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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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Memories of the shieling and the village he left behind - written by Donald Maclennan, Dòmhnall Mhurchaidh Dhòmhnaill a Sguthair, 24 Valtos, who emigrated to America.
A h-uile latha chì 's nach fhaic
'S a h-uile latha chì sinn
Deoch-slàinte mo chaileag nì mi òl
A h-uile latha chì sinn
Ag cuallach bhò air cùl ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Photo by rojabro.
This isn't strictly an Uig tale, though one episode takes place on the Flannans, and there is a suggestion that Macpherson may be the grandfather of Kenneth Macpherson the catechist from Bayhead, who married Ann Smith from Strome and Valtos and lived in Ness. It's offered in the hope ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
Sandy Smith 9 Kneep and Iain Mackenzie (mac Anna Dhòmhnaill 'ain Shaighdear) 6 Kneep and USA, c1933.
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
A large number of Lewismen settled in Duluth, Minnesota in the 1870s and 1880s, many becoming prominent citizens in the town. The first was William L Maclennan (1834-1888), son of Donald Maclennan. This family seems to have originated in Kintail or Lochalsh; in 1841 Donald was a shepherd in Bunavoneadar, ...
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Stornoway, UNITED KINGDOM