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Ewen Gillies
St Kilda My name is Ewen Gillies – and if you asked me where I am from, I would find it difficult to answer! I was born on Hiort – the Island of St. Kilda, but I am now in Vancouver – and I have been in most of the world in between times. My…
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Rachel Martin
Scadabay to Cape Breton My name is Raonaid a’ Bhreabadair, and you can tell from my name that my father was a weaver. Now that they are starting to keep records in the English language, they are calling us Martins, and as for my own name – sometimes they are making it Rachel or Ronalda…
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Donald Morrison
Pabbay to Cape North I am Donald Morrison, and I was born in Baile na Cille, on the Isle of Pabbay in the Sound of Harris – and you will easily find the ruins of my father’s house, for there is a well just at the corner of the house – Tobar Fhionnlaidh – and…
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Caitriona Aonghais Ruaraidh
Horgabost to Australia They say that if you once leave home it doesn’t matter how far you go – and that surely must apply to me, for I am right on the opposite side of the world from where I was born in Cuidinish. I am Catriona Aonghais Ruairidh, and my people came originally from…
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Margaret MacKinnon
Seilebost to Manitoba My name is Margaret MacKinnon – Mairead Phannaidh – and my father’s name, Panny, is short for Bannatyne, for my great grandfather’s father was called after Lord Bannatyne, whose family had the farm at Luskentyre at one time – and they say that he got a golden guinea as a christening present…
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John MacLeod
Teilisnish to North Carolina My name is John MacLeod – Iain mac Mhurchaidh ‘ic Dhomhnaill Bhàin (John son of Murdo son of Fair-haired Donald) – and I was born in the village of Teilisnish, in the deer forest of North Harris. My father and my uncles were foresters – gamekeepers you would call them today…
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Donald MacKay
Kyles Scalpay to Georgian Bay My name is Donald MacKay – Domhnall Choinnich Buachaille (Donald son of Kenneth the Herdsman) – and I was brought up in Kyles Scalpay, where my father’s brother had a croft. It was a good enough croft – Kyles Scalpay is rocky enough, but if the sun is shining anywhere…
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Sùil air Ais an Ath Mhòr (pàirt 2)
’S e obair fearainn a bheòshlainte bh’ aig croitearan na h-Ath Mòire. Bhitheamaid nar cloinn gan cuideachadh a’ coimhead às dèidh nam beathaichean, a’ bleoghainn, a' cartadh na bàthcha, a’ dol a-mach gu cùl na beinne a dh’iarraidh nam beathaichean as t-samhradh, obair an fhoghair, togail a' bhuntàta.
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Sùil air Ais an Ath Mhòr (pàirt 1)
’S e pàirt dhen tac aig Orasaigh a bh’ anns an Ath Mhòir. Bha e aig grunn dhaoine uaireigin. Nuair a ghabhadh thairis e mar phàirt dhen tac, chaidh mòran dhe na daoine fhuadach. Chaidh an t-àite fo chaoraich.
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Sùil air Ais air Griomsiadar (pàirt 2)
Nuair a dh’fhàs mi na b’ aosda, bhiodh sinn a’ dol a dh’iasgach na h-adaig le eathar bheag. Bha eathar mhòr aig m’ uncle, bha ceithir ràimh againn oirre, ‘s bhiodh sinn a’ dol a-mach le na ceithir ràimh ‘s duin’ air an stiùir. Bha mise an uair sin cho òg - cha robh mi ach mu cheithir bliadhna deug.
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