{"id":7078,"date":"2023-01-18T13:03:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T13:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofthehighlands.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=7078"},"modified":"2023-05-15T12:53:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:53:35","slug":"flare-gun","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/museumofthehighlands.org\/gd\/project\/flare-gun","title":{"rendered":"Gunna lasrach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffc60b&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||2px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;80px||80px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;26px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||27px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;2.3em&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><b style=\"font-family: Comfortaa;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Gunna lasrach<br \/><\/span><\/b><b style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Comfortaa;\">Taigh-tasgaidh Ghe\u00e0rrloch<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;EB Garamond||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;0.5em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-17px|30px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Comfortaa,Varela Round,ABeeZee,Comforter Brush&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Comfortaa; font-weight: normal;\">Rabhadh susbaint. Dh\u2019fhaodte gun cuir an n\u00ec seo dragh air cuid de luchd-tadhail.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Comfortaa; font-weight: normal;\">Ged a bha e fada bho th\u00ecr-m\u00f2r na Roinn E\u00f2rpa, bha cruthan-t\u00ecre agus uisgeachan na G\u00e0idhealtachd gu bhith nam p\u00e0irtean cudromach san D\u00e0rna Cogadh ann an grunn dh\u00f2ighean iongantach agus uaireannan br\u00f2nach.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Comfortaa; font-weight: normal;\">Eadar 1941 agus 1945, bhiodh Conbhoidhean Artaigeach a\u2019 coinneachadh ann an Loch I\u00f9bh. Bha na conbhoidhean ro-chudromach gus solaran riatanach a ghi\u00f9lan do na caidreabhachan Ruiseanach. Bheir an sgeulachd seo sealladh dhuinn air mar thug an cogadh buaidh air coimhearsnachdan G\u00e0idhealach.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Comfortaa; font-weight: normal;\">Domhainn gu n\u00e0darra, le \u00e0ite inntrigidh cumhang a ghabhadh d\u00econ bho bh\u00e0taichean-aigeann an n\u00e0mhaid, bha an loch air leth freagarrach airson adhbharan an n\u00e8ibhidh. Fhuaradh an daga lasrach seo bho long-bhriseadh aig b\u00e0ta Liberty nan SA air an robh William H Welch. Gu m\u00ec-fhortanach, chaidh am b\u00e0ta air na creagan air 26 Gearran 1944, agus e a\u2019 feuchainn ri dhol a-steach do Loch I\u00f9bh air an t-slighe \u00e0 Lunnainn, mus ghabhadh e an ath cheum den turas aige thairis air a\u2019 Chuain Siar a Tuath.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Comfortaa; font-weight: normal;\">Bha f\u00ecor dhroch sh\u00ecde ron William H Welch air an oidhche sin, agus chaidh a chur air na creagan aig sgeir tuath air Eilean Furadh M\u00f2r leis a\u2019 ghaoith l\u00e0idir agus leis na tonnan m\u00f2ra.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Comfortaa; font-weight: normal;\">Loisg an sgioba lasraichean \u00e8iginn, a\u2019 gabhail a-steach an daga seo, ach cha b\u2019 urrainn dhan luchd-teasairginn an soitheach a ruighinn. Uile gu l\u00e8ir, cha do mhair ach dusan fear bho sgioba de sheachdad \u2019s a ceithir. 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