tha 'Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba' -ann an cò-obrachadh le 'Ealan nan Eilean'- a' dol a bhith os ceann co-labhairt fad latha mar chuimhneachan don bhàrd mhòr Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair anns an Eilean Channaigh.
Tha an coinneamh a' tachairt air an 28mh latha den Chèitein agus màiridh i o mhoch gu dubh, a' cur gu feum na h-aiseagan gasda eadar an eilean 's a' mhòr-thìr.
Gheibhear dealbh mar shanas an luib an-seo agus bhitheadh sinn air ar dòigh nam faod sibh tighinn thugainn airson a bhith a' comharrachadh teòmachd bhàrdachd Mhic Mhaighstir Alasdair a tha na cuid mòr de dhileab dhualchasach na Gàidhealtachd.
Is cinnteach gum faigh sibh fhèin, càirdean, teaghlach 's cò-obraichean fàilte mhòr chridheil anns an eilean. Bithidh sinn gur cuireadh thugainn air a' cheart mhodh 's a bhitheadh Iain Latharna Caimbeul 's a bhean Mairead airson an dileab ann an Cannaigh a chumail dòigheil, do dh' Alba 's don Ghàidhlig"
"A charaid chòir,
the National Trust for Scotland in association with Ealan nan Eilean
are hosting a day-long conference on the Island of Canna in memory of
the great bard Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair. The event takes place
on the 28th of May and will last most of the day making use of the
excellent Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service. Attached is a poster
advertising the event and we would be thrilled if you could make it and
celebrate with us the contribution Alexander MacDonald's skill in poetry
has made to the cultural heritage of Gaeldom. We are very sure that you,
friends, family and colleagues would be made most welcome and be received
with all the traditional hospitality which continues to be extended on Canna
as we maintain the legacy of Dr John Lorne Campbell and his wife Margaret
on behalf of Scotland and the Gaelic language"
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