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- The Orrocks have had a great deal of property stolen and their house is simply wrecked, not a whole panel in any door. The navy men seem to have run amok. It would have been much better had it been burned. Doubtless Lord Leverhulme will see to his agent’s better housing when he comes… Stornoway, 6th March. 1918
- Papa has gone out to a meeting of his library comtee to see what can be done in the circumstances “to carry on”. He thinks they ought at least to get temporary premises and continue the reading room. He also is anxious to know what is to be done for a home for the poor Stevens… Stornoway, 4th March. 1918
- Mamma and I had had tea early & were getting ready to go down to the reading- room to have our usual look at the pictures, when from one of the front windows we saw some smoke rising over the house roofs…we were just in time to see from the lavatory window the flames rush up and wrap the little clock tower. Through the flames we could see the hands still pointing to the time, then they dropped. Then the dial dropped bodily, and a minute or two afterwards the tower toppled over sideways… Stornoway, 3rd March. 1918
- Last night about seven when we were just finishing tea Maud’s Mother came to borrow some coal. It seems there is none in town and no peats to be had either… Papa says they have only one day’s supply in school. And to cap it the weather has become bitterly cold with gales from the north bringing snow and hail… The Claymore used to bring some coal but she has gone ashore on Goat Island with 2000 barrels of fresh herrings in her and can’t be got off… Stornoway, 28th February. 1918
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Sgoil Airidhantuim air Aileag
Bidh dithis sgoilear à Sgoil Airidhantuim, Samuel agus Matthew, a’ bruidhinn air Aileag air Radio nan Gàidheal an-diugh aig 4.00f agus iad a’ cur ceistean air Dòmhnall Moireasdan, sgoilear an latha an-dè a chaidh tro foghlam ann an Airidhantuim cuideachd. Tha Dòmhnall … Continue reading
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Cothrom cruinneachaidh aig Sgoil Airidhantuim
Bidh cothrom eile ann cruinneachadh aig Sgoil Airidhantuim oidhche Chiadain airson a thighinn còmhla airson sgeulachdan agus cuimheachan a chluinntinn mu laithean na sgoile. Tha an sgoil a’ dùnadh aig àm a’ chàisg agus tha luchd-obrach agus sgoilearan air a … Continue reading
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À Borgh gu Saskatchewan
Mar pàirt de phròiseact cuimhneachaidh Sgoil Airidhantuim, bidh agallamh air Radio nan Gàidheal còmhla ri Dòmhnall Moireasdan (“Am Putan”) a dh’ fhàg Borgh air taobh siar Leòdhas ann a 1951 airson Saskatchewan ann an Canada. Mar sgoilear an latha an de a … Continue reading
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Cuimhnichibh air feasgar Diardaoin aig Sgoil Airidhantuim!
Airson a chur nur cuimhne, tha feasgar cuimhneachaidh gu bhith aig Sgoil Airidhantuim feasgar Diardaoin airson feasgar cuimhneachaidh a chumail air eachdraidh agus làthean na sgoile! Tha na tidsearan agus clann sgoile airson cluinntinn bho a h-uile duine aig a bheil cuimhne … Continue reading
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