{"id":3547,"date":"2016-08-05T13:01:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"hhttps:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/?p=3547"},"modified":"2016-08-05T13:01:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T13:01:27","slug":"birlinn-bilingually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/2016\/08\/05\/birlinn-bilingually\/","title":{"rendered":"Birlinn bilingually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/schools\/critical\/staff\/alanriach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3544\" title=\"Alan Riach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/alanriach1.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"AlanRiach1\" width=\"280\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/alanriach1.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/alanriach1-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/alanriach1-1024x510.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/alanriach1-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/alanriach1-1536x765.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>Island Voices contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/catherineeunson.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Eunson<\/a> crossed paths with Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/schools\/critical\/staff\/alanriach\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Riach<\/a> at this year\u2019s StAnza poetry festival in Saint Andrews, where Alan was giving a reading of his newly published, and highly acclaimed, <a href=\"http:\/\/kettillonia.co.uk\/pamphlets\/poetry\/the-birlinn-of-clanranald\/\" target=\"_blank\">English version<\/a> of the classic Gaelic poem \u2018Birlinn Chlann Raghnaill\u2019 (\u2018The Birlinn of Clanranald\u2019) by Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair.<\/p>\n<p>In the poem the birlinn in question sets sail from Loch Eynort, South Uist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kettillonia.co.uk\/pamphlets\/poetry\/the-birlinn-of-clanranald\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3546 size-thumbnail\" title=\"The Birlinn of Clanranald, Kettilonia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/9781902944326.jpg?w=103\" alt=\"9781902944326\" width=\"103\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/9781902944326.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/9781902944326-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/9781902944326-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/9781902944326-768x1118.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/9781902944326-1055x1536.jpg 1055w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/><\/a>\u201cHow would you like to do a reading in South Uist?\u201d said Catherine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s do it\u201d, said Alan.<\/p>\n<p>With these difficult negotiations completed, and financial assistance from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.storasuibhist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">St\u00f2ras Uibhist<\/a>, an attractive and bilingual evening programme of poetry and music took place at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kildonanmuseum.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kildonan Museum<\/a> on July 19<sup>th<\/sup>, with Alan\u2019s readings complemented by various contributions from local residents and other visiting musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the event Alan was also able to visit the shores of Loch Eynort where he gave an appetising foretaste of the feast to come:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Birlinn of Clanranald: Alan Riach at Loch Eynort\" width=\"656\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lZ34eqW-_M8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/multidict.net\/cs\/4475\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a> if you would like to read while you listen.)<\/p>\n<p>Later, at the <a href=\"hhttps:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/2016\/07\/16\/poetry-and-song-mac-mhaighstir-alasdair\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kildonan evening event<\/a>, Alan enlisted the help of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/profile-author\/21282\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Innes<\/a>. Alan read from his new English version and Bill from the original Gaelic.<\/p>\n<p>The following longer clip shows the final part of the evening, as the birlinn weathers a fierce storm and safely reaches Carrickfergus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Birlinn Chlann Raghnaill: Alan and Bill at Kildonan\" width=\"656\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mW2xqxSN2mM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/multidict.net\/cs\/4476\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a> if you would like to read the Gaelic verses that Bill presents.)<\/p>\n<p>The readings were further enhanced with the illustrations that Alexander Moffat had provided for <a href=\"http:\/\/kettillonia.co.uk\/pamphlets\/poetry\/the-birlinn-of-clanranald\/\" target=\"_blank\">the book<\/a>. A selection is reproduced here, with his kind permission. (Click to enlarge.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rowing-out1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3541\" title=\"Rowing out\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rowing-out.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Rowing out\" width=\"154\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rowing-out.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rowing-out-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-storm2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3542\" title=\"The storm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-storm.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"The storm\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-storm.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-storm-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/safe-harbour1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3543\" title=\"Safe harbour\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/safe-harbour.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Safe harbour\" width=\"143\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/safe-harbour.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/safe-harbour-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s probably not that often that South Uist plays host to an eminent professor of Scottish Literature, but as Alan pointed out at the end of the evening, its success was owed in no small part to the contributions of other performers. So thanks are also due to Anndra MacIsaac, Marion Morrison, Catherine Eunson, Fiona Mackenzie, Bill Innes, Morag Wells, Alasdair MacIntyre, Rosie Mapplebeck, and Pauline Prior-Pitt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Island Voices contributor Catherine Eunson crossed paths with Professor Alan Riach at this year\u2019s StAnza poetry festival in Saint Andrews, where Alan was giving a reading of his newly published, and highly acclaimed, English version of the classic Gaelic poem \u2018Birlinn Chlann Raghnaill\u2019 (\u2018The Birlinn of Clanranald\u2019) by Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair. In the poem &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/2016\/08\/05\/birlinn-bilingually\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Birlinn bilingually<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-call","category-community","category-ugc","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}