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- I am just in from the meeting of the school Literary Society. They had a Gaelic debate: “Has emigration been beneficial to the Highlands?” They went into it with great vim and seemed to enjoy it greatly. Several times it resolved itself into little duels in which there seemed to be excellent bits which brought down the house, and retort would follow retort to everybody’s delight… The affirmative won by 35 votes to 14; some did not vote… Stornoway, 28th Feb. 1917
- There have been some fine catches of herring this last week, one day 5000 crans. The Minch has been getting “swept” and the mail-boat is running regularly. Oatmeal scarce; we have had to fall back temporarily on Quaker oats… Stornoway 22nd Feb 1917
- This week’s letter highlights a difficult truth which is very pertinent, given that it is Black History Month. In the course of transcribing the letters we occasionally encounter racist language which is extremely offensive and considered abhorrent today. The fact that a highly educated woman like Mrs Gibson would use this particularly horrible word in such a context reflects the racist ideas prevalent in Britain at this time. We thought carefully about whether to publish this letter on the blog, but we feel it is important not to cover up the past and that we should bring it out into the open, as the attitudes of people in the past are an important part of the historical record. In another sentence of the letter there is a reference to insanity in a particular family. We have not revealed the family’s identity in case this causes distress to any descendants.
- I had letters this week from Wm. B. Macdonald, who is with a battery in France and has had one or two narrow escapes, from J. W. Matheson, in Salonika, and from Alick Thomson, in the training camp at Gailes. He is enjoying the change from the trench-mud. Did I mention that Simon Mackenzie, who has been on a minesweeper off the west coast of Ireland, is now home, discharged on account of his health?… Stornoway, 15th Feb. 1917
- He told us of a mule who had a spite against a man and waited patiently for an opportunity to pay him out [get revenge]. One day the man was grooming the third mule from his enemy. The watchful one saw his chance and laid the man out with a kick delivered below the bellies of the two intervening mules. What do you think of that? E. says they never forget anybody who has beaten them…Stornoway, 9th Feb. 1917
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Cunntas-sluaigh na h-Alba 2011
Tha Tasglann nan Eilean Siar a’ cumail taic ri Cunntas-sluaigh na h-Alba 2011. Tha an taghadh agaibh a’ lionadh a-steach air paipear no air loidhne (ann am Beurla no Gaidhlig.) Tha an Riaghaltas airson gun cuir sibh ur foirmaichean air … Continue reading
Stòras Uibhist
Ma tha sibh airson ur cuid Ghàidhlig a’ leasachaidh ann a suidheachadh àlainn agus làn spòrs, feuch air Stòras Uibhist a bhios a’ gabhail àite bho 24-30 den Ghiblean aig Lodge Gròigearraidh! Gheibh sibh an cothrom ur sgilean anns a’ … Continue reading
Friday photo; Lewis Hospital
On Monday at 7.30 in the Comhairle chambers, Sandwick Road, Stornoway Historical Society will be presenting the last of their lectures for this winter. The talk will be part three of a series focused on Lewis Hospital by Margaret Dobson, … Continue reading
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From the archives; sgadan skirmish
One of the great things about working with records is finding more than you bargained for. The Tasglann had a researcher last week who was interested in tracing records of an ancestor who had fallen on hard times and was … Continue reading
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“Obair gun duais?” le Tristan ap Rheinallt
Bidh Tristan ap Rheinallt a’ bruidhinn air an leabhar aige “Obair gun Duais? Alasdair MacGilleMhìcheil a’ tional ainmean Gàidhlig eun” and an Lanntair an ath oidhche Dimairt 22mh, a’ toiseachadh aig 7.30f. Tha an leabhar ri cheannach tro làrach lin Urras … Continue reading
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Latha Sròine Dearg – Amaideas ‘son Airgead!
Ma tha sibh a’ dèanamh càil airson Latha Sròine Dearg, tha sinn an dòchas gun tig gu math leibh! Bidh fios agaibh gu bheil sreath de phrograman air a-nochd air a’ BhBC ach feuch cuideachd air Radio nan Gàidheal airson … Continue reading
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Friday photo; Hougharry
Tonight Alasdair MacEachan will be giving a talk for the Islands Book Trust entitled ’80 Degrees North via St Kilda, the Faroes and Jan Mayen’ in the Claddach Kirkibost centre from 8pm, which should be very interesting. Earlier in the week North Uist … Continue reading
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An Gille Mor – Seamas MacEanraig
Thig moladh a chumail ann an Inbhir Theòrsa air Seamas MacEanraig, a chruinnich sgeulachdan beul-aithris ann an Alba, an dèidh an cogaidh. Bha e cuideachd ainmeil airson toiseachadh Ceilidh Fèill Mhuinntir Dhun Èideann ann an 1951. Rinn e tòrr airson an … Continue reading
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Òraid ainmean àite Leòdhais le Richard Cox
Ma tha ùidh agaibh ann a eachdraidh ainmean àite ann a Leòdhais, bidh an Àrd-Ollamh Richard Cox a’ dèanamh òraid air an dearbh chuspair an-diugh, a’ toiseachadh aig 4.30f, a’ tighinn beò à Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Bidh Richard a’ coimhead … Continue reading
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It’s all in the name…
Katie Anne and I were fortunate to meet with Sandy Matheson, owner of The Baltic Bookshop in Stornoway to interview him to find out the origins of the “Baltic” part of the shop’s name came from. Here is a picture Katie … Continue reading
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