Comments on: On the trail of the Uilleam Dubh http://www.ceuig.com/archives/1193 Fresh notes and old stories from Uig Historical Society, Isle of Lewis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Donald J MacInnes http://www.ceuig.com/archives/1193#comment-2680 Donald J MacInnes Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:16:03 +0000 http://www.ceuig.com/?p=1193#comment-2680 Sarah, I just picked up on this piece by accident. I'm from Scarp and knew this great boat very well She was called Guide Me (SY 7) and John J MacLennan is right in saying that in Scap we called her Eathar Uilleam Dhuibh I suspect she was built in the 1920s A recent replacement boat has been called Stiuir Mi in her memory Slainte Sarah, I just picked up on this piece by accident. I’m from Scarp and knew this great boat very well

She was called Guide Me (SY 7) and John J MacLennan is right in saying that in Scap we called her Eathar Uilleam Dhuibh

I suspect she was built in the 1920s

A recent replacement boat has been called Stiuir Mi in her memory

Slainte

]]> By: John J Maclennan http://www.ceuig.com/archives/1193#comment-1009 John J Maclennan Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:11:20 +0000 http://www.ceuig.com/?p=1193#comment-1009 I was in Govic yesterday and the liklihood is that when the boat came to Scarp it was referred to as "eathar Uilleam Dubh" (Uilleam Dubh's boat) and over time took on the name Uilleam Dubh. This is sounds entirely plausible. I was in Govic yesterday and the liklihood is that when the boat came to Scarp it was referred to as “eathar Uilleam Dubh” (Uilleam Dubh’s boat) and over time took on the name Uilleam Dubh. This is sounds entirely plausible.

]]> By: sarah http://www.ceuig.com/archives/1193#comment-1000 sarah Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:31:04 +0000 http://www.ceuig.com/?p=1193#comment-1000 Thanks - that's interesting, and we didn't know that. The only complication is that apparently the boat was built and went to Scarp c1940, before William died - but perhaps it was actually later. Thanks – that’s interesting, and we didn’t know that. The only complication is that apparently the boat was built and went to Scarp c1940, before William died – but perhaps it was actually later.

]]> By: D M Graham. http://www.ceuig.com/archives/1193#comment-999 D M Graham. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:14:50 +0000 http://www.ceuig.com/?p=1193#comment-999 With regard to the name of the boat?My mother informs me,that her father,Domhnull an Shaor,who built it,named it Uilleam Dubh in memory of his best friend,William MacLennan;Cliff,who as you have correctly noted,passed away while still quite young.Hope this helps? Thank you. With regard to the name of the boat?My mother informs me,that her father,Domhnull an Shaor,who built it,named it Uilleam Dubh in memory of his best friend,William MacLennan;Cliff,who as you have correctly noted,passed away while still quite young.Hope this helps? Thank you.

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