An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Gaidheal > Volume 43, October 1947--December 1948

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EDITOR:—Rev. T. M. MURCHISON, M.A., 14 Kinross Avenue, Glasgow, -S.JF.2. (Telephone: HALfway, 2844),
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Leabhar XLIII.l
An Liinasdal, 1948.
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CLAR-INNSIDH.
Principal Contents.
Gaelic.
Iain MacCoinnicli .. .. .. .. 125
Litir Comunn na h-Oigridh .. .. .. 128
Ruairidh a’ Chadail .. .. .. .. 129
An Goblia is na Sidhichean .. .. .. 131
Feill nan Gamhna .. .. .. .. 134
Eadar Sinn Fhein .. .. .. .. 135
English.
The late Mrs. MacLeod of Skeabost ..
The late Dr. Farquhar MacRae
Distinction for Gaelic Scholar ..
Meeting of Executive Council ..
National Mod Arrangements ..
Grand Highland Bazaar
Lochaber Provincial Mod
South Uist and Benbecula Provincial Mod
Lewis Provincial Mod .. .. ..
Sutherland Provincial Mod
Ardnamurchan Provincial Mod
Skye Provincial Mod
Donations and Contributions .. .. 135
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Gliocas nan Gaidheal.—Cha do chuir Dia riamh beul
do’n t-saoghal gun a chuid f’a chomhair.
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Firinn air son a’ Mhios seo.—Tha suilean nan uile a>
feitheamh ort, agus bheir thu dhaibb am biadh ’na thrath.
Tha thu a’ fosgladh do laimh agus a’ sasachadh miann gach
ni bed.—Salm cxlv. 16-17.
IAIN MACCOINNICH.
Clach air a Charn.
Ceud bliadhna air ais, air an 19mh la tha de’n
Lunasdal, 1848, dh’eug Iain MacCoinnich, am fear a
thionail agus a chuir an clo “Sdr-Obair nam Bard
Gdidhealach,” leabhar cho ainmeil agus cho fiachail
’s a tha againn anns a’ Ghaidhlig. Is iomchuidh
iomradh a thoirt air. a ruse agus cuimhne urachadh air
meud is luach na saothrach a rinn e do litreachas na
Gaidhlige.
Rugadh Iain MacCoinnich am Meallan Thearlaich
an sgir Ghearrloch an siorrachd Rois air an 17mh
latha de’n luchar, 1806. A thaobh athar agus a
mhathar bha dluth-dhaimh aige ri triathan Clann
MhicChoinnich Ghearrloch. Air taobh athar b’e
dubh-ogha Alasdair Chaim, dara mac Alasdair
Bhric, an siathamh Ceann-cinnidh. B’ann aig
Blar Sliabh an t-Siorraim an 1715 a chaill Alasdair
suil’s a choisinn e am far-ainm “ Cam.”
B’i mathair Iain Mairearad nighean MhicChoinnich
Bhad a’ Chrotha, agus b’e a seanair-sa “Am Ministear
Laidir,” an t-Urramach Seumas Robasdah (no
MacDhonnchaidh), ministear sgir Loch-Bhraoin bho
1745 gu 1752. ’S e duine sonraichte a bh’anns a’
“ Mhinistear Laidir,” ach is e sin sgeul eile! Co
dhiubh, phos an Robasdanach Anna, nighean Fear
Leitir-Iu, agus b’e Iain MacCoinnich iar-ogha dhaibh.
Bha gabhaltas fearainn aig Alasdair Og Mac¬
Coinnich, athair Iain, ri taobh Loch Id, ach a reir
coltais, ged a bha an teaghlach comhfhurtail gu leoir
an toiseach, chaill iad a’ mhor-chuid de’n fhearann.
A dh’aindeoin sin, thug Alasdair Og an togail agus an
t-oileanachadh a b’fhearr a b’urrainn dha d’a mhic,
Iain is Seumas (rugadh Seumas an 1808). An toiseach
fhuair iad an ceud-ionnsachadh aig an tigh, agus
dithis oganach an deidh a cheile, Uilleam Falconer
a Brathainn agus Domhnall Dunbar a Bade Dhubh-
thaich, air am fasdadh mar oidean-foghluim. An sin
thug Iain greis anns an sgoil bhig air Eilean lu, agus