{"id":3235,"date":"2023-03-06T10:16:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T10:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?page_id=3235"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:17:44","slug":"about-hebrides-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/about-hebrides-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Mu Dheidhinn Hebrides People"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2018S e goireas sloinntearachd air leth a th\u2019 ann an Hebrides People, agus tha Ionad-tadhail Hebrides People ag innse sgeulachd mhuinntir nan Eilean.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Tha goireas sloinntearachd Hebrides People, \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019, st\u00e8idhichte air c\u00f2rr is tr\u00ec-fichead bliadhna de rannsachadh a rinn Bill Lawson, aig a bheil s\u00e0r-e\u00f2las air sloinntearachd nan Eilean Siar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Chuir Bill Lawson air d\u00f2igh an companaidh \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019 c\u00f2mhla ris a bhean Chris ann an 1988, agus dh\u2019fhosgail iad Ionad-tadhail Seallam! (a-nis Ionad-tadhail Hebrides People) ann an 2000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tha Hebrides People a-nis ann an l\u00e0mhan Urras Dualchais an Taobh Tuath, comann buannachd coimhearsnachd le inbhe carthannais.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ar n-Eachdraidh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Na bliadhnaichean tr\u00e0tha<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An uair a bha Bill Lawson ri cruinneachadh fiosrachadh air teaghlaichean nan Eileanan Siar, bha aige ri siostam math fhaighinn airson a chuir air paipear, a bhiodh furasta a leantainn. Bha cuideachd ceist ann air ciamar a bha e dol a dh\u00e8anamh eadar-dhealachadh eadar uiread de dhaoine leis an aon ainm. Thuig e gum feumadh e fiosrachadh a chruinneachadh air a h-uile teaghlach anns na h-Eileanan Siar, agus an uair sin an cl\u00e0radh ann an riochd chraobhan-teaghlaich. Faigh barrachd a-mach mu Bill an-seo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An-diugh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tha Ionad-tadhail Hebrides People anns an Taobh Tuath le taisbeanaidhean agus b\u00f9th leabhraichean agus thiodhlacan. Tha e na dhachaigh airson st\u00f2ras \u2018Co Leis Thu?\u2019 agus tha tri\u00f9ir neach-obrach an-dr\u00e0sda. Barrachd fiosrachaidh<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An \u00e0m ri teachd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tha planaichean inntinneach againn airson na bliadhnaichean a tha air adhart. As d\u00e8idh soirbheachadh le iarrtas gu St\u00f2ras Fearainn na h-Alba, ceannaichidh a\u2019 choimhearsnachd an talamh mu thimcheall an ionad-tadhail agus an t-Seann Taigh-sgoile far am bheil Bill Lawson a\u2019 fuireach. Bidh taisbeanaidhean \u00f9ra ann agus cafaidh air a bheil deagh fheum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Na Cl\u00e0ran Againn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tha an rannsachadh, a tha air fad suidhichte ann an Ionad-tadhail Hebrides People agus anns an t-Seann Taigh-sgoile, st\u00e8idhichte air an d\u00e0-chuid cl\u00e0ran-sgr\u00ecobhte agus air beul-aithris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cha b\u2019 ann ach gu math truagh a bha cl\u00e0ran-sgr\u00ecobhte anns na h-Eileanan Siar ro 1855, agus mar sin cha ghabh fiach a chuir air cho feumail \u2018s a tha beil-aithris an tac ri fianais-sgr\u00ecobhte a tha neo-iomlan agus neo-chunbhalach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chruinnich Bill Lawson beul-aithris mu theaghlaichean nan Eilean Siar, a bha gu math l\u00e0idir suas chun an \u00f9ine bhig a dh\u2019fhalbh, thar c\u00f2rr is tr\u00ec-fichead bliadhna de rannsachadh. Barrachd fiosrachaidh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ionnsaich tuilleadh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sloinntearachd nan Eilean Siar<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
Aon de na trioblaidean as motha a tha againn ann a bhith rannsachadh teaghlaichean anns na h-Eileanan Siar \u2019s e cho gann... Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Bill Lawson BL, ASGRA, FSA(Scot)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
Tha goireas sloinntearachd Hebrides People, \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019, st\u00e8idhichte air c\u00f2rr is tr\u00ec-fichead bliadhna de rannsachadh a rinn Bill Lawson, aig a bheil s\u00e0r-e\u00f2las air sloinntearachd nan Eilean Siar. Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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A' Toirt \u00d2rdugh Air Ainmean<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
In using any written sources, it is essential to bear in mind that the people of the islands were overwhelmingly Gaelic speaking. These records were … Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Beul-Aithris<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
Le beul-aithris tha fiosrachadh agad bho eachdraidh-teaghlaich, \u00f2rain, sgeulachdan, agus tha e cuideachd a\u2019 cumail lorg air c\u00e0irdeas... Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hebrides People is a unique genealogy resource covering the Western Isles of Scotland. Hebrides People Visitor Centre tells the history of the people and landscapes of Harris and the Western Isles. The genealogy resource at Hebrides People, known as \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019, is based on over 60 years of research by Bill Lawson, widely recognised […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5433,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3235","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAbout Hebrides People - C\u00f2 Leis Thu?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our focus is on the genealogy of the Western Isles. Islanders trace their ancestry by asking "C\u00f2 Leis Thu?" 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