Episode 2
Heather Dewar visits Skye where she draws a colour portrait of Neil MacKinnon. Fraoch Nic an DeΓ²ir san Eilean Sgitheanach aβdΓ¨anamh dealbh dathte de Niall MacFhionghain.
Islay-born artist Heather Dewar returns to our screens. Combining the role of artist and interviewer, she creates colour portraits of well-known Gaels, while teasing out of them every little detail of their life story!
Heather travels to Heaste in Skye where she meets Neil MacKinnon, known to many as Niall Heasta. A keen fisherman, Neil is something of a Skye legend who has lived a busy and adventurous life for over nine decades. Neil remains determined to never grow old and is at the very centre of the community he has spent his life in.
Tha Fraoch Nic an DeΓ²ir a Γle air ais air an sgrion le sreath ΓΉr de βDhealbhan Fraoichβ. An dΓ chuid na tΓ¨-ealain agus na ceasnaiche, tha i aβdΓ¨anamh dealbhan dathte de GhΓ idheil air a bheil sinn eΓ²lach β agus aβtΓ ladh asta iomadh sgeul mu eachdraidh am beatha.
Sa phrΓ²gram seo tha Fraoch aβdol gu Heasta san Eilean Sgitheanach a choinneachadh ri Niall MacFhionghain, no Niall Heasta mar a thβaca air. Tha Niall dΓ¨idheil air iasgach β agus abair gu bheil e ainmeil air an Eilean, as dΓ¨idh ceithir fichead bliadhna sa deich de bheatha thrang, shaotharach. Ach tha e aβcur roimhe nach fhΓ s e sean idir β agus tha e aig cridhe na coimhearsnachd san do chuir e seachad a bheatha.
In Gaelic with English subtitles
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Heather Dewar |
| Director | Faye MacLean |
| Producer | Ramsay MacMahon |
| Editor | Mairead Morrison |
| Executive Producer | Bill MacleΓ²id |
Broadcasts
- Tue 12 Jul 2022 20:30
- Sun 17 Jul 2022 20:30
- Tue 9 May 2023 20:30
- Sun 14 May 2023 20:30
- Thu 4 Jul 2024 19:00
- Tue 9 Jul 2024 19:00