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Heather Dewar visits South Uist where she draws a colour portrait of Father Colin MacInnes. Fraoch Nic an DeΓ²ir 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 DeΓ²ir a Ìle air ais air an sgrion le sreath ΓΉr de β€œDhealbhan Fraoich”. An dΓ  chuid na tΓ¨-ealain agus na ceasnaiche, tha i a’dΓ¨anamh dealbhan dathte de GhΓ idheil air a bheil sinn eΓ²lach – agus a’tΓ ladh asta iomadh sgeul mu eachdraidh am beatha.

Sa phrΓ²gram seo, tha Fraoch a’siubhal a dh’Uibhist a Deas gus coinneachadh ri Maighstir Cailean MacAonghais. Tha esan air a bhi na shagart fad cΓ²rr is lethcheud bliadhna. Chuir e seachad barrachd air deich bliadhna fichead ag obair cΓ²mhla ri muinntir Ecuador: gu Γ¬re is gun do chuidich e gus coimhearsnachd thruagh aig oir prΓ¬omh bhaile Quito a thoirt air adhart gu bhi na Γ ite 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 MacleΓ²id
Production Manager Sajid Quayum

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