27/05/2013
Cia mheud facal GÃ idhlig a tha againn airson 'sneachd'? Cluinnear tuilleadh ann an litir bheag na seachdain aig Ruaraidh MacIllEathain. How many Gaelic words do we have for snow?
Cia mheud facal Gà idhlig a tha againn airson 'sneachd'? Chan eil iad idir cho pailt ris na faclan airson talamh à rd no talamh bog. Ach, tha feadhainn ann. Cluinnear tuilleadh ann an litir bheag na seachdain aig Ruaraidh MacIllEathain.How many Gaelic words do we have for 'snow'? They're not at all as plentiful as the words for high ground or boggy ground. But there's a few.
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An Litir Bheag 420
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An Litir Bheag 420
The Little Letter 420
The Aberdeen Breviary is the first major book that was printed in Scotland. That was in Edinburgh in 1510. Why is the book connected to Aberdeen, then? Well, it’s the Bishop of that city, William Elphinstone, that was behind the project.
       The book is valuable. It’s full of prayers that priests were making at different times through the day and on different days through the year. And there are biographical accounts of the saints that are connected to Scotland.
       The book tells about St Duthac. He is connected to Tain in Easter Ross. He conducted his first miracle when he was young. His teacher sent him to a smiddy. He was wanting glowing embers to light a fire. The blacksmith gave the embers to the lad in his bosom. Duthac gave them to his teacher. There was no mark of burning on his clothes.
       Another time, there was a piece of pork with a gold ring in it. It was given to a disciple of Duthac – to give to Duthac himself. The disciple stopped in a cemetery. He wanted to pray for people who were at rest there. A red kite came. It stole the meat and the ring.
       The disciple told Duthac what had happened. The saint prayed. The kite returned with the meat and the ring. Duthac took the ring for himself. He gave the meat to the kite.
       There is another story connected to the town of Dornoch that is close to Tain. A cow was being killed on a saint’s feast-day. ‘Who will give Duthac his share?’ said a man. ‘Me,’ replied a cleric.
       However, there was a great storm. There was no sign of the moon. The night was pitch black. The cleric was frightened. He had no light. But he had confidence in St Duthac, and he left the house with a piece of meat on a pole. The meat turned into a flaming torch, lighting the way for the cleric. Just one of the miracles attributed to St Duthac.Broadcast
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