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Heather Dewar visits South Uist where she draws a colour portrait of Father Colin MacInnes. Fraoch Nic an De貌ir 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 De貌ir a 脤le air ais air an sgrion le sreath 霉r de 鈥淒healbhan Fraoich鈥. An d脿 chuid na t猫-ealain agus na ceasnaiche, tha i a鈥檇猫anamh dealbhan dathte de Gh脿idheil air a bheil sinn e貌lach 鈥 agus a鈥檛脿ladh asta iomadh sgeul mu eachdraidh am beatha.

Sa phr貌gram seo, tha Fraoch a鈥檚iubhal a dh鈥橴ibhist a Deas gus coinneachadh ri Maighstir Cailean MacAonghais. Tha esan air a bhi na shagart fad c貌rr is lethcheud bliadhna. Chuir e seachad barrachd air deich bliadhna fichead ag obair c貌mhla ri muinntir Ecuador: gu 矛re is gun do chuidich e gus coimhearsnachd thruagh aig oir pr矛omh bhaile Quito a thoirt air adhart gu bhi na 脿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 Macle貌id
Production Manager Sajid Quayum

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