An Illustrated Talk of Two Linked 20th Century Traditional Masterworks
by Shona Campbell
Tha Bill Innes gu bhith toirt seachad òraid feasgar Dihaoine (5mh Samhain) dha Comunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis. Bidh e bruidhinn mu dheidhinn dà phìos bàrdachd le Dòmhnall Sinclair, Barraigh (Dòmhnall Mac na Ceardaich) agus Dòmhnall Mac an t-Saoir, Uibhist a Deas (Dòmhnall Ruadh Phàislig). ’S e tiotal na h-òraid: “Two Neglected Masterpieces”. Bidh Bill a’ sealltainn dhealbhan agus eadar-theangachadh agus a’ cluich eisimpleirean den bhàrdachd air clàr.
Tha an òraid aig 19:30 aig an Ionad Netley, Rathaid an Easbaig ann an Inbhir Nis.
On Friday evening (5th November), Bill Innes will deliver a talk to the Gaelic Society of Inverness. The talk is called “Two Neglected Masterpieces” and deals with two epic poems on similar themes by Donald Sinclair (Domhnall Mac na Ceardaich) and Donald Macintyre (Domhnall Ruadh Phaislig). It will be illustrated with pictures, projected translations and recorded excerpts. Bill will talk in English but read bits from the poems in Gaelic.
The talk is at 19:30 in the Netley Centre, Bishop’s Road, Inverness.