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As an Talamh/Traditional Building Skills

Episode 4 of 13

Tha Eoghan D貌mhnallach ag ionnsachadh mu na sgilean an l霉ib obair chlachaireachd agus obair tughaidh. Eoghan MacDonald learns about the skills needed for thatching and stone work.

Tha 霉idh mh貌r air a bhith aig Eoghan D貌mhnallach anns na seann taighean tughaidh, a bha aig aon 脿m cumanta air feadh na G脿idhealtachd. Tha na taighean seo air beatha ginealach an d猫idh ginealaich de theaghlaichean an s脿s ann an croitearachd fhaicinn, togalaichean a bha air leth freagarrach airson na h-aimsire agus a bha math dhan 脿rainneachd leis gu robh na stuthan togail n脿darrach agus rim faighinn gu h-ionadail.

Bha 脿m ann an uair a bhiodh na taighean seo air an cleachdadh mar phr矛omh dhachaighean, agus bhiodh na sgilean a bhith gan togail aig a鈥� mh貌r chuid. Tha na taighean seo a-nis gu math gann, agus 鈥檚 ann aig gl猫 bheag a tha na sgilean togail traidiseanta, leithid obair chlachaireachd agus obair tughaidh. Anns a鈥� phr貌gram seo, tha Eoghan a鈥� tadhal air an fheadhainn sin a tha fhathast a鈥� cleachdadh nan seann dh貌ighean traidiseanta seo, airson faighinn a-mach a bheil iarrtas ann air an son fhathast agus is d貌cha airson cuid dhiubh fheuchainn a-mach.

Eoghan MacDonald has always been interested in thatched houses, which were at one time popular throughout the Highlands and Islands. These properties, which would have housed generations of crofting families, were suitably built to withstand the weather and the environment in which they were located, using natural and locally-sourced building materials.

There was a time when these houses would have been used as main homes, and the people would have had the skills to build them. Now, there aren鈥檛 many of them left, and in turn, few who possess the building expertise needed for thatching and stone work. Eoghan has decided to visit those who still practise these crafts, to find out whether there is still demand for them and also to try some out for himself.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

59 minutes

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