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- This afternoon Angus Macphail has been in to see us. He was asking for you all. He is still busy “coelum servans”. They send up little balloons and measure the direction and strength of the wind at different heights. This is done hourly and the results are passed on to the airmen. He thinks he may soon be sent out to Italy… Stornoway, 26th May. 1918
- Today Rudland and some of the school-boys brought the “Naughty Lass” up to the back garden, opposite the kitchen window. Papa proposes getting her painted and ready for sea. We want to try the fishing and in any case it will be nice to be able to get afloat now and again. In the evenings I am too tired to go walking and this would be better. So you will get a chance of developing your muscle when you come home. Also Maud – tell her… Stornoway, 16th May. 1918
- Did I tell you last week that Neil Macdonald (Fifth of 1914) the lad from Balallan who got the Mil. Cross about a year ago, was rumoured as having been killed. I am sorry to say it is officially confirmed. This morning also news came that Ian Macdonald, the younger of the C. E.’s sons, has been killed. People whose sons are out are having a time of great anxiety… Stornoway, 12th May. 1918
- W. J. Clarke came in and we then got away and went in to Miss Fraser’s. We had heard that she had been at our door one day when you were at home… Since then she has been seriously ill with a very bad heart attack, and Dr. Mackenzie in attendance… She is now up and about again but does not seem as far as we could judge to be much better than when she went to the country. Poor Miss Fraser! it is very sad to see her so unlike herself. Write her a nice letter one of these days when you are at leisure, and be watching the shops to see if there is any little thing you could send her… Stornoway, 9th May. 1918
- I don’t know whether you heard that they had prizes in Story. in connection with the War Savings Certifs., and among the 16,000 numbers from which they drew one of the successful one is one of your certificates. This will entitle you to one £1 certif., which I shall duly claim one of these days for you… Stornoway, 5th May. 1918.
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Cunntas-sluaigh na h-Alba 2011
Tha Tasglann nan Eilean Siar a’ cumail taic ri Cunntas-sluaigh na h-Alba 2011. Tha an taghadh agaibh a’ lionadh a-steach air paipear no air loidhne (ann am Beurla no Gaidhlig.) Tha an Riaghaltas airson gun cuir sibh ur foirmaichean air … Continue reading
Stòras Uibhist
Ma tha sibh airson ur cuid Ghàidhlig a’ leasachaidh ann a suidheachadh àlainn agus làn spòrs, feuch air Stòras Uibhist a bhios a’ gabhail àite bho 24-30 den Ghiblean aig Lodge Gròigearraidh! Gheibh sibh an cothrom ur sgilean anns a’ … Continue reading
Friday photo; Lewis Hospital
On Monday at 7.30 in the Comhairle chambers, Sandwick Road, Stornoway Historical Society will be presenting the last of their lectures for this winter. The talk will be part three of a series focused on Lewis Hospital by Margaret Dobson, … Continue reading
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From the archives; sgadan skirmish
One of the great things about working with records is finding more than you bargained for. The Tasglann had a researcher last week who was interested in tracing records of an ancestor who had fallen on hard times and was … Continue reading
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“Obair gun duais?” le Tristan ap Rheinallt
Bidh Tristan ap Rheinallt a’ bruidhinn air an leabhar aige “Obair gun Duais? Alasdair MacGilleMhìcheil a’ tional ainmean Gàidhlig eun” and an Lanntair an ath oidhche Dimairt 22mh, a’ toiseachadh aig 7.30f. Tha an leabhar ri cheannach tro làrach lin Urras … Continue reading
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Latha Sròine Dearg – Amaideas ‘son Airgead!
Ma tha sibh a’ dèanamh càil airson Latha Sròine Dearg, tha sinn an dòchas gun tig gu math leibh! Bidh fios agaibh gu bheil sreath de phrograman air a-nochd air a’ BhBC ach feuch cuideachd air Radio nan Gàidheal airson … Continue reading
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Friday photo; Hougharry
Tonight Alasdair MacEachan will be giving a talk for the Islands Book Trust entitled ’80 Degrees North via St Kilda, the Faroes and Jan Mayen’ in the Claddach Kirkibost centre from 8pm, which should be very interesting. Earlier in the week North Uist … Continue reading
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An Gille Mor – Seamas MacEanraig
Thig moladh a chumail ann an Inbhir Theòrsa air Seamas MacEanraig, a chruinnich sgeulachdan beul-aithris ann an Alba, an dèidh an cogaidh. Bha e cuideachd ainmeil airson toiseachadh Ceilidh Fèill Mhuinntir Dhun Èideann ann an 1951. Rinn e tòrr airson an … Continue reading
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Òraid ainmean àite Leòdhais le Richard Cox
Ma tha ùidh agaibh ann a eachdraidh ainmean àite ann a Leòdhais, bidh an Àrd-Ollamh Richard Cox a’ dèanamh òraid air an dearbh chuspair an-diugh, a’ toiseachadh aig 4.30f, a’ tighinn beò à Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Bidh Richard a’ coimhead … Continue reading
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It’s all in the name…
Katie Anne and I were fortunate to meet with Sandy Matheson, owner of The Baltic Bookshop in Stornoway to interview him to find out the origins of the “Baltic” part of the shop’s name came from. Here is a picture Katie … Continue reading
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