麻豆社

Fhad鈥檚 a tha seann Leabhar Dh猫ir, anns a bheil an eisimpleir as sine de Gh脿idhlig sgr矛obhte, a鈥� tilleadh gu Ear-thuath na h-Alba far am bunadh e, an d霉il an soirbhich na 脿rc-e貌laichean le na h-oidhirpean as 霉ire aca gus l脿rach na manachainn anns an robh e sgr矛obhte a鈥� lorg.

Ceithir bliadhna 脿s d猫idh na h-oidhirpean mu dheireadh aca, bidh buidheann s貌nraichte de dh'arc-e貌laichean agus saor-thoilich a' d猫anamh air achadh ann an Siorrachd Obar Dheathain a chladhach airson nithean a tha iad an d貌chas a leigeas leinn l脿rach Manachainn Dh猫ir aithneachadh mu dheireadh thall.

Nam b鈥� urrainn d貌chas is d矛orras a thoirt am follais, 鈥檚 e saothair soirbh a bhiodh ann, ach 鈥檚 e d矛cheall agus min-sgr霉dadh acadaimigeach a tha a dh矛th. Tha an 霉ine a鈥� ruith orra leis an Leabhar air iasad, agus an cladhach a鈥� maireadh 10 seachdainnean, an lorg an sgioba seo an l脿rach far an deach an leabhar a chruthachadh?

As the ancient Book of Deer, containing the oldest surviving example of written Scottish Gaelic, returns to its roots in the North East of Scotland, will its presence bring success to the latest attempts by archaeologists to discover the site of the monastery in which it was written?

Four years after their last attempt, a dedicated group of archaeologists and volunteers heads to an Aberdeenshire field to dig for, and painstakingly uncover, artefacts which they hope will allow the site of the Deer Monastery to finally be identified.

If hope and enthusiasm could bring things to light, then this would be an easy search. Instead, it is dogged determination and academic rigour that is required. As the clock ticks on, the visit of the Book itself to the North East and on the allotted time for the dig, will this team finally discover the location of the book鈥檚 creation?

In Gaelic with English subtitles