{"id":13444,"date":"2025-02-10T16:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/?p=13444"},"modified":"2025-03-18T16:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:14:44","slug":"an-strannachan-the-whirrer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/gd\/an-strannachan-the-whirrer\/","title":{"rendered":"An Strannachan \/ The Whirrer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Buill-chluiche m&#8217;\u00f2ige \/ Toys of my childhood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><em>Leis an t-Ollamh D\u00f2mhnall E Meek<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ti-fg-alt-background-color has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">This story was commissioned as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/gd\/gaelic-development\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Gaelic Development<\/a> work. Hopefully, you will enjoy it and find it useful for learning &#8211; both about language and about toys!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube eplus-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Strannachan \/ The Whirrer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5xOJFFsX5fU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13445\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_20241029_095035-rotated.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">An Strannachan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Nuair a bha mise nam bhalach beag, bu toigh leam rudan a bhiodh a&#8217; gluasad gu luath agus a&#8217; d\u00e8anamh fuaim no strann.&nbsp; B&#8217; e an strannachan aon dhiubh sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Airson strannachan a chruthachadh, bhithinn a&#8217; gearradh cearcall \u00e0 p\u00ecos leathraich.&nbsp; Bhithinn a&#8217; cur eagan no &#8216;fiaclan&#8217; ann an oir a&#8217; chearcaill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">An sin, bhithinn a&#8217; cur d\u00e0 tholl ann am meadhan a&#8217; chearcaill, agus&nbsp; a&#8217; cur p\u00ecosan streing tro na tuill, &#8216;s a&#8217; ceangal nan streangannan aig gach ceann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Chuirinn an strannachan mun cuairt &#8216;s mun cuairt gus an teannaicheadh na streangannan mun cuairt air a ch\u00e8ile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Nuair a shlaodainn na streangannan air ais &#8216;s air adhart, bhiodh an strannachan a&#8217; tionndadh gu luath, agus a&#8217; d\u00e8anamh strann mh\u00f2r bhr\u00e8agha!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">The Whirrer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">When I was a little boy, I liked things which moved quickly and made a noise or a whirr.&nbsp; The &#8216;whirrer&#8217; was one of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">In order to create a whirrer, I used to cut a circle from a piece of leather.&nbsp; I would put notches or &#8216;teeth&#8217; in the edge of the circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Then I would put two holes in the centre of the circle, and feed pieces of string through the holes, and tie the strings together at each end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">I would whirl the whirrer round and round until the strings would tighten round one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">When I would pull the strings backwards and forwards, the whirrer would revolve fast, and make a fine big whirr!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ti-fg-alt-background-color has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/gd\/sgeulachdan-ghaidhlig\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Leugh tuilleadh sgeulachdan an seo<\/a>. \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tireetrust.org.uk\/gd\/sgeulachdan-ghaidhlig\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Read more stories here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buill-chluiche m\u2019\u00f2ige \/ Toys of my childhood Leis an t-Ollamh D\u00f2mhnall E Meek This story was commissioned as part of our Gaelic Development work. 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