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Ailean Caimbeul agus Uilleam MacRobbie a' leantainn orra gu baile Meallan The脿rlaich. Allan Campbell and William MacRobbie continue their journey from Aultbea to Mellon Charles.

An toiseach an-diugh, tha Ailean Caimbeul a' coinneachadh ri Steaphan Mac脤omhair a bhuineas do N脿st sa sg矛re. Tha e 'g innse mun 霉idh a th' aige sa Gh脿idhlig agus mar a thug sin gu Bonn 脪r a' Chomuinn Ghaidhealaich e aig a' cheann thall. Cluinnidh sinn Steaphan a' seinn, 脪ran nan C矛obairean, 貌ran 脿s a' sg矛re.

Ruigidh Uilleam agus Ailean cidhe an Allt Bheith agus tha Uilleam a' toirt dhuinn dealbh air ciamar a bha e coltach aig 脿m an D脿rna Cogaidh leis na bha de the脿rainteachd mu chuairt na sg矛re an uair sin, agus tha 'd cuideachd a' dol tro bhaile Mheallan The脿rlaich.

Cluinnidh sinn cuideachd bho Khay Nic Mhathainn, 脿 tasglann Radio nan Gaidheal, agus i fh猫in a' cuimhneachadh air Loch I霉 aig 脿m an D脿rna Cogaidh.

Allan Campbell and Willie MacRobbie still in the village of Aultbea and Allan meets young local man Steven MacIver from Naast, a fluent Gaelic speaker now employed with B貌rd na G脿idhlig. Steven describes how his interest in Gaelic developed and his progress to a Mod Gold Medal. Steven can be heard singing the local song "脪ran nan C矛obairean"

Allan and Willie visit the pier at Aultbea and Willie describes how it would have looked during World War 2, and the extensive security which surrounded the Gairloch District at the time. They travel through the village of Mellon Charles to the site of the Boom Defence depot, and Willie describes how the booms were launched and handled by trawlers.

From a 1988 大象传媒 Radio nan G脿idheal programme Kay Matheson describes her personal childhood memories of Loch Ewe during WW2 and German bombing raids of the merchant and Royal Navy shipping. Willie describes the considerable local employment which the base generated both during and post war.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 May 2013 13:00

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  • Mon 13 May 2013 13:30
  • Mon 13 May 2013 22:00
  • Sun 19 May 2013 13:00