{"id":3641,"date":"2016-11-09T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"hhttps:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2016-11-09T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T19:00:24","slug":"saoghal-thormoid-diciadain-coimhearsnachdan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northpost.co.uk\/uhi\/2016\/11\/09\/saoghal-thormoid-diciadain-coimhearsnachdan\/","title":{"rendered":"Saoghal Thormoid: Diciadain – Coimhearsnachdan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"diciadain\"<\/a>Tha Tormod a’ m\u00ecneachadh is a’ beachdachadh air na h-atharrachaidhean a chunnaic e fh\u00e8in air saoghal nan G\u00e0idheal ann an Glaschu agus anns na h-Eileanan, agus a’ s\u00f2nrachadh cuid de na suidheachaidhean a dh’adhbharaicheadh str\u00ec. Ged a bha e\u00f2las air an t-saoghal air fad na bu chumhainge anns na l\u00e0ithean sin, an coimeas ris an tuigse a th’ aig daoine a-nis agus sinn ceangailte ann an iomadh d\u00f2igh san latha an-diugh, ‘s d\u00f2cha nach eil sinn a cheart cho ceangailte mar choimhearsnachd ‘s a bha sinn. Tha Tormod a’ bruidhinn air na G\u00e0idheil ann an Glaschu is am beachd a bh’ aca orra fh\u00e8in, na sh\u00f9ilean fh\u00e8in, gun robh iad ‘s d\u00f2cha na b’ uaisle is fa leth ann an d\u00f2igh bho mhuinntir Ghlaschu, ged a chuireadh impidh orra gun togadh iad a’ Bheurla. Air an taobh eile, ged a ghabhadh cuid farmad ris na G\u00e0idheil \u00f2ga ann an cuid a dh\u00f2ighean, cha robh iadsan den bharail gun robh luach ga chur sa Gh\u00e0idhlig le an co-aoisean, agus beachdan gr\u00e0ineil, gr\u00e0in-chinnidheach ag \u00e8irigh. Agus mu dheireadh, tha Tormod a’ toirt iomradh air ciamar a bhathar a’ cleachdadh an fhacail ‘G\u00e0idhealach’, agus e a’ sealltainn nan ceanglaichean is nan sgaraidhean, mar a bha e fh\u00e8in gam faicinn, eadar na coimhearsnachdan ann an Glaschu a th\u00e0inig bho th\u00f9s \u00e0s \u00c8irinn agus \u00e0 G\u00e0idhealtachd na h-Alba.<\/p>\n

Norman describes and reflects upon changes he has witnessed in Gaelic community life over the years, both in Glasgow and in the Hebrides, highlighting some paradoxes and tensions. In former times geographical horizons may have been much closer in comparison with the global awareness and contacts modern connectivity enables, yet the latter may not lead to a sense of greater connectedness. He discusses how, while the Gaelic community in Glasgow may have tended to envisage itself, in his eyes, in a higher or somewhat exclusive position in relation to other Glaswegians, there was nonetheless a strongly felt imperative to acquire their language. Conversely, while young Gaels might be envied by their peers in some ways, they did not feel their language was respected by non-speakers, with apparent racial imprecations sometimes experienced. Lastly, in discussing how broadly the term \u201cG\u00e0idhealach\u201d might be applied, he depicts in more detail the links and fissures, as he saw them, between Glasgow communities of Irish and Scottish Island\/Highland extraction.<\/em><\/p>\n

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