Souvenir and handbook of Feill a' Chomuinn Ghaidhealaich (The Highland Association Bazaar) 1907 . Comunn Gaidhealach, remarkedacutely that the prophcts of failure were in every instance gentlemen of the sort whodetect in everything that is not the product of their own hands and brains the deficicnciesof inexperience and ill directed enthusiasm. Like adversity, however, thc barking cynichas his uses, and it is nothing derogatory to the programme of the Association that ithas utilized to some extent the criticisms of even those who made no secret of theirdesire to strangle the movement at its hi
Souvenir and handbook of Feill a' Chomuinn Ghaidhealaich (The Highland Association Bazaar) 1907 . Comunn Gaidhealach, remarkedacutely that the prophcts of failure were in every instance gentlemen of the sort whodetect in everything that is not the product of their own hands and brains the deficicnciesof inexperience and ill directed enthusiasm. Like adversity, however, thc barking cynichas his uses, and it is nothing derogatory to the programme of the Association that ithas utilized to some extent the criticisms of even those who made no secret of theirdesire to strangle the movement at its hirth. So, despite opposition, the movementtook definite shape. Professor Blackie wrote sympathetically urging the Highlandersthemselves to put their hearts and hands to the work, and advising them to be self-reliant and not to depend on the aid of outsiders. This movement was really of spon-taneous growth and has continued to be in healthy and vital touch with the people. Yetthere were some who honestly believed that the intellectual and artistic native culture of Fcìll exccuttoc Commì AN COMUNN GAIDHEALACH— continued. the people had been so long moribund that it could not be revived, that the Gaclic was-atits last gasp, and that the time was for ever past for a Highland Eisteddfod. Nothingdaunted by the pessimists and the croaking critics, the promoters of An Comunn tooka more hopeful view of the situation. They started the Mòd, and the great progressof the past sixteen years amply justifies their courage and enterprise. The foundersof the Society and members of the first Provisional Committee are these:—Mr. Campbell, Oban; Mr. John Campbell; Provost J. MIsaac,; Mr. D. Misaac(the prcsent Trovost of Oban); Mr. Hugh MCowan; and Mr. Clements, Mus. gentlemen are all happily still with us, and deserve to be held in honour. The programme of the first Mòd is an interesting document. It is the size of a singlesheetofordinary notepaper. Thereareonly t
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