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Heather Dewar visits South Uist where she draws a colour portrait of Father Colin MacInnes. Fraoch Nic an Deòir an Uibhist a Deas airson dealbh dathte de Mhgr Cailean MacAonghais.

Heather travels to South Uist where she meets Father Colin MacInnes. A priest for over 50 years, Father Colin spent over three decades working among the people of Ecuador. There he helped transform a hillside shanty town on the outskirts of Quito into a thriving community with a hospital, banks, schools and churches.

Tha Fraoch Nic an Deòir a Ìle air ais air an sgrion le sreath ùr de “Dhealbhan Fraoich”. An dà chuid na tè-ealain agus na ceasnaiche, tha i a’dèanamh dealbhan dathte de Ghàidheil air a bheil sinn eòlach – agus a’tàladh asta iomadh sgeul mu eachdraidh am beatha.

Sa phrògram seo, tha Fraoch a’siubhal a dh’Uibhist a Deas gus coinneachadh ri Maighstir Cailean MacAonghais. Tha esan air a bhi na shagart fad còrr is lethcheud bliadhna. Chuir e seachad barrachd air deich bliadhna fichead ag obair còmhla ri muinntir Ecuador: gu ìre is gun do chuidich e gus coimhearsnachd thruagh aig oir prìomh bhaile Quito a thoirt air adhart gu bhi na àite soirbheachail le ospadal, sgoiltean, eaglaisean is bancaichean.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

29 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Heather Dewar
Director Faye MacLean
Producer Ramsay MacMahon
Editor Mairead Morrison
Executive Producer Bill Macleòid
Production Manager Sajid Quayum

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