There will be printed copies of the stories in both English and Gaelic to follow along with.
This event is suitable for people aged 16 and over as the stories contain adult themes.
Beul-aithris Gàidhlig airson a' gheamhraidh
Mar phàirt de dh’Fhèill Dhisathairne tha Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba, ann an co-bhann le Comhairle nan Leabhraichean, a' cumail feasgar de sgeulachdan Gàidhlig bho dhiofar cheàrnaidhean de dh'Alba, cuid a tha fìrinneach, agus cuid, 's dòcha, nach eil.
Chan urrainnear cultar na Gàidhlig a sgaradh bho a sgeulachdan. Tha an seanchas a thàinig tro na linntean mar eachdraidhean do na Gàidheal, a bharrachd air deagh dhòigh cèilidh a ghabhail air oidhche fhuar gheamhraidh.
San naoidheamh- agus ochdamh-linn-deug thadhail daoine uasal air coimhearsnachdan Gàidhlig gus am beul-aithris a chruinneachadh agus a sgrìobhadh: eachdraidhean agus fathannan am measg sgeòil ghaisgeachd agus àbhachdas. San tachartas seo bidh Raghnall MacIlleDhuibh agus Alasdair MacIlleBhàin ag innse na sgeulachdan seo.
Tha an tachartas freagarrach do dh'aoisean 16+ air sgàth 's gu bheil cuspairean anns na sgeulachdan nach biodh freagarrach do chloinn.
Mu na sgeulaichean
Tha Raghnall MacilleDhuibh na sgoilear agus deasaiche le sàr chliù. 'S e 'John Dewar's Islay, Jura and Colonsay' an leabhar as ùire aige, anns a bheil còrr is leth-cheud sgeulachd agus eachdraidh bho Ìle, Diùra agus Colbhasa a chruinnich John Dewar san naoidheamh-linn-deug.
Tha Alasdair MacIlleBhàin na òraidiche aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu, a' rannsachadh ainmean-àite mar phrìomhachas, ach cuideachd beul-aithris, dual-chainnt, litreachas na Gàidhlig agus òrain. Tha e fhèin na bhàrd agus seinneadair iomraiteach.
Gaelic stories and folklore for winter days
As part of Fair Saturday, the National Library of Scotland in collaboration with the Gaelic Books Council, is hosting an afternoon of Gaelic stories from different corners of Scotland, some true and some perhaps not.
Gaelic culture cannot be separated from its stories. The oral tales passed down the generations are histories and genealogies, as well as a good way to pass the hours on winter nights.
In the 18th and 19th centuries certain figures visited rural parts of Scotland to collect and commit to paper what they heard from the mouths of the locals - histories and rumours tangled with heroism and comedy. In this event storytellers Ronald Black and Alasdair Whyte will share these stories.
This event is suitable for people aged 16 and over as the stories contain adult themes.
About the storytellers
Ronald Black is an esteemed Gaelic academic and editor. His latest work 'John Dewar's Islay, Jura and Colonsay' was published in September. The book contains more than fifty Gaelic stories and histories from Islay, Jura and Colonsay collected by John Dewar in 19th century.
Alasdair Whyte is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow, specialising in Celtic Onomatics (the study of names), as well as Gaelic folklore, linguistics, literature and song. He is a celebrated Gaelic poet and singer-songwriter in his own right.
