{"id":6303,"date":"2023-06-09T11:26:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T11:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?p=6303"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T10:18:28","slug":"a-look-back-on-tolsta-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/a-look-back-on-tolsta-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00f9il air Ais air Tolastadh (p\u00e0irt 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">le Seonaid Mhurchaidh, banntrach Ruairidh Mhochain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">L\u00e0ithean-sgoile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha d\u00e0 thidsear againn, t\u00e8 air an robh M\u00e0iri Sine Nic A\u2019 Ghobhainn \u00e0 Tolm, agus Magaidh M\u00e0iri NicLe\u00f2id. \u2019S ann \u00e0 \u00d9ig a bha am maighstir-sgoile, fear Mac \u2019Ill Leathainn. Bha tidsear againn \u00e0s an Rubha \u2013 bha i p\u00f2sta aig Ailean Camshron. Cha bhruidhneadh iad G\u00e0idhlig ruinn agus cha robh Beurla againne air a chaidh sinn dhan a sgoil ann. Bha na tidsearan gl\u00e8 mhath ach bha am belt ann airson a rud bu lugha ach chan fhaodadh tu innse aig an taigh! Bha tidsearan anns a bhaile sa ach \u2019s ann air falbh \u00e0s a seo a bha iad ri teagaisg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha busaichean anns a\u2019 bhaile, fear aig Forty, bha bus aig Logan agus aig Aonghas Uilleim N\u00e8ill agus Cromarty. Cha b\u2019 e busaichean a bha dh\u00ecth oirnn ach airgead airson a dhol a Ste\u00f2rnabhagh. Bha d\u00e0 bh\u00f9th air an t-Sr\u00e0id Ur agus bha b\u00f9th aig Oifis a\u2019 Phuist. Bha goireasan gu le\u00f2r againn. Chan eil ann an diugh ach Oifis a\u2019 Phuist. Th\u00f2isich a Lipton agus an Co-op a\u2019 tighinn. Bha taigh saillidh aca ann a seo le seanair Ailean Camshron, fear ris an c\u00e0ineadh iad D\u00f2mhnall Ruaraidh. \u2019S ann aca a bha a bh\u00f9th agus a h-uile c\u00e0il ann a linn mo sheanmhair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha sinn a dol dhan a mh\u00f2ine c\u00f2mhla ri mo mh\u00e0thair dha cuideachadh as-d\u00e8idh an sgoil agus a\u2019 buain feur dha na beathaichean a bha gus sracadh! Bha \u00e0irighean againn eadar seo agus Muirneag - Loch Iondagro, Loch Sgeireach agus Cnoc Shanndabhat. Bhiodh sinn fh\u00ecn ri dol a-mach a sin leis a\u2019 chrodh. Bha sinn a\u2019 dol a-mach \u00e0s an seo leotha agus ri dol dhan iarraidh air an oidhche. Cha robh iad ri fuireach air an \u00e0irigh anns a latha againne ach tha cuimhn\u2019 agam orra ri tighinn air ais leis a\u2019 ghruth agus leis a\u2019 bh\u00e0rr. Bhiodh iad ri d\u00e8anamh an t-\u00ecm aig an taigh. Bha caoraich aig a h-uile duine agus crodh \u2013 aig a chuid mh\u00f2r aig an robh talamh. Bha eich aig feadhainn. \u2019S e talamh r\u00e8isg a tha againn a seo ach tha talamhaichean math ann cuideachd. Tha p\u00ecos machair aig a h-uile duine. Tha cuimhn\u2019 agam a bhith dol chun a\u2019 mhachair c\u00f2mhla ri mo mh\u00e0thair, sh\u00ecos far a bheil an cladh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha sinn ri cuir a \u201clot\u201d le spaid, bunt\u00e0ta agus s\u00ecol, e\u00f2rna agus coirc. Tha cuimhn\u2019 agam air a bha sinn \u00f2g a bhith toirt a-steach a\u2019 choirc. Bhiodh na diasan ri dol troimh ch\u00f9l d\u2019 amhach - bha e cho gathach. Bha muilinn ann an Griais agus bhithinn ri cluinntinn mo sheanair a bhith dol dhan a\u2019 mhuilinn. Bhithinn a cluinntinn aig m\u00e0thair Dh\u00f2mhnaill, Ciorstag E\u00f2ghainn \u2013 \u2019s e mi fh\u00ecn agus i fh\u00e8in clann an d\u00e0 phiuthar. Bhithinn a cluinntinn aic\u2019 gu robh uncle Aonghas aig a m\u00e0thar, br\u00e0thar a seanmhair - \u2019s ann a se\u00f2ladh a bhiodh e, chaidh e dhan a\u2019 mhuilinn agus bha molannan m\u00f2r air agus air a chuir e s\u00ecos osan a\u2019 bhriogais mas biodh min ann na c\u00e0il, \u2019s ann a tuirt t\u00e8 na muilne ris, \u201cCha do chrath thu do mholannan!\u201d \u2019S ann a thuirt e rithe, \u201cNa \u2019m biodh fhios agadsa de tha anns an t-acras cha leigeadh tu c\u00e0il a dh\u00ecth!\u201d Bha esan air soitheach, air falbh m\u00ecosan, tha mi creids\u2019, gun bhiadh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Jessie MacLeod (widow of Roderick MacIver) Schooldays We had two teachers \u2013 Mary Jane Smith from Holm and Maggie Mary MacLeod. The headmaster was from Uig, Mr MacLean. We had a teacher from Point too &#8211; she was married to Allan Cameron. 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