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'S ann air Loch Iù a tha Ailean Caimbeul agus Uilleam MacRobbie a' cur a' phrosbaig.

'S ann air Loch Iù a tha Ailean Caimbeul agus Uilleam MacRobbie a' cur a' phrosbaig. Allan Campbell and William MacRobbie focus on Loch Ewe and its wartime history.

Os cionn an Allt Bheithe, tha Ailean Caimbeul agus Uilleam MacRobbie a' dèanamh dealbh air cho trang agus a bha Loch Iù le soithichean aig àm an Dàrna Cogaidh nuair a bha soithichean na convoys Ruiseanach agus ceann a tuath a' Chuain Siar a' cruinneachadh ann.

Bha Ailean agus Uilleam air a bhith roimhe aig seirbhis chuimhneachaidh a' comharrachadh 70 bliadhna bho thòisich na convoys agus cluinnidh sibh cuid a chaidh a chlàradh a sin sa phrògram. Tha Uilleam ag innse mun chall beatha a bh' ann nuair a chaidh 'tug' à Loch Iù a chuir fodha air Chluaidh agus cuideachd mar a chaidh an t-soitheach Ameireaganach, William H Welch a sgrios sa Ghearan 1944. Tha am prògram a' crìochnachadh le còmhradh a bh' aig Cailean MacIlleathainn agus Kay NicMhathainn air Radio nan Gaidheal ann a 1988.

Allan Campbell and Willie MacRobbie view Loch Ewe from above the village of Aultbea and Willie describes the bustle of activity in the Loch during World War 2 when it became a principal North Atlantic and Russian Convoy marshalling area.
Allan and Willie had also previously attended a memorial service marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Russian Convoys, and this programme includes material recorded there. Willie describes the loss of life when an ocean-going tug from Loch Ewe was sunk in the Clyde by a mail steamer, and he also tells of the tragedy of the wrecking of the American liberty ship William H Welch in February 1944.
The programme ends with an excerpt from a 1988 Radio nan Gaidheal Cailean MacLean interview with Kay Matheson who is a native of the area.

Èist ri naidheachdan, còmhradh, ceòl agus spòrs gach là, moch gu anmoch.

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Allan Campbell visits Gairloch with William MacRobbie

Tilleadh Dhachaigh gu Sgìre Gheàrrloich - Tha Ailean Caimbeul a' cur cuairt air sgìre Gheàrrloich ann an cuideachd Uilleam MacRobbie. Allan Campbell visits Gairloch with William MacRobbie

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