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CABAIRNEACH (1944-1962) The periodical An
Cabairneach was produced by the The first editor was Fionnlagh
Iain MacDhomhnuill (Finlay J. MacDonald), who was to go on to achieve
considerable success as a writer and broadcaster. When introducing the first issue he made
clear that the primary ambition of himself and his colleagues was the
promotion of Gaelic, and he was modest indeed in his assessment of the
magazine’s literary qualities.
However, the importance of An
Cabairneach in the development of 20th century Gaelic literature has been
much greater than the modest assessment of its youthful first editor would
imply. Donald John MacLeod writes of
how the magazine broke new ground in many respects, particularly in the use
of colloquial Gaelic and the introduction of the young writers’ own dialects
into the formal literary register (MacLeod 1976: 215). The verse content of An Cabairneach is noted in
this bibliography’s section for poetry and song, and its short versions of some
traditional tales are noted in the section for traditional
prose. The remainder of its contents,
that part to which Dr. MacLeod is particularly referring, is noted below. ____________ An Cabairneach (An t-Og Mhios 1944) i Editorial,
p. 1 ii ‘Litir a fhuaireadh bho fhear a bha ‘na cheannard air an Fheachd so agus a tha a Letter received from an officer in
the Royal Navy who was a former member of the Portree
branch of Comunn na h-Oigridh iii ‘An Clachan Mor’, pp. 2-3 A short story from South Uist. iv ‘Croiteireachd’, pp. 3-4 Short account of the state of crofting in the past. v ‘M.
O. I.’, pp. 5-6 Humorous tale of the ‘pictures’,
featuring some of An Cabairneach’s
regular characters, Ceit Fhearchair and company. vi ‘An Tigh-Tughaidh’,
p. 7 A nostalgic look at days gone by. vii Four
humorous anecdotes, p. 8. viii ‘Litir Eilidh’,
pp. 10-11 A regular feature of An Cabairneach. Sharp witted, racy style. ix Humorous anecdote, p. 11. x ‘An
Oidhche’, p. 12 Description of night’s natural and
supernatural features. xi ‘Soitheach Ainmeil’, p. 13 Story of the ‘Politician’, the
ship which, carrying a cargo of whisky, went aground
off Eriskay in 1941. It was made famous by Compton MacKenzie’s Whisky
Galore. xii Humorous
anecdote, p. 14 xiii Humorous anecdote, p. 15 xiv ‘Ionndrainn’, p. 16 Neat little story with a surprise
ending. xv ‘Tighean Aoigheachd’, pp. 16-17 Account of life in xvi Humorous
anecdote, p. 17 xvii ‘Maileid a’ Chabairnich’, p. 18 A regular feature of An Cabairneach: hilarious letters from
fictional readers with various topical complaints, with editorial
comments. xviii ‘Eas-Umhlachd’, p.
19 Moral tale about the fate which
befell a Sabbath breaker. Lightened by
a neat touch of
irony at the end. xix ‘Tàladh na Mara’, pp. 19-20 xx ‘Litir Thorcuill’, pp. 21-23 Another regular feature of An Cabairneach: the complement to ‘Litir Eilidh’. xxi Five
humorous anecdotes, pp. 22-25 ____________ An Cabairneach (An t-Og
Mhios 1945) i Editorial,
p. 1 ii Letter
to ‘Eilidh’ from Finlay J. MacDonald, then at iii ‘V.
E.’, pp. 7-8 Seònaid’s account
of V.E. (Victory in as Donald
Lamont’s Seònaid Eachainn
(MacLeod 1976: 215). Reprinted in Dorcha tro Ghlainne (MacLeod 1970: 145-150). iv ‘Ris a’ Ghealaich’, p. 8 v Humorous anecdote, p. 8 vi ‘Litir Thorcuill’, pp. 9-10 vii Humorous
anecdote, p. 10 viii ‘Calanas’, pp. 11-12 Description of each stage of the
tweed-making process. ix Humorous
anecdote, p. 12 x ‘An Sgoil Oidhche’, p. 14 On the role of the ceilidh as an educational institution. xi Humorous
anecdote, p. 14 xii ‘Bothan a’ Ghlinne’, pp. 15-16 A short story in an old-fashioned
romantic style. xiii ‘Litir Eilidh’,
pp. 17-18 xiv Two
humorous anecdotes, p. 18 xv Humorous
anecdote, p. 20 xvi ‘Na Goill’, pp. 21-22 Recollections of a city-born child
of growing up as
Lowlanders. xvii ‘Maileid a’ Chabairnich’, pp. 23-25 xviii Humorous anecdote, p. 25 ____________ An Cabairneach (An Ceitein
1950) i Editorial,
p. 1 ii ‘Bho ‘n Dorus’, p.
2 Lyrical description of the natural
beauties to be seen from the writer’s home in Skye. iii Two
humorous anecdotes, p. 2 iv ‘Batal Loch-nan-Coilleag’, pp. 3-4 Lighthearted account
of the night in an island village when the war came to a close. v Humorous
anecdote, p. 4 vi ‘An
Cat ‘san Tràigh’, p. 5 Tale of a cat’s hazardous hunting
expedition to the shore. vii ‘Litir Eilidh’,
pp. 6-7 viii Four
humorous anecdotes, p. 10 ix ‘Aig a’ Mhòd’, pp. 11-13 Seònaid’s dryly
humorous account of her visit to the Mod. x Two humorous anecdotes, p. 14 xi ‘An
Sgoil Bheag’, p. 15 On the importance of the small
school and the schoolmaster in the life of the village. xii Two
humorous anecdotes, p. 15 xiii ‘Litir Thorcuill’, pp. 16-17 xiv Three
humorous anecdotes, p. 17 xv ‘Am
Bàgh’, p. 18 Lyrical description of the
beauties of evening and nightfall. xvi ‘Na Càirdean’, p.
19 A perceptive examination of the
friends and enemies of Gaelic. xvii ‘An Sgaradh’, p. 21 An animal fable. xviii ‘Iomhar Mór’, pp.
22-24 A very well-written short story,
with an element of mystery and the supernatural. xix ‘Maileid a’ Chabairnich’, pp. 25-27 xx Four
humorous anecdotes, p. 27 ____________ An Cabairneach (An Ceitein
1962) i Editorial,
p. 1 ii Humorous
anecdote, p. 3 iii ‘Th’ an Samhradh air Tighinn’, p. 4 A look at the several varieties of
the Gaidhealtachd’s summer crop of tourists. iv Humorous
anecdote, p. 4 v ‘Bogha na Fairge, pp. 5-6 Story of a tragedy at sea. vi ‘Litir Eilidh’,
p. 7 vii ‘Gaisgeach’, p. 8 The story of Domhnall MacLeòid of Bracadale, ‘An Saighdear
Sgiathanach’, an 18th century man famous for his
strength and longevity. viii ‘Imcheist’, p. 9 Very short story about a man’s
attempt to give up cigarettes. ix Two
humorous anecdotes, p. 9 x ‘Litir Thorcuill’, p. 10 xi ‘Turus Cuain’, pp. 12-13 Humorous account of the end of
term and the journey home. xii ‘Seotha a’ Chruidh’, pp. 14-16 More of the doings of Ceit Fhearchair, Seònaid and
company. xiii ‘Maileid a’ Chabairnich’, p. 17 xiv ‘An Litir’, pp.
19-22 Short story about a young man
finding out the truth about his origins. |
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