Emigrant Stories
The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s.
The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden and amidst the unpredictable climate of the late Little Ice Age.
Since then, people have been leaving the islands in waves, from Barra and Uist to Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton, from Harris and North Uist to Cape Breton and Australia, and from Lewis to Ontario and Quebec, to mention a few of the largest emigrations.
