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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
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Many thanks to Donald J Macleod of Enaclete and Bridge of Don for his research into the fishing boats of Uig. He adds that these boats used lines and not trawls to catch white fish. It was the end of March and beginning of April that was known as the ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
[singlepic=1081,320,240,,left]Comann Eachdraidh Uig played host last week to a visit from two experts on the Lewis Chessman, who hit the headlines in November with their theories relocating the find-site to Mealista, rather than Ardroil.
Dr David Caldwell, Keeper of Scotland and Europe at the National Museum of Scotland, and Dr Mark ...
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
The following was written by Maggie Smith for Hebridean Connections. The genealogies of all the known inhabitants of the island of Vuia - uninhabited since 1841 - can be found here.
Life on the island of Vuia Mhòr was hard, with little fertile land and no safe anchorage. The peats were ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
By long and solid tradition in Uig, the spot where the Uig Chessmen were found in 1831 is held to be the Bealach Ban, a hollow in the dunes in Ardroil. In November of last year, a paper by Dr David Caldwell et al in Mediæval Archaeology proposed that, on ...
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
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John Mackay (Iain Uisdean, b1870) 1 Carishader in his bus, with (left to right) his son Angus and Farquhar (Fearchar 'a Chomhnard) and Caluman Macdonald, 12 Carishader.
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
Uig Community Centre Association's Winter Bistro Night
Saturday 13 February, 8.00pm prompt!
Uig Community Centre
Complimentary glass of sparkling wine on arrival.
Non-alcoholic drink also available
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Yellow Pepper and Pear Soup (v)
Baked Smoked Fish Creams
Served with warm homemade bread rolls and butter
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Hand baked individual Steak and Ale pie
Chicken stuffed with porcini mushrooms and ...
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Rev Alexander Macleod arrived in Uig 1824 and evidently had a powerful influence on his congregation. In the first years of his ministry a number of stories arose demonstrating the (new) piety and upright behaviour of the people of Uig - perhaps exaggerating somewhat the change that had been brought ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Cha robh cam, nach robh crosda.
The following is an account of a familiar tale of the island - perhaps the most famous told of Donald Cam, the chief of the Macaulays in Uig, as given by Capt FWL Thomas in his Traditions of the Macaulays of Lewis (1880).
In 1597 some ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
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Crofters taking fleeces off Vuia, c1990 (photographer unknown - perhaps Iain Macdonald?)
The island of Vuia Mhor lies between Uig and Great Bernera, east of Reef, and covers an area of 84 hectares. The highest point is Mullach na Beinne (67m) which falls away to the sea at Creag na h-Iolaire ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
We've had a lot of snow in Uig lately, but nothing as bad as this report from the Stornoway Gazette, 2 February 1945:
Snowstorm in Lewis
Traffic still disorganised
Throughout last week traffic by road in Lewis was still disorganised by the snow. The fall has been one of the heaviest within ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Winter was always a difficult time for the inhabitants of St Kilda, but the winter of 1876-77 was unusual. From the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1878:
When the factor, Mr M'Kenzie, with MacLeod's vessel, did not put in an appearance in autumn last year [1876], as ...
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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Miss Ina Macdonald, Ardbheag, is of course now our Mrs Ina Macdonald, Islivig. More on the side schools here.
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Hugh Munro was minister at Baile na Cille for 46 years, until his death on 1 May 1823. He was replaced the following year by Alexander Macleod, but there was nearly a different minister in Uig, which, given Rev Macleod's strong attachment to and leading role in the evangelist movement ...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Tonight (Thursday)
There will be a piece about the St Kilda centre, including an interview filmed at Mangersta, on the STV News at 6pm.
Saturday 14 November
Fish & Chip Takeaway from Uig Hall. Place your orders at the shop now.
Friday 13, 20 and 27 November
Ceilidh dancing practice in the hall with Tomally ...
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