Aig 11.00 Disathairne 19 Cèitean thèid dithis ainmeil à sgìre Mhùrlagain faisg air an Drochaid Ruadh a chuimhneachadh aig seirbheis shònraichte anns an t-seann eaglais eireachdail aig Cille Choirill anns an Drochaid Ruadh. Bidh Teàrlach Ceanadach BP cuideachd a’ gabhail pàirt.

Le taic sagart Caitligeach na sgìre, Monsignor Tòmas Wynne, tha Comunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis air cuimhneachan a stèidheachadh anns an eaglais a chomharrachadh na h-uaighe, aig doras caibeal Chille Choirill, aig Bàrd na Ceapaich Dòmhnall Fionnlagh MacPhilip, Dòmhnall Mac Fhionnlaigh nan Dàn a sgrìobh Òran na Comhachaig.   Tha an cuimhneachan cuideachd a’ comharrachadh gun do thadhail tè de shliochd Chloinn ‘icPhilip Mhùrlagain air an Drochaid Ruadh ann an 1873. B’ ise an neach-teagaisg ainmeil Astràilianach am Màthair Màiri Crois Pheathraichean Naoimh Eòsaph a chaidh a naomhachadh san Ròimh ann an 2010 mar Naomh Màiri na Croise NicPhilip.

Bidh Cathraiche Chomunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis Ailean Caimbeul os cionn na seirbheis Disathairne agus an dèidh beagan a chluinntinn mu eachdraidh na cùise, thèid an cuimhneachan fhoillseachadh gu h-oifigeil le Sister Therese a tha na ball den òrdan dam buineadh an Naomh Màiri. Bidh Monsignor Wynne, an tuathanach ionadail Ronnie Caimbeul, agus am pìobaire Dòmhnall Seathach cuideachd a’ gabhail pàirt.

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At 11.00 a.m. on Saturday 19^th May two famous natives of Murlagan near Roy Bridge will be remembered at a special service at the ancient and beautiful church of Cille Choirill in Roy Bridge, and Charles Kennedy MP will participate.

With support from the local Roman Catholic priest Monsignor Tom Wynne, the Gaelic Society of Inverness has erected a memorial plaque in the church to record the interment at the door of Cille Choirill Chapel of the Keppoch Bard Donald Finlay MacKillop, Dòmhnall Mac Fhionnlaigh nan Dàn, always remembered for his Òran na Comhachaig (Song of the owl). The memorial also records the visit to Roybridge in 1873 of the renowned Australian teacher Mother Mary of the Cross of the Sisters of St Joseph who was canonised in Rome in 2010 as Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, and who was a descendant of the MacKillops of Murlagan.

At Saturday’s short ceremony led by GSI Chairman Allan Campbell, the background to the memorial will be explained and the plaque will be formally unveiled by Sister Therese a member of Saint Mary’s order. Monsignor Wynne, local farmer Ronnie Campbell and piper Donald Shaw will also take part in the service.

There is a bus going to Lochaber for the service leaving Inverness at 8.15am – please email shona@gsi.org.uk or telephone 01463792318 if you would like to reserve a place on the bus. The ceremony at Cille Choirill Church is at 11am and in the afternoon there will be visits to places of interest and a lunch at Spean Bridge.

Gaelic Society members and friends enjoyed an excellent day trip to Glenfinnan today. There were 35 people on the trip, and we went first of all in the morning to the visitor centre exhibition and the monument, followed by a lovely lunch at the Glenfinnan House Hotel. In the afteroon, we enjoyed a two hour boat trip on Loch Shiel with “Loch Shiel Cruises”. The weather was fine and the midges didn’t seem to be out! Please see a selection of photographs below.

Viaduct from Monument

Murdo MacLeod and Hugh Barron

Loch Shiel

Charlie MacFarlane playing a tune on the boat

Bidh turus na bliadhna seo a dol gu ruige Slèite san Eilean Sgitheanach, agus a’ tadhal an toiseach air Sabhal Mòr Ostaig far an cluinnear geàrr-iomradh air eachdraidh na Colaiste agus chithear na leasachaidhean as ùire air an làraich. Tha sinn an dòchas cuideachd gum bidh ’s dòcha cothrom beagan a chluinntinn mu na planaichean a th’aig a’ Cholaiste airson nan deich bliadhna fichead romhainn.

Gluaisidh sinn bhon t-Sabhal a dh’ ionnsaigh Ionad Chlann Dòmhnaill mu mhìle sìos rathad Armadail, agus gabhar greim lòin an sin. An dèidh ar biadh bidh cothrom ann sùil a thoirt mu thimcheall Taigh Tasgaidh nan Dòmhnullach agus beagan a chluinntinn ma dheidhinn.

Tha sinn an duil gum fàg bus bho Phrìomh Oifis Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd aig 0800 sa mhadainn agus gum bidh sinn a’ fàgail Shlèite mu 1600 is air ais ann an Inbhir Nis mu 1830.

Following the very successful GSI trip to Lismore last summer it has been agreed to make a similar trip this year on Saturday 22 August.

This year we propose to travel to Sleat in Skye and to visit Sabhal Mòr Ostaig where we will hear a brief history of the College development and view the latest developments on the campus. It is also hoped that we may be able to have a brief insight to the College development vision for the next thirty years.

We will then travel about a mile southwards towards Armadale and visit the Clan Donald Centre where those who wish it may have lunch. After lunch we will visit the Castle Gardens and the Museum of the Isles and hear some of the background to the development of the Centre.

It is intended that the coach will depart from Highland Council HQ at 0800 and leave Armadale for the return journey about 1600, arriving in Inverness at approximately 1830.

The cost for the trip is still to be finalised, but is likely to be approximately £20 to £25 per person — inclusive of travel, and admission to the Castle Garden & Museum of the Isles. Morning coffees, lunch and other refreshments are not included.

If you are interested in joining the trip please inform GSI Secretary Shona Campbell as soon as possible so that we can plan the event.

Tel: 01463 792318

e-mail: shona_m_@hotmail.com