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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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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Lochcroistean School, c1928. Teachers Annie Macaulay 35 Cliff and Donald Macarthur, Carloway.
Back Row:1. Angus Hugh Smith, 2 Carishader
2. Angus John Macdonald, 6 Carishader
3. Donald Macritchie, 4 Enaclete
4. Donald John Mackay, 6 Geshader
5. Malcolm John Smith, 2 Ungeshader
6. Donald Smith, 2 Ungeshader
7. Donald Gillies, 9 Carishader
8. John M Macdonald, 6 Enaclete
9. ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
From Lewsiana, by W Anderson Smith (1874, 1896).
During the autumn and winter the grain is prepared at leisure as potatoes are first consumed, or nearly so, before the meal is much run upon. When in urgent need of meal, the grain is sometimes dried in an iron pot on the ...
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
New pictures for our collection; thanks to Mary Macleod, Lochcroistean.
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
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Verses written by Norman "Conter" Macleod, am Bard Bochd and for many years headmaster at Lochcroistean, on the occasion of the marriage of Agnes Smith, Lochcroistean, to Kenny Maclennan, 15 Kneep. It was sung at the wedding by Kenny Dan Smith, 2 Ungeshader; and the reading here ...
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Marianne hosted a lovely evening for about forty past pupils of Lochcroistean school, and their spouses, on the 130th anniversary of the opening of the school.
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If the slideshow isn't working for you, the pictures are also in the Gallery.
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Fearchar (Farquhar) Macdonald, son of Angus, was about born about 1809 at Capadal, roughly on the site of 3 Ardroil. In 1832 he joined the Hudson's Bay Company, as a "slooper" - a crewman on HBC decked vessels. According to the Company's personal records, he boarded the Prince Rupert IV ...
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
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Key placenames and landmarks around the township of Geshader, the inlet to Little Loch Roag (the Sruth, next to #18), and the deserted settlement at Strome, as prepared by Finlay and Kenneth Maciver. There are many more placenames, which we'll publish once we've worked out how best to present them; ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
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Ciorstaidh Mhòr, Christina Matheson, was born in 1861 in Enaclete, a daughter of William Ruadh and a sister of William Dearg. Her father came with his family to Geshader in the late 19th century and built this house at 2 Geshader, on the hillside overlooking the loch on the right ...
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
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Taken this afternoon from Ganstotl on Loch Roag (back of Geshader), looking to Eilean Garbh and Cliatasaigh (left), with Bernera in the distance. It was blowing a bit.
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Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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William Matheson (Uilleam Dearg) was born to 2 Geshader in 1877, the youngest son of William Ruadh. As a young man he went off, presumably to join the Seaforths, though his family heard nothing of him until he turned up in a picture of a company in Egypt or the ...
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
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Teachers Donald Macarthur (Soup) and Annie Macaulay 35 Cliff (Anna Bheag)
Back Row 1. Peter Macleod 9 Enaclete
2. Farquhar Macdonald 12 Carishader
3. Angus Hugh Smith 2 Carishader
4. Donald Macritchie 4 Enaclete
5. Calum Iain Smith 2B Ungeshader
6. Donald Gilleis 9 Carishader
7. John Murdo Mackay 1 Carishader
8. John MAcdonald 6 Enaclete
2nd Row 9. ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Thanks to Murdag, and to Finlay for the identification.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
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Kate Macleod, 4 Carishader (Bean a'Lion) and an unknown sailor - can anyone identify him?
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
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Finlay, Thelma, Fiona and Kenneth Maciver, Carishader, at the mussels and the peats.
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