary citizen. The notes of reservation na bu mhi-chomhfhurtaile ars an tailleir,” s ioma dealbh- pleun Dhomhnaill. Ghabh by two members of the Commission, Miss Harvie Anderson buileach. B’ann an uair sin chluich a chunnaic mise nach e an t-airgead agus thug e a and Mr Russell Johnston, are of extreme importance where na mo dhoigh leanabail fhin do chbrd rium.” “ O, chaneil chasan leis. Scotland’s island-groups are concerned. The creation of a Highlands and Islands Regional AMHRAN DO DHUINE-UASAL ARAIDH Tha bliadhnachan on a dh’ Authority covering a quarter of Scotland and stretching (A chuir tarcuis air na Gaidheil) fhalbh Domhnall- Tha mi from the Mull of Kintyre to the tip of the Shetland Islands creidsinn gu bheil e a’ dean- is an aspect of the Report which, we think, must be re- U. Neill amh deagh fheum. Bithidh considered. Population density must not be the criterion. mi ag radh rium fhin, mur a Rather a series of associations of viable communities should Na do chridhe, a thrusdair. tha durrag a’ snaigeadh sgap e meas air feilidhean no be considered to produce smaller regions of local govern- Nach fhaic iomadh coigreach a leughas do rann . . . piobaireachd no sguidreis de ment control- Na do cheann, a shlaoightear, tha spiantagan graineil dhealbhan-cluiche, gur docha We also think it is a mistake to have the Western A ghin air an otraich-gun-fheum na do cheann. gun toir e dhaibh beagan Isles as one administrative unit. There are certain differ- Gaidhlig comhla ris a’ Bheur- ences between the northern and southern parts of the Sgriobh thu leabhraichean briagach an aghaidh do la. Agus mur do leighis teas Outer Hebrides which could result in anomalies. theaghlaich, na greine an gaiseadh a bh’ The proposal of Miss Anderson and Mr Johnston that Searmoinean suarach gun naire 's gun bhrigh; air a shiubhal, bithidh e nas there should be, not 37 second-tier authorities as proposed Air son airgiod Sasunnach rinn thu ar mealladh . . . fhasa cur suas leis am measg by the majority of the Commission, but 101 such units Eadar thusa’s do dhream-sa tha moran a dhith. chraobhan is chuiltean Samoa. is one which would satisfy the need to cater for com- Fad air astar an Lunnain tha seomraichean farsuinn munity involvement to a much greater degree than exists Far am bi thu a’ bosdadh ‘‘is rioghal mo dhream ;” at present and than would exist with the Commission’s Nach do chuir thu an t-sluaghairmh sin air a tarsuinn majority proposal. Nuair a reic thu an onoir le faclan gun fheum ? Sruth, Di-ardaoin, 2mh An Damhar >969 Three MIDDLE SCHOOL SYSTEM PROPOSED Cellicn - today FOR HIGHLANDS Insults given to the Cornish Sir Goronwy Daniel, Perma- Anyone conversant with matters schemebecause willit havefears dangerousthat such edu- a asbasis the with governing the Nicoison unit Instituteand its national flag by a Govern- nent Under Secretary of landsof current and Islandsconcern will in knowthe High- that cational and social consequences principal teachers as principals of ment official have provoked btate at the Welsh Office, there is considerable disquiet in for the whole island. me federal unit. a strong national reaction in said that Wales should look many areas over the increasing The memorandum states that onin the my right opinion, lines. theAt theunion same is Cornwall. Douglas Martin, a to Scotland as a model of Thistendency anxiety to centralisearises mainly education. from a“the massive Union comprehensiveis not convinced school that time, however, I would submit skipper of the peasure boat sef government. “The Scottish fear of the potential adverse in Stornoway for all over-twelve that the middle school system “Nankersey,” was flying the Grand Committee is a more effects of such a policy on rural Lewis children is the educational otters an acceptable alternative, national flag when his boat active body than the Welsh depopulation and decline, since solution for a predominantly problemsnot only of torLewis the but particularfor the put into Falmouth recently Grand Committee, ’ he said. theirparents children naturally during wish totheir be nearfor- arguerural area."that andurbanisation it goes v,.i byto special circumstances and charac- A bumptious Board of 7 rade The Scottish Grand Corn- mative years removal from parental influence teristics that distinguish the official promptly boarded his mittee running and gover- As a result, many of them move and village life will be detri- crofting counties from the rest boat and told him to remove n‘ng Scotland? Either some- out of the remoter crofts and developmentmental to the fullof andmany harmonious children, wouldof Scotland. like to Insee anyone Highlandevent, I “that load of rubbish” and 006 has mis-queted Sir forcommunities their children when tothe transfer time comes to a besides disrupting family life education authority experiment- hoist the English Red Ensign. Goronwy Daniel or he is a central — and often distant — and destroying or jeopardising ing with this form of organisa- Reaction was immediate, bigger fool than I have given secondary school. In this wav a a valuable and worthwhile culture. tion, because I think that in terms All the skippers of Cornish hlm credit for, and I did not furtherintroduced element into anof instabilityalready un-is clearNow at I thisshould point perhaps that, makeby and it ofit wouldcost effectivenesscompare favourably for the witharea pleasure boats have now de- think that anyone could be a stable situation in those very areas large, I do not disagree with the the present pattern, and it pos- cided to fly the Cornish bigger fool than that! in most need of an active and Government view that, wherever sesses in addition certain educa- national flag in protest at * • * energetic resident population. conditions are suitable, the all- tional ad social advantages that this insult and rebuke to the saidNow that it anyscarcely further requires decrease to bein throughcatering forcomprehensive all children school,in its throughmake it comprehensivepreferable to thesolution all- skipper of the “Nankersey.” My comment on the annual our rapidly-dwindling stock of neighbourhood from the ages of for a rural area. , + . congress of the League of correspondingcountry folk inevitablyincrease meansin town a unit12 toon 18,both is economicthe most andefficient edu- implies,The middle presupposes school, asa three-tierits name Celtic Nations held in Dublin or city dwellers, and it appears to cational grounds. structure, with both a lower and It is a pleasure to see that recentlyin thls (see report elsewhere be a fact that people, like rats To prescribe this one form of an upper component to complete the Church of Scotland, in a issue) can be summed and other animals, tend to behave organisation, however, for the the picture. It appears to nave memorandum to the Royal UP one word — “depres- so badly when herded together in whole country would be intoler- originated in the US. and was Comission on the Constitu- ^.nS- ^ started out with oflarge urbanisation numbers thatis carriedif the tooprocess far ablyand wouldinflexible fail andto meet unimaginative, the widely- adoptedthey recast in theirSweden school in 1950system when on tion, have come out in favour high hopes. It ended in frus- civilisation could collapse com- varying needs of urban areas with comprehensive lines. of “effective sell government trati°n- pletely. high population densities and In accordance with the middle for Scotland.” The memor- The real depression set in DEEP CONCERN teredrural communities.areas wth small The economiesand scat- school concept, education in the andum says “A form oi ^elf during Mr Gwynfor Evans’ It would apear to be in the of scale, which make a big six- aHighlands three - tierwould basis,be organised with allon government for Scottenu speech on the “Advance of national interest, therefore to year secondary school an appro- children from 5 to 10 going, as sought as a means tor pre- the Celtic Nations.” Hisi re- maintain viable rural communi- priate :«
AG IONNSACHADH NA LE IAIN A. MACDHOMHNAILL Gaelic Broadcasts Thursday, 2nd October 12.00 noon News in Gaelic. 12.05 p.m. Fonn.Da Cheathramh agus 7.00 p.m. lands:V.H.F.—In An theall High-sorts Magazine—comment,interview, music and (recorded).song from Gaeldom Friday, 3rd October 12.00 noon News in Gaelic. 12.05 p.m. Fonn.Da Cheathramh agus 6:30 p.m. Ceol”:“Mairidh Love Gaol songs is by PianoThe Stornoway accompaniment: Singers. corded).Duncan Morison (re- Sunday, 5th October 10.30 a.m. T.V. — Dubhlan narn Beann:Rev. Roderick Meditation Smith, oy •11 burgh.Braid Church,(recorded), Edin- Monday, 6th October 12.0512.00 p.m.noon DaNews Cheathramh in Gaelic. agus 11.15 p.m. Fonn.T.V.—'Se Ur Beatha Thesays CalumInn is CameronGaels who of jointhis weekthem invitesas they you sing to instyle their a favourite own robustselec- (recorded).tion of man’s songs Tuesday, 7th October 12.00 noon News in Gaelic. 12.05 p.m. Fonn.Da Cheathramh agus 4.00 p.m. TheCainnt sixth programmear Duthcha: in Tha Mairi anns an taigh leatha fhein. Sine : Tha e ag iasgach which John Maclnnes ThaMaty gnogadh is in theaig anhouse dorus. by herself. He is fishing. aboutmakes observationsGaelic dialects. There is a knocking at the door. Mairi: C’ait’ a bheil e ag iasgach? Today he looks at the Main: Co tha siud? Where is he fishing? Gaelic of St Kilda Who is there? Sine : ThaHe ise fishingag iasgach at the aig shore. a' chladach 4.15 p.m. (recorded).Gaelic Midweek Ser- Sine : Tha mise vice conducted by Rev. It is I. Mairi: ThaThe antea “tea”is ready. deiseil nadrochitJohn Campbell, (recorded). Drum- Mairi: Thig a steach Sine : Gle mhath. Tha am pathadh orm 5.25 p.m. Freagair Seo: A gene- ComeCiamar in. a tha thu an diugh? Very good. I am thirsty. tionral knowledge for Highland competi- How are you today? Mairi: IthEat briosgaida biscuit. Schools. Second round: Sine : ThaFine guthank math you. tapadh leat Sme : Tha sin math. Tapadh leat PortreeOban HighHigh School.School v. Oiamar a tha thu fhein? That is good. Thank you. Quizmaster: John A. How are you yourself? AnWere robh you thu in theanns shop a’ bhiithtoday? an diugh? MacDonald (recorded): Mairi: Oh tha gu math tapadh leat Mairi: Cha robh Bha mi anns a’ bhiith an de 6.30 p.m. programmeEadarainn forFhein: women A Oh (I am) fine thank you. No. I was in the shop yesterday. prepared by Chrissie Sine : AAre bheil you thubusy trang today? an diugh? Sine : C’uine? Dick (recorded). Mairi: Chaneil; suidh aig an teine When? Wednesday, 8th October No; sit at the fire. Mairi: An de anns a’ mhadainn 12.00 noon News in Gaelic. Sine : Chaneil mi fuar idir Yesterday in the morning. 6.30 p.m. Piping by Iain Mac- I am not cold at all. Sine : D6What an timeuair isa thait now? e nise? 7.00 p.m: FadyenV.H.F.—In (recorded). the High- Mairi: Tha an latha breagha lands: An all sorts The day is beautiful. Mairi: ThaIt is eeleven aon uairo’clock. deug Magazine — comment, Sine : Tha e breagha agus blith? Sine : Tha mi a’ falbh a nise songinterview, from Gaeldommusic and It is beautiful and warm. I am going now. (recorded). Mairi: AAre bheil you thu yourself fhein busy?trang? Mairi: C’iit’Where a arebheil you thu going? a’ dol? Friday, 10th October Sine : ChaneilI am not mi busy trang today an diughat all. idir 12.00 noon News in Gaelic. Mairi: Co tha aig an abhainn? Sine ( ThaI am mi going a" dol home. dhachaidh 12.05 p.m. Fonn.Da Cheathramh agus Who is at the river? Mairi: Co tha a’ bruidhinn ri Seumas? 6.30 p.m. Mod 68: An edited ver- Sine : ThaIt is SeumasBig James. M6r Who is speaking to James? sion of one of the late Mairi: D6 lha e a’ deanamh? Sine : Tha Alasdair year’snight Nationalceilidhs Mod.at last What is he doing? It is Alasdair. Fear an tighe: Murdo Sine : Tha e ag iasgach aig an drochaid Mairi: ThaHe ise earlytrath antoday. diugh Campbell. He is fishing at the bridge. Sine : Tha mi a’ falbh IsA bheilAlasdair Alasdair at home? aig an taigh? I am going. Faille Do Lybster Mairi: Chaneil. Tha e anns a’ mhonadh TapadhThank you. leat. The Bha tea an was“tea” good. math ANo. bheil He Domhnallis in the hill anns a’ mhonadh? Mairi: Nach robh cota ort? THE PORTLAND ARMS Is Donald in the hill? Were you wearing a coat? extends a warm welcome Sine : Chaneil an duigh Sine : ChaNo. Itrobh. is so Tha warm. e cho blath Salmon Fishing, Trout Fishing NotBha etoday. anns a’ mhonadh an de Mairi: Mar sin leat a Shine Sea Angling He was in the hill yesterday. Goodbye Jean. Good Fare and a Fine Cellar Mairi: D6What tha is e hea’ deanamhdoing today? an diugh? Sine : MarGoodbye sin leat Mary. a’ Mhairi Snrth. Di-*rdaoirf, 2mh An Dimhir 1969
GAIDHLIG An Rioghachd Eas-Aonaichte Leth-bhreac de’n oredd a tha sibh a' faicinn, tha na ’s am heart ruibh feinn? A liubfujir Mgr Cinneidigh air nithean seo an teis-meadhon chionn, mura bheil sibh ag lad trangBha Maoriidir. Bhaagus AlasdairSine anns anns an taigha' mhonadh anns a’ agusmhadainn bha DomhnallCha robh program a Bh.B.C. air an robh cuise; dhibhse tna iad air an cur sin am fiachaibh, is e an aig a' chladach. Aig aon uair deug bha an “tea” deiseil aig Maid. siod mar ennm. An eadarthean- imeall. aon doigh anns nach b’urrainn Bha an latha blath agus cha robh cdta air Sine idir. Bha Seumas gachadh le U. MacMhathcnn is Air an adhbar seo, gun a sinn a’ chosgais a ghiulain, Seumas.ag iasgach aig an drochaid agus bha Alasdair a’ bruidhinn ri U. Neil. bhith a’ tighinn air a’ chorr, nam biodh sinn cho gorach’s A chairdean, a naimhdean, tha a dhith oirnne a nis gum gun taghamaid riaghaltas cho C’uineCo bha bha anns Mairi a’ mhonadh? agus Sine anns an taigh? a Shasannaich — cluinnibh a bi ar raighaltas fhein againn struidheil fuasgailte, cho sgri- De bha Seumas- a’ deanamh? nis agartas na h-Alba. a rithist, anns an aon doigh osail agus cho beag sgpdnn, ris Co bha a bruidhinn ri Seumas? Uair dh’an robh an saoghal, ’s an robh ar lagh fhein, ’s gach riaghalta a bh’agaibh an An robh cdta air Sine? mu mhile bliadhna air ais, ar rian oideachais fhein, ’s ar Westminster feadh nan deich Feminine Nouns with and without the Definite Article bha da rioghachd aim: riog- bliadhna mu dheireadh seo. An abhainn, the river hachd Alba agus rioghachd le Liidobhaig Cinneidigh Ge b£ air bith ciod e eile a Abhainn.Drochaid, riverbridge An drochaid, the bridge Shasainn. Agus cha mhor fad bhios againn, cha chreid mi Buth, a shop A' bhiith, the shop sea ceud bliadhna, mar as gum bi sin againn. Gidh-eadh, Briosgaid. a biscuit A’ bhnosgaid, the biscuit docha a tha fios agaibh, chat- n-eaglais fhein againn a fhad’s a tha treodas na Riog- Adjectives haich iad an aghaidh a cheile riamh. Ach. a Shasannaich, hachd Aonaichte air uidil Breagha, beautiful Blilth warm gu gamhlasach agus gu ire greim bais agaibh air an ni eadar cas agus cas, is sibh ag Tritth. early bhig gun fhosadh. An sin, as leibh, ’ga chumail agaibh gabhail airgid an iasad ge be Interrogative anns a’ bhliadhna sea ceud gu diorrasach chun na criche aite am faigh sibh t, tha a’ Co? who? deug ’s a tri, chaidh an ngh — seadh, agus an deaghaidh bhathais agaibh innse dhu- e.g. Co tha sin? Who is that? againne, Seumas a Sea, gu sin. An uair a thoisicheas inne — sluagh cho gleidteach Common words and usage bhith ’na righ agaibhse. sluagh air cur mu dheidhinn ’s a th’air an t-saoghal—ciod Seumas a h-Aon; agus ceud a bhith saor is sibh, tha sibh e a’ chosgais as urrainn no AnAig dd,an yesterdaytaigh, at home bliadhna an deaghaidh sin, an toiseach ’ga mheas mar nach urrainn sinn a ghiulain. Idir, at all e g. Chaneil cu agam idir. I haven’t a dog at all fo Chordadh an Aonaidh, bhall?abhachdais; .agus an Is e an ath bhonn-steidh,' Cho, so e g. Tha e cho blath. it is so warm chaidh an da dhuthaich ’nan sin, an uair a chi s'bh gu nach ’eil na dianne againn a Sin, that e.g. De tha sin? What is that? aon. bheil iad an da-riribh, th’a e chuireadh riaghaltas air chqis,, NB. Do not confuse “an de” with “d6" meaning "what?” A nis, tha aon ni mu’n dualach dhiiibh ur sailean a Nach ’eil na daoine a gaum! Grammar Chordadh Aonaidh seo air chur an greim, Smaoinicbibh A chairdean, i^ e seo an The verb To Be Past Tense am feum fios a bhith agaibh. air Duthchahnan Aitichte duthaich as an ainig ain- Cha b’e gniomh geillidh a Ameireaga, agus air Eirinn, meannan mar Watt agus Bell, The Affirmative •ith the Personal Pronoun bh’ann dh’ar taobh-ne. Cuim- agus air na h-Innseachan; air Dunlop agus MacAdam, Lister Singular Plural hnichibh nach do chiosnaich Ciprus, agus Kenia, agus agus Fleming, agus Simpson Bha mi, I was Bha sum, we were sibh sinne a riamn, mar a Aden — gun ainmeachadh agus Macintosh agus Baird; Bha thu, you were Bha sibh,iad, theyyou werewere chiosnaich sibh aa h-Eirean- ach teirce. An uair a thuirt a thug do Bhreatainn; ;sea Bha e,i, shehe waswas naich agus na Cuimnch. [s e Winston Churchill, nam de Phriomh Mhinistirean a’ a bha gu bhith ann usisea- buannnaicheadh na h-Innsea- cheud seo. Tha oi’deachan- The Negative Form chadh saor co-ion arm, agus chan an saorsa, gur h-ann le ionnsachaidh agus lighichean Cha robh mi, I was not cha b’e ar rim a namh gun saltairt air a chlosaich, bha e agus mnealairean Albannach The Question Form cailleadh Alba a coraicuean a’ labhairt, mar as trie a rinn air an saoghal a chuairtea- taghaidh — oir b’e sin a’ e, gu ire bhig as ur leth uile chadh gidh-eadh tha sibhse AnNach robh robh thu, thu, were were you? you not? ; bhuil a bh’ann — agus gun Mar tha fhios, tha caoch- ag cur am fiachaibh dhuinn The answer “yes” is “bha” and the answer “no” is “cha robh” 1 tigeadh i gu bhith, mar a ladh bhonn-steidh meallta nach ’eil na daoine againn. thainig, ’na seorsa de jhior- agaibh ’ga thoirt seachad an Agus is e am bonn-steidh The Regular Verb _ rachd mhordhaJach aig Sas- comhnaidh gu bhith a’ leigeil mu dheireadh a tha ’ga thoirt Verbal Nouns A' deanamh. doing ainn. ris car son a bu chbir cuisean air luim. agus air a’ cheud A'Ag bruidhinn,iasgach, fishing speaking A nis, cha ghabh e aicheadh fuireach mar a tha lad. is e sealladh am bonn steidh as gun tug an t-aonadh seo do a cheud bhonn-steidh, agus ion-dhearbhta, gur h-e ceum N.B. We use ’a’ bruidhinn ri” for “speaking to” Alba tomhas de sheasmhachd ’s ann ri Alba a tna ar gno- air ais a bhiodh an seo; gu but na ciiisean nach robh aice a thudh an drasda — a’ chos- bheil an saoghal air thuar dol we use “a' dol do” for “going to” riamh roimhe. Agus cha gais a ghiulain; agus. mura bi ’na roinnean nas motha, agus Masculine Nouns with and without the Definite Article mhotha a ghabhas e aicheadh i paisgte gu tlusail an glacaibh chan ann nas lugha; gu bheil Gnogadh, knocking An gnogadh. the knocking dh’ar taobh-ne gun dc "huid- Shasainn mar mhathair, gur naiseantachd air geilleadh do Dorus, a door An dorus ,the door ich sinne sibhse gu mor; an h-e a bhios ann aimbeavtas, eadar-naiseantachd. A nis, Cladach, shore An cladach, the shore toiseach ann an cur air chois, call creideis, agus nas miosa. tha e fior gu ledr o iomadh Pathadh, thirst Am pathadh. the thirst agus a rithist ann an riagh- Is e faoinsglel mhor a tha an sealladh, mar a tha malairt ladh, na h-impireachd as seo, ma tha, agus. fhios gur agus dion, gu bheil eadar- EXERCISES motha ’s as beartaiche a h-e: faoinsgeul, chan e a naiseantachd an da chuid A Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks. bh’ann a riamh. Tha ai im- mhain anns an d’fhas sibh tlachdmhor agus ion-mhiann- a Bha Alasdair a’ mhonadh pireachd sin, ma tha. . nis fein, ach a thug sibh gu mis- aichte; ach tha e fior aig a’ b Bha Seumas an drochaid.9 air teasdadh. Cha do rn.iair i healbhach air cuid a dh’AIba- cheart am mar as fhaide a c An cdta air Mairi fada an coimeas ri impi reach- nnaich a bhith ag creidsinn ghluaiseas tu duine bho thob- d Co a’ bruidhinn ri Seumas? dan eile: mu leth na h-iiine a cuideachd. Chan 'eii sibh ag raichean an ughdarrais a tha e Cha Domhnall aig a’ chladach bha na Romanaich am Breat- cur am fiachaibh, a bheil, ’ga riaghladh, gur h-ann as B Give the answer “yes” to the following. ainn. Agus faodaidh gu saoil nach ’eil sinn cao deanadach a An robh Sine a’ bruidhinn ri Mairi? sibh, mar a tha moran no cho ealamh an tionnsgainn (Continued on Page Eleven) b An robh Alasdair trang? againne a’ saoilsinn, gur h-e c Nach robh Seumas ag iasgach? an impireachd sin os c;.. nn C Give the answer “no” to the following nan uile a rinn sinn agus a a Nach robh an latha blath? chum sinn ’nar Breatannaich. b An robh cota air Sine? An diugh is e gu ire bhig c An robh Mairi ag iasgach? sibhse, na Sasannaich, a tha Caledonian Hotel ’gur meas fhein mar Bhreat- annaich — tha a’ chuid as SECRETS OF MUSIC motha againne shuas an seo ★ ’gar meas fheinn mar Alban- by Iain G. Macnair naich. Agus air an ad.hbnar sin tha ar mothachadh a’ dol DANCING Give me music that the heart reveals, am meud air an dearmad a Music, that interprets all my doubts and sighs, dh’fhuiling ar duthaich feadh Nay more, its very depths should plumb nam bliadhnachan — agus ar MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS FRIDAYS frionas dh’a reir: searg as na And sing all my anguish and my tears. Gaidhealtachd agus nan Eil- To Top Class Bands Sob out the depth of bitter pain, eanan, grikinealachd agus Wage war against the promptings of dispair. bochdainn baile Ghlaschu. a’ mhuinntearas lethbhreitheach ★ To mitigate the truth I do not ask. a tha sinn uile a’ fulang fo To complete your evening take advantage of our Let the tempest rage and its fury roar Runaire Staite iomgniom- Those sorrows long quite masked loud proclaim hach; an seorsa dearmaid Special Terms when attending a Function or Dinner Dance nach biodh ceadaichte am Lash out against injustice and at crime feasda nam biodh Alba an Room and Breakfast — 30/- plus 10% Provided you find remedy for grief taobh a stigh de chriochan And sing a song of beauty wild Shasainn. Phone Inverness 35181 Though living so intensely, yet with power Ach car son a bhiodh sin Of bringing calm at last to that same heart. ’na uallach oirbhse? Dhuinne, light Snith, Di-ardaoin, 2mh An Damhar 1W The Murray Forest ►»>»»»»: OieCci Centre “ARTICULATE, Voices we get a vivid and Perhaps these poems should As the forerunner of the home grown timber for the MERCURIAL, LYRICAL sharply-etched picture of con- be read and pondered by all new type of Forest Parks en- nation. temporary Wales, of the those Englishmen who seek visaged by the Forestry Com- The Forest Centre building AND WILD .. harshness of its mountain an understanding of those mission, the Murray Forest is constructed of Douglas Le MacMhuirich MacAuslan core, of the deceptive mirror- ancient nations who share Centre at Feet Forest, near fir from Glentress Forest, calm of its reeservoirs, mur- with them the land of Britain; Gatehouse-of-Fleet, in Kirk- h6ar Peebles, and is of It’s odd how thin-skinned dering waters which have assuredly they should be read cudbrightshire, was officially Scandinavian “log cabin” de- some English critics are when drowned churches and com- by ah Welshmen and by all opened in September. This sign, built by David Gray confronted by even the sug- munities, of the “scum of the who share with the Wesh building is a gift to the Ltd., of Airdrie, Scotland. It gestion of nationalist feeling forests” (which is another elements of a Obmmon Celtic Forestry Commission, to will be open to the public among Welsh or Scottish type of “development”), and culture, a culture which was mark its Jubilee year. from early Spring unti late writers. Odd when one re- of its coastal fringes where old when the Elbe-men quit- Conservator of Forests for Autumn, and display boards calls the enthusiasm with the sea (to the confusion of ted the marshes and meadows South Scotland. — Mr J. E. and literature will acquaint which manifestation of, say, the tourist) still speaks in the of their homelands and James — said that the open- visitors of the many facilities Czech nationalism are old tongue. And in these turned the prows of their ing of this new Forest Centre available for their enjoyment greeted; odder still when one poems are the prophets like galleys towards the Celtic should provide a further such as forest trails, camping, recalls that invoking of Saunders Lewis and the lands on the sunset rim of boost to tourism in general, caravan and picnic sites, Divine aid “Rebellious Scots nameless ones who with the sea... as well to the growing public angling, wild life and so on. to crush” which occurs in the horse and plough wrote their “Welsh Voices: An Antho- interest in this very beauti- A new forest trail is also eighteenth century version of signature like runes on “the logy of New Welsh Poetry”, ful, unspoiled, but until re- to be opened at the Forest their own national anthem. Cistercian ranges,” and those Edited by Bryn Griffiths cently rather “overlooked” One can only assume that who coughed out their dust- (London, 1967). Centre; there will be attrac- such critics proceed on the ravaged lungs on the pave- region of Britain. He added tive picnic sites, and parking possibility dubious assump- ments of the mining settle- that the Forest Centre also for cars. tion that within the British ments of the southern valleys THE CELTIC marked the start of a new Isles all nationalisms save of Blodeuwedd and Gwen- REVOLUTION phase in the Commission’s those of England or the hwyfar... And along with The rise in importance of efforts to provide as much as CROFTERS COMMISSION “United Kingdom” are some- the sense of loss, of a country the six Celtic nations during •possible in the way of recrea- APPOINTMENT how contrary to the Divine in danger of being “demo- the past decade perhaps tional areas for all, bearing in Mr Norman A. MacAskill Order or the natural order or, lished by the twentieth cen- marks the revival of an era mind that the Commission’s has been appointed to the nlore prosaically, that they’re tury” wnich pervades some of influence which may well main job was to provide Crofters Commission for a simply not cricket... poems, there is also, as in match the range and depth LIBERAL SALE further period of three years. These seemingly cantanker- Harri Webb’s “The Stone of influence which the con- With a total just topping Mr MacAskill’s present term ous observations are promp- Face,” an even stronger sense tribution of the Celt had £600 Inverness Liberals on of office expires on Septem- ted by a review in the local of faith in the future, a about a thousand years ago. Saturday succeeded in reach- ber 30, 1969. This appoint- press of Bryn Griffiths’ latest Welsh future, a “nationalist” The Celtic fringe has been ing their highest ever income ment is made by Mr William collection of his own poems. future as English reviewers vary much out in the cold, from their annual sale. Dr Ross, M.P., Secretary of The poems about birth( love might say, and there is the pushed there by the Anglo/ Campbell, introducing the State for Scotland. and death earn the anony- strange filigreed beauty of French. Now, the rise of the Member of Parliament, gave Mr MacAskill’s re-appoint- mous reviewer’s approval; David Jones’ writing and the National Parties in the Celtic a welcome to all and hoped ment to the Cbimmission will those dealing with Wales broad humour of A. G. Prys*- countries, using their Celtic that their response to the on this occasion be extended “suffer artistically by being Jones’two poems — In short, background as a political ful- stall-holders would be truly over a wider field which will obvious and almost national- here is Wales and here are crum has meant that a great Loberal. Mr Russell Johnston involve him in functional istic propaganda.” That for the Welsh: deal of attraction has been thanked all who had worked duties on crofting develop- generations the Welsh people “... foxy, feckless, focused on what Peter Ber- so hard and said “This is an ment in addition to his pre- —and the Welsh landscape— articulate, mercurial, lyrical resford Ellis calls “The Creed age of extremes, of prejudice sent regional duties. He is, at have suffered,not always and wild, of the Celtic Revoultion” in and of intolerance. At such present, Secretary to the artistically, at the hands of ... clogged with feeling, his new and eminently read- a time the responsibility upon North and West Sutherland their more powerful neigh- ranting preachers on the able 40-page bookltt. Liberals is very great. The Council of Social Services. bour; that the awareness of rebellious fronde” The use of the word middle-ground of poitics is Before joining the Commis- this suffering might be one of John Tripp Soliloquy for “revolution” does not mean the citadel of reason. We need sion in 1966 he was District the major factors shaping a Compatriots that the Anglo/French are in a non-extreme, sensible and Clerk for Assynt District Welsh poet, driving him to Also, one might add, this for a hot time from the Celts. humane approach if the Council and during that articulate his awareness of anthology of less than a Ellis’ use of the word means problems of Scotland, of in- period also carried out certain these things in poetry; that that the awareness of the delegated functions on be- the Welsh poet is expected hundred pages offers a dis- Celts of their own national dustry and of Northern half of Sutherland County by his community to concern tillation of that “centifrugal, identities is the first step Ireland are to be solved.” Council. himself with the problems of non-materialist ardour of the towards progress to interna- Mr John McNaughton who his time and will thus today Celtic spirit” so desperately tional recognition. Ellis, Abertarff House, Church has been with the Commis- be much concerned with the needed as a counterpoise to The boklet advocates the Street, Inverness. sion since its inception in prospects for Wales — these the deadening materialism formation of a Celtic Union 1955 will complete his term things never seem to pene- and the obsession with tech- on the lines of the Nordic of office as a part-time mem- trate the skulls of some re- nology which threaten the Council. And Ellis’ reasons THE IRISH HARP ber on September 30. 1969. viewers. But assuredly if we destruction of the whole for suggesting this move are By E. Macpherson excised from our anthologies Western civilization. In these eminently acceptable to the The total membership of all those poems — and sup- poems there is manifested “a national reader. This book is a wonderful the Commission will now be pressed all those novels — in reverence for the abundance publication, full of interest, and seven; the maximum com- which the centuries - old and diversity of life as re- The Creed, advocated by the many plates alone are an plement authorised by the national awareness of the vealed in Nature and the Ellis contains the following: excellent collection Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961 Welsh or the Scots finds ex- humblest of human beings”; 1 The re - Celticisation of History of the Irish Harp being nine. pression we would be — and a strong (and radical) sense Celtica, the restoration and covers a wide field as shown in the English too — immeasur- of social justice; and, spring- preservation of the Celtic the book, commencing centuries ably impoverished. We’d have ing from deeper roots, the languages in face of their B.C. With the similarities of the left (or so the critics imply) sense of the unity of man erosion by English and Clarsach, and Irish harp inter- an cruinne a lot of poems dealing with with Nature and with the un- French cultural imperialism. twining, and harpers travelling birth, love and death — yet told generations who have 2 The political and economic between the two countries Ma tha Gaidhlig agad even in his treatment of these gone before. Nowhere is this freedom of Celtica from throughout the middle ages, the Nochd e, ’s cleachd do universal themes the Celtic latter better expressed than in English and French domina- book becomes almost equally an chanan. poet speaks (but the English Dannie Abse’s Epitlhalamion: tion and the establishment if outline of the ancient Scottish critic in unaware) in a Celtic “Singing, today I married socialist democratic repub- Harp; sometimes Ireland and are — i.e. nationalist — idiom; my white girl lics in the six Celtic countries. again Scotland having ascend- indeed, it might be asserted beautiful in a barley field 3 The unity of the six Celtic ency, according to the account YOU that it is above all in his countries into Celtica, the of Geraldes Cambrensis in 1187. fluent in Gaelic ? treatment of these most inti- Listen flowers, birds winds, countries forming cultural, I have thoroughly enjoyed the learning Gaelic? mate aspects of human life worlds economic and political links book and have passed it on to that the poet uses the forms tell all today that I married on the same basis as Scandi- several members of the Clarsach interested in Gaelic ? and images which are part more than a white girl in navia. Society who have been equally of the very essence of the the barley — 4 Co-operation and streng- impressed with it, and must JOIN nation to which he belongs — for today I took to my thening of ties between congratulate Miss Rimmer, and if he is a Welsh poet human bed Welsh - speaking Patagonia who has done such wonderful AN CRUINNE these forms and images will flower and bird and wind and Scottish (Gaidhlig) speak- research on the Irish Harp. Badges and Membership be distinctively Welsh. and world, ing Nova Scotia. ‘The Irish Harp’ by Joan Forms from An Cruinne, From the four score or so and all the living and all “ Creed of the Celtic Rimmer; 7s 6d; The Mercier poems collected in Welsh the dead.” Revolution by P. Berresford Press, 4 Bridge Street, Cork, Abertarff House, Inverness. Sruth, Di-ardaoin, 2mh An Damhar 1969 Nine Reis Na Beatha The Industrial Scene NEW TERMS le Marsali Mhor for the representation of objects and for conceptions Chan’eil crioch a tighinn by DIG AUG AN arising therefrom. air an upraid. A latha ’s a dh’oidhche cluinnear fuaim na WHEATLEY HARVEST The Board’s primary >bjec- MNMEAN URA stri, seadh, fuaim casan clann ® The Wheatley report and tive, he stated, was “tu offer nan daoine; cuid na’n ruith, its implications would appear another perfectly possible way a chum beum rud-dhealbhadaireachd agus nan smu- cuid a coiseachd, agus cuid to sound the death knell of of life to that in the cities.” aintean a bhios ’na leanmhuinn. dhiuhh crubach, ach, a h-uile the Highland Board and its Ship-designer. Long-thionnsgnair. neach air toil* an aon ni — extinction, despite its Conser- SECRETLY SUCCESSFUL Nautical draughstman. Long-dhealbhadair. soirbheachadh saoghalta. vative Council, in about three • A major exhibition staged Civil engineering draughtsman. Deaibhadair obair-choitchinn. Tha gach aon a deanamh a years, time Much can, of by 28 companies in the Military engineering draughtsman. DealbhadairEalainear n fiodh.obair-chogaidh. dhichill air son a bhi air cousre, happen to the plan British Welding Industry at Artist in wood.stone. Ealainear ri cloich. thoiseach anns an reis, agus before its implementation and the International Welding and Artist in oils. Ealainear ri ung-dhath. ma dhearcas sinn orra chi the protests of the interested, Cutting Fair in Essen, has Artist in water-colours Ealainear rnisg-dhath. sinn gu’m bheil iad arm scan and doomed, bodies will no had considerable impact. En- Artist in soft matter (modeller). Ealainearri creadha. ri bog; no, ealaineai agus og, firionn is boireann, doubt produce modifications quiries received in the first Sculptor. Snaidh-dhealbhadair. uasal agusiosal.Ma dh’eisdeas of scale. The implication of days of the Fair may result in Sculpture Snaidh-dhealbhadaireachd. sinn cluinnidh sinn gum’ considerable devolution of a £im. worth of business. Geometry (Theoretical). Meud-iiil. bheil glaodh air leth aig gach responsibility to the Regional Much of the sophisticated Geometry (Practical). Cruth-iul.Dal (tus meud; ionad gun neach dhiubh — cuid ag Authorities and the stress laid equipment on display is Point. mheuJ). eigheach le ard iollach, cuid on an immediate enquiry into highly competitive despite Starting-point. Tiis-dhao a seinn, agus cuid eile aig am Local Government Fnance tariff bariers. To take fur- Ending-point. Crioch-dhad bheil osna ghearanach. Gu gives hope for a decreas- ther advantage, some com- End point. Dad-meadhoin,Ceann-dadan. meadhon-dhad. trie bithidh iadsan as treasa ing dependence on help from panies arranged 24 - hour BottomMiddle pointpoint. Bonn-dhad. a putadh a neach as laige air Central Government which follow up visits to study Top point. Barr-dbad. aon taobh, agus bithidh an can be nothing but beneficial. special problems on site. Any point. Dad air bith. fheadhinn as seolta, gu dic- In its time-table for change, Any point arrived at intentionally. Tath-dhad.Cuspair-dhad. each agus gu meallta a dean- a two-year transition from Joining point.point of lines meeting Coinne-dhad. amh buanachd orrasan a fha the present structure to the SOBERLY PLEASED at an angle. simplidh. Chan’eil an astar a new one is recommended, one • Industrial development in Crossing point (point of Sgath-dhad. dol ann am maillead, oir year from the passing of the Eire reached a record level intersection). Diong-dhad. chan’eil an reis soirbh, agus Re-organisation Act and the in the twelve months ending FixedChosen (or point given) point. Tagha-dhad. is e gle bheag fois a th’ann election of the New Authori- March 1969 and it is expected Imaginary point. Smuain-dhad dhoibhsan a tha gabhail ties and another year before the current year will show a Stopping point. Amas-dhad.Staddhad pairt ann. Cha^ chuir iad the new authorities finally fuller substantial advance. Point of Convergence. Sgar-dhad. seachad an line ri taobh take over. A Government During this period, over 120 Point ofon Divergence.this side. An dad bhos. na’n aibhnichean no fo sgail White Paper explaining its industrial projects were ap- Point on the other side Ai dad thall. nan craobh. Tha an liirghioll intentions is promised bv proved for financial assis- Outside point. Ann-dad.As-dad. a sior dhol air aghaidh gus Easter 1970. tance with an estimated InsideLine (in point. theory) Line. am bhei! ceo na h-annhuine- From the industrial and capital investment of £33m. Line (in practice) oi stroke. Strioch. achd a laigh oirre, tobar na development viewpoint there which would give employ- Line (in geometry). Line. beatha a traoghadh ’s na could be unfortunate implica- ment to 11,000 people, 60 per Small line, or stroke. Lineag;Coir-line; striochag. no line choir. casan a geilleadh gu tur. tions for the Highlands. In cent, of them males. Among CurvedStraight line.line. Crom-llne; no line chrom. Ann an seadh is e blar the present uncertainty one major foreign companies cur- Crooked line. Cam-line. cath a th’anns an t-saoghal, can hardly expect the Board rently building in Ireland are Horizontal line. Cnoch-line.Lionn-line. agus, air son inbh fhaotainn to attract any new people an^l Pfizer and Co. of New York, Slanting,Perpendicular inclined line. line (rising" ' •Cl*on-!ine, ann tha feum‘sonraichte air certainly not to its Industrial Snia Viscosa of Milan, or falling); otherwise. Fiar-line. eanchainn thuigseach agus Division on the contrary Acquescutum of London and Parallel line. Breath-line. gairdean luthmhor. Aig iom- there is more likely to be a Beeton Dickinson of New Lying parallel . Cail-strioch.Comh-laighe; breath-laighe. adh uair chan’eil an cath gradual exodus and therefore Jersey. FineThin line.line, or stroke. Min-strioch. furasda; bitihidh daoine a stri a slowly diminishing effec- Faint line. Fann-strioch. an aghaidh cumhachdan eaga- tiveness. Can the Highlands Heavy line. Trom-strioch. llach, agus is iomadh crois is really expect an enthusiastic A’ CHUACH CHEILTEACH Thick line. Garbh-strioch.Rbin-strioch. camadh a thachras ri neach service from men whose own deanHair line.line (or sharp). Glan-strioch. anns an t-slighe. Aig iomadh security of tenure is now Chaneil bunntannas sa bith Clear line. Strioch-shoilleir. am ’s docha gur h-ann nuair precarious and whose priority aig a’ chuaich seo ris a’ Mhod, Dull line. Strioch-dhoilleir. a bhios neacti air faotamn air is no longer the development no ris a’ bhuidhinn ainmeil ud Black line Dubh-strioch.Dad-strioch aghaidh gu math anns an reis of the Highlands but personal a Glaschu a bhitheas ris a’ DottedDash line. line. Sath-stricoh. a thionndaidheas cuibhle an survival. bhall-coise. Se sgiobachan Gapped line. Be&rn-strioch. Fhortainn air le grabadh This a crisis for the Board, iomain a bhitheas a’ gleachd Wavy line. Luasg-strioch. namhasach agus a dh’fhagas i but one which in itself con- airson na duais seo, agus tha FinishedSketchy line.line. Clis-strioch.Snas-strioch. e direach far an do thoisich e. tains the seeds for imaginative mor luach oirre. Seo an cupa Whole line. Slkn-strioch. Ach, a dh’aindeoin gach and effective development. iomain as sine a th’ ann, corr Broken line Sgealb-strioch. saothair, sarachadh agus is ceithir fichead bliadhna a Rugged line. Mr-striochFiadh-strioch bhiseadh-duil a tha ’n cois dh’ aois. VeryRagged rugged line line. Cearb-strioch. soirbheachadh an t-saoghail PERFECTLY POSSIBLE Cha d’ iarr Comunn Ceil- Scratchy line. Sgrdb-strloch. so, co ach an leisgean no teach Ghlaschu, do ’m buin Zig-zag line Starr-strioch. ’n gealtair a chumas air ais • Presenting a paper, “Prob- an cupa, cuideachadh riamh. Tapering line. Biod-strioch bho’n reis? Feumar aideach- lems and Objectives in the Tha feum air a nise agus tha BottomTop line. line. Ceann-strioch.Bonn-strioch. adh gu bheil taladh is tarr- Highlands and Islands” On coinneamh cofai gus a bhith Outline. Oir-strioch; oir-line. uing ann an dubhar a the second day of the five-day an Aitreabh nan Gaidheal an Coinciding lines. Lintean comh-lorgach. bharrraich ’s ann am bruai- Remoter Rural Areas Con- Glaschu air Di-satharna, Crossing lines.lines (at inclination). Lintean crasgach; crasg-1. chean nan aibhnichean ,ach ference at Aviemore, was Sir 4/10/69, aig 10.30 a.m. Thi- Concentric lines. Lintean comh-mheadhonach.claon-chrasgach. chan aill le mac an duine fois Robert Grieve, chairman of gibh mas urrainn duibh, no Eccentric lines. Lintean eas-meadhonach. a ghabhail, oir tha a nadur the Highland Board. Among nochdaibh bhur deagh-ghean Enclosing lines (perimiter). Com-strioch; (timcheallan). cho coltach ris an Eireannach other points he made, Sii le tiodhlac a chur gu ’n Bhean- Line coming up towards me. Nios-line. a chuala buaireas mor a Robert stated that in the last Ghairme. Seo an seoladh am Line cominggoing up down from towards me. me. Suas-line.Nuas-llne. muigh air an t-srad, agus a 3£ years the Boaro had Beurla — Mrs M. Grant, 41 Line going down from me. Sios line. chuir a mach a mhac a dh’- authorised Grants and Loans Beechwood Drive; Glasgow, Line to Ihe other side. Nunn-line. fhaicinn an t-saboid a bh’ann of over £5m. for all sorts of W.l. Line from the other side. Nall-line “Oir”, thuirt ■> e, “ma tha projects from Agriculture and Line from me forwardsbackwards. Ear-line.lar-line sabaid ann, bu toilTeanjsa bhi Regular line. Snas-line;. no strioch. na feis — meadhoin.” ; ann, le glaodh nach fhaodar Irregular line. Mi-line; no strioch. Is gasda an ni dacine bhi aicheadh, agus tha soirbhe- NOW WorkingGuiding line.line Foghriadh-striochlul-strioch soirbheachadh ’san t-saoghal achadh na beatha so ion- Bounding line Crich-line. tre ari oidhirpean fhein; chan mhiannaichte. cho fad ’sa is the time to book for Converging lines Lin lean comh-amasach. ann le mealltaireachd no le chumas sinn an suilean air your Winter sunshine holiday Divergent lines. Lintean sgar-amasach. cealgaireachd. Fhuair sinn nithean eile is airde agus a or cruise. Lines of equalunequal length. lengths. Lintean comh-fhada.eas-fada. talantan agus comasan air son tha siorraidh, agus cho fad ’sa Brochures available on request Lines of equal intensity. Striochan comh-leir. an uisneachadh re cuairt air riutheas sinn an reis gun Lines of unequal intensity. Striochan eug-16ir. an talamh, agus mar sin tha tuisleadh no ribeadh a chuir Similar lines. Striochan comh-samhuil. e freagarrach gu le6r soirbhe- an rathad neach eile. ’Se ar NESS ExtendDissimilar a line. lines. StriocljanSin line. eug-samhiul. achadh a chosnadh leo, obair dleasanas uairceas agus foi- travel Extend a line indefinitely. Sin line mar dh’fhoghnas. an latha dheanamh fhads’ is ghidinn a chleachdadh. agus Project a point. Clar dad v. latha e. cdmhnadh a dheanamh leis an 78 CHURCH ST The line which projects a point. Clar-line. Tha, mar sin, reis na beatha neach is laige cho fad ’sa tha Affiliated Member Tel.INVERNESS 34777 or 34888 Cause thethe lineline toto recede.approach. Nail-shinNunn-shin line.line. g’ar gairm gu pairt a ghabhail sin ’nar comas. Ten Sruth, Di-ardaoin, 2mh An Damhar 1969 such as water supply, sewer- the inhabitants of the High- of the Highland area and to age and access roads. lands themselves. take account of the strong Royal Commission All these major functions Two members of the Com- links of Argyll with Glasgow. require to be administered mission — Miss Harvie An- The majority of the Commis- over wide areas. Environmen- derson and Mr Russell John- sion, however, recommend tal and amenity services how- ston — considered that that the Highlands region ever can be administered on conditions in Shetland, Ork- should take in the whole of Recommend Two-Tier a more local basis. Different ney and the Western Isles Argyll with the exception of areas might be appropriate were so exceptional that the Dunoon and its hinterland for particular services con- principles to be used else- which by reason of its situa- sidered individually, but to where in Scotland in recon- tion on the Clyde coast has avoid a proliferation of autho- structing the local govern- interests and communications Local Government rities a solution had to be ment system would have to much more closely identified found which was suitable for be set aside. They accordingly with Glasgow and its region the administration of a range than has the r*st of the propose that these island county.” Criticism of the present the government at that level. of services which should be groups should each be made Referring to the ‘ unique system of local government in Planning is seen by the provided by one authority. an all-purpose authority. A situation ’ which exists in the Scotland which has remained Commission as a big and There are functions which third member, Mr Hugh Mac- Highlands with the Highlands almost unchanged for 40 years growing task as far as local are so closely inter-connected Caiman took the same view and Islands Development and proposals for a new, two- government is concerned. It and inter-dependent that they with regard to Shetland and Board already in existence to tier structure featuring 7 re- determines how the total re- should be the responsibility of Orkney only. The majority do some of the very things gional and 37 district autho- sources of an authority are to the same authority. Areas of the Commission did not rities are contained in the be used and has a bearing on of local government authori- agree with this. envisaged for the new regional Report of the Royal Com- all other functions. ties should be based on com- “The arguments for a two authorities, the Report states mission on Local Government Local authorities should munities. Research disclosed tier system, which seemed to that, although it was not for in Scotland. play a positive role in indus- that there are four levels of us strong throughout Scot- the Commission to say what The effect of the Commis- trial growth, and in location communities which can be land, are nowhere stronger should happen to the Board sion’s proposals would be to of industry, as well as a com- identified in Scotland, the re- than in the case of the Islands. when a new structure of local reduce the number of Scot- prehensive responsibility for gional, the shire, the locality It seems to us that within the government was introduced, tish local authorities with passenger transport arrange- and the parish. ambit of local government it was their belief that a High- executive powers from 430 to ments within their areas. They Having considered the the best hope for economic lands regional authority could 44. ought to make an appraisal various factors the Commis- revival in the Islands as else- and should replace the Board In setting about their task of the role that air services sion decided on a two tier where in the Highlands re- altogether after a period of the Commission first took could play in meeting their system with regional authori- gion lies in the creation of time. note of the things which were area’s total transport needs. ties constituting the first tier a comprehensive and strong The chairman of the Board wrong with the present struc- Water, sewerage, river puri- and being responsible for the economic planning authority was among those who recog- ture. They then proceeded to fication and arterial drainage major services. In the view of for the region as a whole.” nised that the Highlands and consider the philosophy, the should be a direct responsi- 7 of the 9 Commissioners, the Two of the Commissioners, Islands Board would probably objectives and the conditions bility of local government and second tier should consist of Miss Betty Harvie Anderson, have to be phased out, par- on which a proper system of their responsibility for new authorities at the ‘ shire level ’ MP., and Mr Russell John- ticularly if an appropriate local government should be town development should in- which they call district autho- ston, M.P., considered that system of local government based, followed this out by clude planning, finance, exe- rities. There should also be virtually the whole of Argyll was devised, but in the mean- building a new structure on cution and management. Plan- constituted, though not part should be excluded from the time both bodies would re- a chosen method of approach ning authorities should also of the official structure of Highland area and put into quire to work in close co- and finally looked inside the have responsibility for the local government, but as an- the West to reduce the size operation with each other. local government system to planning and provision of cillary to it, community see how it ought to operate major recreational facilities councils which would have under the new conditions. and for tourist potential on no statutory powers. a regional scale. The roles of Unique Situation Four Objectives the Countryside Commission Highlands and Islands In setting up the new struc- for Scotland and the Scottish ture, the Commission have Tourist Board should be re- “We have come to the con- aimed at securing four main assessed in the light of the clusion,” the Report states, objectives for local authori- suggested new local govern- “ that the common problems ties. These are: ment structure. of the Highlands, the growing 1. Power to enable local On education, the Commis- sense of community through- government to play a more sion feel it is unacceptable out the area and improved important part in the running that central Government communications point to a of the country; 2 Effective- should take over complete single region.” ness to ensure that founda- responsibility or even have a A Highlands and Islands re- tions are exercised effectively greater responsibility for the gion offered the chance for in the interests of the public; cost of education. They sug- the first time, the Commission 3 Local democracy to exer- gest that local government feel, of having questions affec- cise power of decision in should raise a largeer share of ting the Highlands as a whole local matters through the the cost for themselves. They dealt with democratically by mm ill frinily circles people’s elected representa- believe that the whole appara- tive; 4 Local involvement to tus of legislative, administra- involve the public in local tive, financial and advisory FUND FOR IRISH government as much as pos- control by the Secretary of REFUGEES why ict join us, sible and to make decisions State for Scotland over the It is symptomatic of our intelligible to them. work of education authorities times, in democratic Britain, The Commission stress the needs to be overhauled and that some British citizens need for a shift in the balance simplified. should be classes as “re- THE Banking penpie? of power and responsibility Social work, the Commis- fugees.” between central and local sion felt should be based on But the recent, and con- Work in a congenial atmosphere, a chance to government — to make local communities. They reject the tinuing troubles in Northern make new but lasting friendships, good money government stronger, more in- proposition that there should Ireland have produced a and working conditions, three weeks holiday dependent and less subject to be a national social work or- number of homeless and dis- control. Since responsibility ganisation. placed persons who are now — in other words, enjoyable work ! and finance go hand in hand Turning to housing, the Re- forced to live in conditions CAN YOU OFFER ? — this involves that more of the port says, there should be once associated with the expenditure of local govern- a broader approach to hous- European refugee problem. GIRLS—A good educational standard ment should be ingathered ing need and the methods of Active help is being orga- BOYS—4 ‘ O ’ Levels (including English) locally and less from the Ex- meeting it. The emphasis on nized for these people, (‘Highers’ preferred carrying chequer. At the .present time local government’s housing irrespective of their religious an average of 57 per cent of role should be more on res- beliefs. A fund has been set £100 extra on salary) ponsibility and initiative and up called the North Relief Contact your Local Manager or apply in net local government expendi- there should be less detailed Fund and subscribers and ture in Scotland is met from supervision by central Gov- donors are needed urgently. writing to central government funds. ernment. House building SRUTH readers are urged The Staff Managers Functions of Local must be tackled on a large to consider in what way they Government scale by large authorities can help, Money, of course, Dealing with local govern- which should also be respon- is easily translated into The Royal Bank ment functions, the Commis- sible for management and essentials such as bedding, sion say planning should be house-letting policies. It clothing, food and medical of Scotland conceived as an activity at would be an advantage, the supplies. P.O. Box 31 various levels with responsi- Commission feel, if these The Secretary of the Fund pility at a particular level rest- authorities were also respon- is Brid Bean Heussaff, 9 Br. 42 St Andrew Square ing clearly with the organ of sible for providing services Cnoc Sion Dublin, 9, Eire. Edinburgh, EH2 2YE Sruth, Di-ardaoin, 2mh An Damhar 1969 Eleven
Celtic League Congress over to you. The most important resolution courtesy visit to the conference to examine the structure of Open letter to The Secretary, them exceptionally to appoint to be passed in Dublin following and had a 20-minute talk with information service within the Scottish Education Department unqualified persons to teach- the recent annual congress of the GwynforM.P., who Evans, is also thePresident Plaid Cymruof the structureBefore ofthe the meeting League. closed Mr ing posts in secondary League of Celtic Nations (Sep- League. She did not contribute to J. E. Jones, secretary of the Welsh EMPLOYMENT OF schools, before seeking ap- tember 13/14) was one expressing any of the debates, however. Miss branch of the Celtic League, told STUDENTS AS proval of such appointments, full support for the campaign to scholarDevlin andis aa formerkeen supporter Gael-Linn of shouldthe conference: pass a vote “Iof congratula-thank we TEACHERS IN because they are making citizensobtain fullin Northcivil rightsEast Ulster.for all Thethe the Irish language movements. tions to Dad Eireann on the steps SECONDARY SCHOOLS these appointments knowing resolution was: The agenda for the conference which are being taken to provide that they will last for only a “This meeting of the Irish openingwas a businessfull one sessionand, onafter Satur- the aof simultaneousall debates translationin the Dail service from Sir, — My Executive Com- few weeks and thus will not branch of the Celtic League, day. September 13. the con- St Patrick’s Day next onwards, mittee has instructed me to come under the effective augmented by members of the ference immediately settled down just as has been the practice in write to you to express our scrutiny of a panel. Further- London Branch of the Celtic to the first debate—"Why National the Swiss Federal Parliament for grave concern at the fact that more, as the Code stands, campaignLeague, lend to ourobtain support full to civilthe chuih.Freedom?” This bywas P&draig followed O Con-by decades."Reports of the establishment of students are being employed there is nothing to prevent a rights for all citizens in the North. “Social Factors in the develop- the service were "well founded” in considerable numbers as series of such appointments “We recognise that responsibility ment of new Celtic language said Mr Jones but there was teachers in secondary schools to the one post. for the state of violence prevail- communities" by Maire Nic immediate reaction from by several education autho- We would therefore urge ing in the North rests squarely Governmentto the vote ofInformation congratulations. Bureau rities. We have, of course, most strongly once more that Governmentswith the succesion which hasof acquiesedEnglish by P. Berresford Ellis The highlight of the conference already expressed verbally to the Qode be amended to in the malgovernment of the was the public lecture — ‘The officers of the Department make approval by a reference Unionist Party including their use Giolla Phadraig (Ireland) and Advanceby Gwynfor of theEvans, Celtic M.P. Nations” at the and to Mr Bruce Millan, the panel a prior condition of the force.of an entirely partisan police Neven Henaff (Brittany). O’Lehane Hall, Dublin. Mr Evans reasons for our strong ob- appointment of an unregis- “It is our opinion that the only The historian and writer stated: jections to such employment. tered person to a teaching long term solution rests in a aPadraig paper Oon Snodaigh "Ways and(Ireland) Methods read “If one looks objectively at the We believe that education post in a secondary school. United Irish Republic but that to Achieve National Freedom” situation in the Celtic countries authorities who appoint stu- We have reluctantly come to full account should be taken of and the Breton viewpoint on onefirstly is theimpressed fact that by thetwo majority things; dents to teaching posts m the the conclusion that such an thethat fearsin such of thea settingreligious they minority, would "European Unity and Celtic of them lack all control over the knowledge that most of them amendment is necessary to be victims of prejudice of the YannAspirations" Fouere andwere Filip discussed Soleig by conditions of their life, and their will leave these posts a few ensure that some authorities majority. Towards the elimination A public lecture was held in place in the Life of the world is weeks later, causing disrup- act in a more responsible of such fears we feel that the the evening on "Language Struggle byutterly their insignificant, potential, theiiand immensesecondly tion in the schools, and a manner in the appointment of 26be Countydesectionalised Constitution with theneeds mini- to and Civil Rights” given by Maoil- possibilities. break in the continuity of teachers than they are at pre- mum of delay bringing it in line Conradhsheahclainn naO Callai,Gaeilge president (Gaelic of “Although our power to change teaching, are doing a great sent. with the 1916 Proclamation and League). During the short debate the course of world affairs is disservice to the pupils in Because of our grave con- the 1919 Democratic Programme." that followed this lecture, Gwyn- veryus of small, doing that all does we notcan. excuse The the schools OOncerned, and cern with these appointments The resolution wls also sup- for Evans, made a sharp biggest achievements of Ireland are not taking sufficiently we intend to depart from our theported Scottish by an branchattending of memberthe Celtic of denouncementEirean for the percentageof Radio ofTelefis time have not been at home but on seriously the responsibilities usual practice and to make League. allocated to Irish language move- the world stage. She should be in connection with the ap- this letter public. Yours etc., ments. joinedand Wales, there atby least,Scotland. of the Brittany other pointment of teachers laid on Previously, Bernadette Devlin, Another business session took Celtic countries.” them by the Code. JAMES DOCHERTY the Mid-Ulster M.P.. had paid a placetember on 14)Sunday in whichmorning it (Sep-was Mr Yann Fouere spoke a few It seems to us that some General Secretary decided that the League should words on behalf of Brittany and authorities are exploiting the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ (Continued from Page Seven) continue with their publication of added:ted from “Out Paris;teachers our are nomina-schools proviso in the Code allowing Association, eu-comasaiche agus as crosda “Celtic News” (the quarterly) and forbidden to teach Breton a bhios e ’ga fhaighinn fhein. the League s Annual Volume. language and history. For just Uime sin, mar as motha an theThere afternoon was askinganother the debate question in under a million Breton native roinn, is ann as motha a "Is the development of a Celtic speakers,minute and wea halfhave television exactly tir dh’fheumas an luthasachadh culture possible under the present in Breton per week!” Mr Caldwell On Stornoway fein-riaghaidh a bhith an conditions.” The main speaker Mr Douglas Reed (1320 Club) taobh a stigh dhith. Mar sin, ogwas GaelDonall Linn. O Morain,Delegates ceannasai were added a few words on behalf of chan ’eil eadar-naiseantachd mainly concerned with the frus- Scotland.Two musical evenings were Mails agus naiseantachd ag aieheadh tration of the "Irish Experience." held during the conference and a cheile — tha iad ag choimh- delegatesThe one pointwere onagreed which was all the following Mr Evans’ lecture a Mr Caldwell on Tuesday from the steamer diverging from lionadh a cheilt. Is e a th’ann language movements alone could TeachtBrii nan na Gael,cheile Northwas heldGreat in evening asked the Postmaster- the direct route and proceeding gur h-e naiseantachd a’ bhun- not succeed; they must be tied to George’s Street, Dublin, organised General whether it would be to Portree to take up goods and ait air a bheil eadar-naisean- a far more broadly based national by Caitlin Maud. Songs from possible to arrange that mails tachd steidhichte. regeneration action designed to every Celtic country were sung. passengers; and whether in these A nis, chan ’eil annas sam eradicateThe final social debate maladies of the con- The Bni na nGael (Hall of the from Stornoway to the south circumstances, there being no bith anns a’ ghluasad seo a ference was “A new image of the inGael) Dublin is a newby Misscellar-club Maud opened as a should overtake the morning fixed period of contract, he wifi dh’ionnsaigh cothrom a bhith Celtic League” with P. Berresford place where Irishmen can gainer, mail from Dingwall instead of consider the expediency of an ceann ar gnothuich fhein. Ellis (London branch) as the main speak their own language and being delayed to the afternoon publicly inviting tenders for a Cha mhor nach do thagair a Leaguespeaker. shouldIt was become stressed the that propa- the listen and take part in traditional as at present. direct and exclusive service be- h-uile buidheann cnonr^pan- ganda machine par excellence of onmusic a andshoe-string song. Thebudget club andis run is The Postmaster-General — I tween Strome Ferry and Stor- nach an Westminster ’sa’ Celtica. The need for a well-oiled worthy of support. In fact, it is quite agree with the hon. mem- noway? cheud seo air son fein-riaghl- Celtic information service, linking well worth a visit by any Celt ber as the obvious desirableness The Postmaster General — ladh do Alba; agus an sin, an not only the Celtic countries to- finding themselves in Dublin. of arranging the correspondence The contract payment for the uair a fhuair iad sealbh air outsidegether, world,but linking was alsothem stressed with the between southward mails from conveyance of the mails by ughdarras, dhiult iad a dheo- It was finally agreed to Stornoway. If the hon. member steamer to and from Strome nachadh. Mar a dh’fhaodas gu working party, under the chair- desires to ask whether by means Ferry and Stornoway, is £2250 bheil cuimhne agaibh, chan manship