大象传媒

Seo t貌imhseachan dhuibh. D猫 tha anns聽an 鈥渘ighean bheag鈥�?聽Nighean bheag a鈥� ch貌ta bh脿in聽Anns an t-sabhal is anns an 脿th聽Mar (a) bu mhotha a bha i 鈥檊 ith鈥櫬犫�橲 ann (a) bu lugha a bha i (a鈥�) f脿s聽A bheil e agaibh? Seo e a-rithist:聽Nighean bheag a鈥� ch貌ta bh脿in聽Anns an t-sabhal is anns an 脿th聽Mar (a) bu mhotha a bha i 鈥檊 ith鈥櫬犫�橲 ann (a) bu lugha a bha i (a鈥�) f脿s聽鈥橲 e nighean bheag a鈥� ch貌ta bh脿in 鈥撀燾oinneal. Mar a bu mhotha a bha a鈥櫬燾hoinneal ag 鈥渋the鈥� de ch猫ir, 鈥檚 ann a bu聽lugha a bha i a鈥� f脿s.聽Tha mi ag iarraidh innse dhuibh聽mu Albannach iongantach. B鈥� esan聽Raibeart Coineagan Greumach. Bha e聽ainmeil mar sgr矛obhadair agus mar聽neach poilitigeach.聽Bhuineadh Raibeart do na h-uaislean.聽Bha a mh脿thair leth-Sp脿innteach.聽鈥橲 e Sp脿inntis a鈥� chiad ch脿nan a bha聽aige. Bha e aig sgoil phr矛obhaideach聽Harrow ann an Sasainn. 聽Chaidh e a dh鈥橝rgentina. Rinn e聽airgead m貌r mar rainsear cruidh. Bha e聽sgileil air muin eich. Bha e ainmeil mar聽gaucho. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a bha air ann an聽Argentina 鈥� Don Roberto.聽Ann an ochd ceud deug, ochdad聽鈥檚 a tr矛 (1883), chaochail athair. Thill聽Raibeart a Bhreatainn. Chaidh e an s脿s聽ann am poilitigs. 鈥橲 e s貌isealach a bha聽ann. Sheas e mar thagraiche Libearalach聽anns an taghadh n脿iseanta ann an ochd聽ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a sia (1886).聽Bha am manifesto aige radaigeach.聽Bha e ag iarraidh c貌raichean do聽luchd-obrach is daoine 脿bhaisteach. Bha聽e ag iarraidh cur 脿s do Thaigh nam聽Morairean. Bha e ag iarraidh bh貌t a聽bhith aig a h-uile inbheach san r矛oghachd.聽Bha e ag iarraidh an latha-obrach a聽chumail aig ochd uairean a th矛de. Bha e聽ag iarraidh f猫in-riaghladh airson Alba.聽An ath-sheachdain bheir sinn s霉il聽air beatha Raibeirt Choineagain Ghreumaich.聽Cha robh i coltach ri coinneal.聽Cha do dh鈥檉h脿s i na bu lugha le aois.

Here鈥檚 a puzzle for you. What is the聽鈥渨ee lass鈥�?聽Wee lass of the fair coat聽In the barn and in the kiln聽The more she ate聽The smaller she grew.聽Do you have it? Here it is聽again.聽Wee lass of the fair coat聽In the barn and in the kiln聽The more she ate聽The smaller she grew.聽The wee lass of the fair coat is聽a candle. The more the candle 鈥渁te鈥澛爋f wax, the smaller it became聽I want to tell you about an聽amazing Scotsman. He was Robert聽Cunninghame Graham. He was聽famous as a writer and a political聽person.聽Robert belonged to the gentry.聽His mother was half Spanish.聽Spanish was his first language. He聽was at Harrow public [private]聽school in England.聽He went to Argentina. He made聽a fortune as a cattle rancher. He聽was skilful on horseback. He was聽famous as a gaucho (cowboy). In聽Argentina he was called Don聽Roberto.聽In 1883, his father died. Robert聽returned to Britain. He got involved聽in politics. He was a socialist. He聽stood as a Liberal candidate in the聽national election in 1886.聽His manifesto was radical. He聽wanted rights for the workers and聽ordinary people. He want to abolish聽the House of Lords. He wanted all聽adults in the land to have the vote.聽He wanted to keep the working day聽at eight hours. He wanted self-government聽for Scotland. 聽Next week we鈥檒l look at the life聽of Robert Cunninghame Graham. It聽wasn鈥檛 like a candle. It didn鈥檛聽diminish with age.聽

Bhuineadh Raibeart Coineagan聽Greumach do na h-uaislean. Ach bha e聽na sh貌isealach. Bha e cuideachd na聽n脿iseantach Albannach. An toiseach bha聽e na bhall p脿rlamaid Libearalach. Ach聽cha robh iadsan fada gu le貌r air an taobh聽chl矛.聽Sheas Raibeart c貌raichean nan聽daoine bochda. Sheas e cuideachd聽c貌raichean daoine fianais a thogail gu聽s矛theil air an t-sr脿id. As t-fhoghar ochd聽ceud deug, ochdad 鈥檚 a seachd (1887),聽bha c霉isean m矛-rianail. Bha latha m貌r聽p脿rlamaid seachad.聽Ach cha robh a bheatha聽phoilitigeach seachad. Bha e a鈥� creidsinn聽ann am f猫in-riaghladh do dh鈥橝lba.聽B鈥� esan a鈥� chiad cheann-suidhe aig a鈥櫬燩h脿rtaidh N脿iseanta, an SNP.聽Bha beatha Raibeirt taobh a-muigh聽phoilitigs inntinneach cuideachd.聽Dh鈥檉halbh e a Mhorogo turas. Bha e ag聽amas air marcachd tro na beanntan Atlas聽gu baile air a bheil Taroudant. Ach bha聽am baile toirmisgte do choigrich. Bha e聽gu s貌nraichte toirmisgte do Chr矛osdidhean.聽Chuir an Greumach e fh猫in ann an聽riochd dotair Tuirceach. Bha e faisg air聽Taroudant nuair a chaidh a chur an聽gr猫im. Dh鈥檌nnis e eachdraidh a鈥� ghnothaich聽anns an leabhar Mogreb-El-Acksa.聽Sgr矛obh e m貌ran leabhraichean聽air eich, siubhal agus eachdraidh. Agus聽bha e na charaid pearsanta do mh貌ran聽霉ghdaran is luchd-ealain ainmeil. Bha聽Raibeart Coineagan Greumach fh猫in聽ainmeil ri a linn. Cha bu ch貌ir dhuinn a聽dh矛ochuimhneachadh an-diugh.聽ann air an treas latha deug dhen t-聽Samhain. Bha na m矛ltean ann an聽Ce脿rnag Trafalgar ann an Lunnainn.聽Thathar a鈥� cuimhneachadh an聽latha mar 鈥淒貌mhnach na Fala鈥� no聽Bloody Sunday. Bha Raibeart ann. Rinn聽na poilis dochann air. Rinn na poilis聽dochann air m貌ran air an latha sin.聽Fhuair Raibeart sia seachdainean sa聽phr矛osan airson a bhith a鈥� togail fianais.聽Bha Raibeart radaigeach. Dh鈥檉h脿g聽e am P脿rtaidh Libearalach. St猫idhich e聽P脿rtaidh L脿barach na h-Alba c貌mhla ri聽Keir Hardie. Sheas e airson a鈥� ph脿rtaidh聽sin ann an Glaschu. Bha sin anns an聽taghadh n脿iseanta ann an ochd ceud聽deug, naochad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1892). Cha聽deach leis. Bha a bheatha mar bhall

Robert Cunninghame Graham聽belonged to the gentry. But he was a聽socialist. He was also a Scottish聽nationalist. To start with he was a聽Liberal member of parliament. But聽they weren鈥檛 far enough on the left聽wing.聽Robert stood up for the rights聽of poor people. He also stood up for聽the rights of people to protest聽peacefully on the street. In the autumn聽of 1887, things were [getting]聽disorderly. There was a big day on聽the 13th of November. Thousands of聽people were in Trafalgar Square in聽London.聽The day is remembered as 聽Bloody Sunday. Robert was there.聽The police beat him up. The police聽beat up many people that day. But聽Robert got six weeks in prison for聽protesting.聽Robert was radical. He left the聽Liberal Party. He established the聽Scottish Labour Party with Keir聽Hardie. He stood for that party in聽Glasgow. That was in the general聽election in 1892. He wasn鈥檛 successful.聽His life as a parliamentarian聽was over.聽But his political life wasn鈥檛聽over. He believed in self-government聽for Scotland. He was the first聽president of the Scottish National聽Party.聽Robert鈥檚 life outside politics 聽was also interesting. He left for聽Morocco on one occasion. He was聽aiming to ride [on a horse] through聽the Atlas Mountains to a town called聽Taroudant. But the town was off-limits聽to foreigners. It was most聽especially off-limits to Christians.聽Graham disguised himself as a聽Turkish doctor. He was near聽Taroudant when he was arrested.聽He related the history of the affair in聽the book Mogreb-El-Acksa.聽He wrote many books about聽horses, travel and history. And he聽was a personal friend to many聽famous authors and artists. Robert聽Cunninghame Graham was himself聽famous in his day. We ought not to聽forget him today.