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<\/a><\/p>\n“Last week, on Friday March 13th, the second stage of \u2018An fheadhainn tha laighe s\u00e0mhach\u2019, the exhibition mounted by Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath, (to gather the reminiscences of the island, together with those of Berneray and Grimsay, on the tragic legacy of \u2018An Cogadh M\u00f2r\u2019), was launched, this time as a collaboration with Pr\u00f2iseact nan Ealan\u2019s travelling exhibition, \u201cGairm nan G\u00e0idheal\u201d, in the Museum at Taigh Chearsabhagh. Despite some hitches with the weather the week before, which meant that the artefacts only arrived from Harris on the afternoon of the exhibition, Simon MacQuarrie, Chrissie MacCrae from the PnE team and those from CEUT at the Museum still managed to mount an array of compelling items, some on loan from the Flanders Field Museum itself, just in time for the opening.<\/p>\n
Neil Ferguson opened the exhibition, thanking all those who had worked to make it successful. He then gave a memorable talk about D\u00f2mhnall Ruadh Chor\u00f9na, and, in a strong and melodious voice, sang some of his war poems, very movingly. C\u00f2isir Gh\u00e0idhlig Uibhist under the direction of Joanna Peteranna and accompanied by Billy MacPhee then sang the first \u2018world performance\u2019 of a poem addressed to the bard by the Rev. John Smith and set to music by a choir member, Peter Cooper. Other local bards of WW1 were represented in powerful contributions from family members Isa MacKillop, Catriona Garbutt, Cathie Laing, Morag Nicholson and Duncan MacKinnon, while Patrick Hughes represented the Irish song tradition, all to great applause. Billy MacPhee played a moving solo, \u2018The Battle of the Somme\u2019 and encouraged the audience to join in with some local songs. Neil sang again, \u2018An Eala Bh\u00e0n\u2019, to great applause and Norman Johnson provided us with poignant and fitting reminders of the role of the piper in WW1, through his inimitable piping during the evening. \u00d9isdean Robertson gave the concluding appreciation to the contributors and launched the third of CEUT\u2019s annual oral history pamphlets, the first to be bilingual, Isa MacKillop\u2019s \u2018An Cogadh M\u00f2r.\u2019<\/p>\n
As a result of all these musical contributions, this launch turned out to be a historic and most memorable occasion – there was standing room only, throughout the evening; our estimate is that there were over 90 community members present. Small packets of Flanders Field Poppy Seeds were presented for guests to spread across the islands in remembrance. CEUT is grateful indeed for the amazing support this two year project has evoked amongst the community, local schools and especially those tradition bearers who have participated so generously.”<\/p>\n
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