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'S ann air Loch I霉 a tha Ailean Caimbeul agus Uilleam MacRobbie a' cur a' phrosbaig. Allan Campbell and William MacRobbie focus on Loch Ewe and its wartime history.

Os cionn an Allt Bheithe, tha Ailean Caimbeul agus Uilleam MacRobbie a' d猫anamh dealbh air cho trang agus a bha Loch I霉 le soithichean aig 脿m an D脿rna Cogaidh nuair a bha soithichean na convoys Ruiseanach agus ceann a tuath a' Chuain Siar a' cruinneachadh ann.

Bha Ailean agus Uilleam air a bhith roimhe aig seirbhis chuimhneachaidh a' comharrachadh 70 bliadhna bho th貌isich na convoys agus cluinnidh sibh cuid a chaidh a chl脿radh a sin sa phr貌gram. Tha Uilleam ag innse mun chall beatha a bh' ann nuair a chaidh 'tug' 脿 Loch I霉 a chuir fodha air Chluaidh agus cuideachd mar a chaidh an t-soitheach Ameireaganach, William H Welch a sgrios sa Ghearan 1944. Tha am pr貌gram a' cr矛ochnachadh le c貌mhradh a bh' aig Cailean MacIlleathainn agus Kay NicMhathainn air Radio nan Gaidheal ann a 1988.

Allan Campbell and Willie MacRobbie view Loch Ewe from above the village of Aultbea and Willie describes the bustle of activity in the Loch during World War 2 when it became a principal North Atlantic and Russian Convoy marshalling area.
Allan and Willie had also previously attended a memorial service marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Russian Convoys, and this programme includes material recorded there. Willie describes the loss of life when an ocean-going tug from Loch Ewe was sunk in the Clyde by a mail steamer, and he also tells of the tragedy of the wrecking of the American liberty ship William H Welch in February 1944.
The programme ends with an excerpt from a 1988 Radio nan Gaidheal Cailean MacLean interview with Kay Matheson who is a native of the area.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 May 2013 13:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 29 Apr 2013 13:30
  • Mon 29 Apr 2013 22:00
  • Sun 5 May 2013 13:00