IB OCT. 19* Newspaper of current Events in the Highlands, the Islands and in Scotland DI-ARDAOIN, 17 LATHA DE’N DAMHAR 1968 sinnsir THURSDAY, 17th OCTOBER 1968 frufh NATIONAL SAVINGS 6d National Savings Certificates TrusteePost Office Savings Savings Banks Bank SCOTLAND'S BI-LINGUAL NEWSPAPER DONALD JOHN MACDOLGALL DEPOPULATION RAMPANT An Comunn’s Concern For Former Bard To Isles Year the minimum human right Be Moderator In its Annual Repon for —that of official recognition is 1967/68 An Comunn Gaid- being sought for Gaelic — fol- The Rev. Dr T. M. Murchison, healach mentions that in sub- lowing on from the resolution Govan,St Columba-Summertown Glasgow has been Church, nomi- missions to the Highlands and submitted from the European nated for election as Moderator Islands Development Board Conference of Lingual Minori- of the 1969 General Assembly of they have expressed concern ties in Oslo that lingual minori- the Church of Scotland. about the future of the Western ties must have their legal Crowned Bard of An Comunn Isles and Western mainland, GaidhealachMod. Dr Murchison at the 1958 is Glasgowa well which is largely outwith me rights, they must have their known Gaelic author. He is the labour catchment area sched- rights implemented, they must first Gaelic-speaqing Moderator uled for development. That this be respeaed. since the Rev. Dr Alexander Mac- concern was justified is borne The report also contains in- DonaldA former in 1948. Moderator of ihe out by the 1966 sample Census teresting information on Dis- Glasgow Presbytery he has been figures when some 1,300 per- crimination, what the U.S.S.R. prominent in Highland affairs for sons in the 15-24 age group has done for lingual minorities, many years. He has been joint left Lewis and Harris alone. and the basic principle of the edition16 years of "Alba.”editor andof thefor theGaelic iast During the year An Comunn rights of minorities. supplement to “ Life and Work." has been active both at national On the financial side more and was editor of “An Gaidheal.” and international level and con- support was given by local Tha sinn a‘ cuir meal-an- siderably more work is being authorities. The excellent sur- Calmain.naidheachd deagh air charaidan t-Urr ar canain.Mac- done than was envisaged two plus of £14,130 from the Glas- agus ag uidhe soirbheachadh Ids years ago. gow Mod enabled the organisa- anns na' bliadhnachan tha roimhe. There has been an increase tion to carry out its manda e. in Gaelic in primary schools and Over £2,700 was spent on further education classes. Five choirs and music publishing An Comunn’s New new books have been pub- and £5,600 on literary publica- lished and a Gaelic grammar tions of all kinds. It is pointed President has been reprinted in addition out that telephones, national A Profile on Archibald McLennan to the excellent series of infor- insurance, postages and rates Beaton mation pamphlets. New literary have all increased during ihe Born — Ovemewton, Glasgow. awards and bursaries for year and that this alone will IsleBrought of Skye.up in Parish of Snizort, learners have been instituted. add 7£ per cent to adminis- Education — McDiarmid Public As 1968 is Human Rights tration costs in 1968/69. SchooL Carbost, Skye; Portree BARD — DUNOON, 1968 Secondary School; Glasgow Uni- Donald John MacDougall, the 1968 Bard of An Comunn. Donald Glasgow.versity and Trinity College, is a technical clerk with a refrigeration company in Glasgow. He Ministry—Assistant Minister (a) was born in Barra and moved to Glasgow 12 years ago. His winning ALEX. CAMERON & CO. Highlanders’ Memorial Church, entry, “ The Rim,” has a central theme of death and the life 12-22 HIGH STREET, INVERNESS Glasgow, and (b) Lesmahagow Old beyond. “ It is a Christian’s viewpoint,” he says. The poem was Parish Church, Lanarkshire. 1935- written in two nights, but it shows no signs of haste. Indeed, one are Main Stockists for Parish42. Minister Church, ofArgyll, Lochgilphead 1943 to would say the theme has been in Donald’s mind for a long time “SILVER SEAL” present. Minister of Dundonald waiting only the inspiration to move the pen to produce an out- ParishModerator Church. of Ayr Ayrshire. Presbytery. 1961-n2 standing contribution to Gaelic poetry. 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Coinneach Caim- Aig na h-Orduighean ann MacLeod, Donald, eldest son of beul, a bhuineas do na Hear- an Sgalpaigh na Hearadh bha the late Mr and Mrs William adli, iomadh bliadhna ’na an t-Urr. MacGumaraid air byMatheson, Portree, 8to Balameanach, Christina Margaret, Braes, mhisionaraidh ann an grunn a chuideachadh leis na h- youngest daughter of the late Mr aiteachan air a’ Ghaidheal- Urr. Aonghas Fionnlaghstan, and Mrs Neil Mackenzie, 14 Leur- tachd. Tha e a nis air uallach a Tolastagh, agus Murachadh bost, Lochs, Isle of Lewis. na h-obrach sin a leigeil dheth A. MacLeoid, a Glaschu. Bha agus tha e a’ fuireach ann an t-side math agus bha Inbhir agus Inbhir Uig. Ann eachadh mar Easbaig ann am DEATHS an Sgadabhagh’s na Hearadh. grunnan choigreach an lath- an Loch-an-Inbhir tha an t- Paislig an deidh dha bhith MACDONALD—On 26th Septem- Mus do dh’ fhag e Loch-por- air aig na seirbhisean. Urr. Alasdair MacAsgaill ’na ocdh bliadhna mar Easbaig ber 1968, at Marylea, 49 Terregles tain, an t-aite mu dheireadh mhinistear, agus tha an t- Earra-Ghaidheal agus nan Street,innes, belovedDumfries, wifeMarion of JohnMac- anns an robh e a’ saoithreach- Urr. Raibeart R. Mac-na- Eilean far an robh 11, 400 Macdonald, dear mother of Chris- adh, fhuair e tiodhlac-speis Tiodhlacan-speis Ceardaidh air ceann coimii- Caitligich air a’ churam. Aig daughtertina, Johnny, of Florathe lateand AlexanderAnne, and o’n choimhthional. Tha an t-Urr. Iain Mac- thional Inbhir Uig. an Aifrionn mu dheireadh a and Christina Macinnes, 4 Stone- Coinnich, a bha da bhliadhna fhritheil e ’san Oban sheinn field, Sleat; Isle of Skye- Deeply thar fhichead ’na mhinistear clann - sgoile laoidhean le mourned. ’san Tob anns na Hearadh, a Comanachadh na Comraich fuinn Ghaidhealach air an MACLEAN—At Kilmarnock Infirm- Taigh-coinnimh nis air uallach coimhthionail Air an t-Sabaid mu dheir- robh an t-Easbaig cho meas- ary on 29th September 1968, Air an t-Sabaid mu dheir- a leigeil dheth, agus bho eadh de’n t-Sultuin chumadh ail. Nuair a bha e air a’ Mary Bell Macdonald, wife of the eadh de’n t-Sultuin chaidh an chionn ghoirid fhuair e tiodh- na h-Orduighean air a’ Chom- Ghaidhealtachd chuir an t- late Allan MacLean (formerly of taigh-coinnimh ann an Gaol, lacan o’n choimthional a bha raich. A’ searmonachadh aig Easbaig MacGhill amach leab- Tiree), 12 Fergus Drive, Glasgow. faisg air a’ Ghearasdan, fhos- a’ dearbhadh cho measail agus na seirbhisean bha an t-Urr. har-cheist ann an Gaidhlig gladh as ur an deidh dha a bha iad air mar shearmon- Alasdair Mac a’ Phearsain, airson cloinne, agus chlo- PROVERB bhith air ath-choisrigeadh aiche agus mar aoghaire.