{"id":4150,"date":"2023-04-16T12:38:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T12:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?page_id=4150"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:23:35","slug":"history-of-the-people-of-the-western-isles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/history-of-the-people-of-the-western-isles\/","title":{"rendered":"Eachdraidh nan Eilean Siar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tha eachdraidh dhaoine anns na h-Eileanan Siar a\u2019 t\u00f2iseachadh an uair a leagh na siotaichean-deighe, agus a th\u00e0inig a\u2019 chiad daoine, aig \u00e0m ris an canar Meadhan-linn na Cloiche \u2013 \u2018s ann faisg air baile An Taobh Tuath ann an ceann a deas na Hearadh a chaidh an l\u00e0rach as sine a lorg anns na h-eileanan gu ruige seo. B\u2019 e luchd sealg agus luchd cruinneachaidh a bhiodh annta, agus bhiodh iad a\u2019 siubhal air feadh na t\u00ecre. Tha aois an l\u00e0raich anns an Taobh Tuath air a dhearbhadh gu 9,000 bliadhna, ach faodar a bhith cinnteach gu bheil gu le\u00f2r l\u00e0raich eile ri lorg fhathast, agus \u2018s d\u00f2cha feadhainn nas sine na sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tha rannsachadh DNA air dearbhadh gun t\u00e0inig daoine ann an Nua-linn na Cloiche air a\u2019 mhuir bho sg\u00ecrean a\u2019 Mhediterranean agus suas costaichean a\u2019 Chuain Siar, agus a mheasgaich ris na daoine a bha seo mar tha. Bhuapasan th\u00e0inig na b\u2019 fhaide air adhart daoine Linn an Iarrainn, agus \u2019s e iadsan a thog na d\u00f9in a ch\u00ec sinn fhathast air lochan agus air rubhaichean timcheall nan Eilean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tha lorg againn air iomadach l\u00e0rach cr\u00e0bhaidh anns na h-eileanan bho \u00e0m nan Cr\u00ecosdaidhean, ged a chaidh milleadh a dh\u00e8anamh orra leis na Lochlannaich timcheall bho 800AD air adhart. Thuinich na Lochlannaich ceann a tuath Le\u00f2dhais air fad, ach na b\u2019 fhaide deas b\u2019 ann a bha iad a\u2019 riaghladh nan sg\u00ecrean anns an robh daoine eile a\u2019 fuireach. An d\u00ecleab as motha a dh\u2019fh\u00e0g iad \u00e0s an d\u00e8idh, \u2019s e na h-ainmean a tha air gach p\u00ecos dhan t\u00ecr \u2013 agus \u2019 s d\u00f2cha cuideachd an \u00f9idh mh\u00f2r a tha aig eileanaich anns a\u2019 mhuir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mar a chaidh t\u00ecde air adhart, agus ginealach as d\u00e8idh ginealach, dh\u2019fh\u00e0s an fhuil Lochlannach na bu taine, agus an uair a chaidh na h-eileanan an iar fo riaghladh Alba \u00e0s d\u00e8idh an C\u00f9mhnant Pheairt ann an 1266, bha na h-eileanaich air an ainmeachadh mar Ghall-Gh\u00e0idheil. \u2019S e Clann Dh\u00f2mhnaill a bha riaghladh mar Tighearnas nan Eilean, agus bha iad st\u00e8idhichte ann an \u00ccle agus mu thimcheall an eaglais aca ann an Eilean I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2019S e Clann Dh\u00f2mhnaill a bha riaghladh mar Tighearnas nan Eilean, agus bha iad st\u00e8idhichte ann an \u00ccle agus mu thimcheall an eaglais aca ann an Eilean I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bha eaconamaidh nan Eilean st\u00e8idhichte air teachd an t\u00ecr, gu h-\u00e0raid air \u00e0rach chruidh, ach bha gn\u00ecomhachas \u00f9r ri tighinn, agus bha e dol a chuir eaconamaidh nan eilean bun os cionn. Bha luath a\u2019 cheilp \u2013 feamainn \u2013 feumail airson m\u00e8inneirean agus bha iarrtas m\u00f2r air an seo aig \u00e0m nan Cogaidhean Frangach, aig deireadh an ochdamh linn deug agus toiseach an naoidheamh linn deug. Bha na h-uachdarain ri brosnachadh tuineachadh air lochan-mara air taobh an ear nan eilean, far nach robh talamh torrach, ach far an robh gu le\u00f2r feamainn. Th\u00f2isich gn\u00ecomhachas m\u00f2r, agus fhuair na h-uachdarain gu le\u00f2r airgead \u00e0s, ach bha na croitearan uaireannan ri d\u00e8anamh beagan airgead dhaibh fh\u00e8in cuideachd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bha eilthireachd bho na h-eileanan air t\u00f2iseachadh ron seo, \u00e0s d\u00e8idh 1770, an uair a bha f\u00ecor dhroch arbhair air a bhith ann airson bliadhna na dh\u00e0, agus leudaich seo an uair a bha croitearan a\u2019 cosg an airgid fh\u00e8in airson p\u00e0igheadh faraidhean tarsainn a\u2019 Chuan Siar, \u00e0 Le\u00f2dhas gu T\u00ecr M\u00f2r Albainn Nuadh, \u00e0 Uibhist a Tuath agus \u00e0s na Hearadh gu Ceap Breatainn agus \u00e0 Uibhist a Deas gu Ceap Breatainn agus Eilean a\u2019 Phrionnsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0s d\u00e8idh Cogadh Waterloo ann an 1815 agus deireadh nan Cogaidhean Frangach, bhris a\u2019 mhargaid airson a\u2019 cheilp, an aghaidh farpais bho na r\u00ecoghachdan E\u00f2rpach, agus chaidh eaconamaidh nan eilean dhan bhochdainn. Cha robh teachd a-steach aig croitearan leis am p\u00e0igheadh iad am m\u00e0l, agus bha na h-uachdarain air call am pr\u00ecomh dh\u00f2igh air airgead a dh\u00e8anamh, agus chaill na cinn-cinnidh an oighreachdan. Chaidh na h-oighreachdan gu daoine ris an robh na cinn-cinnidh ann am fiachan. Cha robh di\u00f9 aig na daoine sin dha na daoine a bha ri p\u00e0igheadh a\u2019 mh\u00e0il, agus bha iad toilichte gu le\u00f2r am faicinn a\u2019 falbh \u00e0s an d\u00f9thaich, an uair a thug iad a-steach tuathanaich chaorach nan \u00e0ite a thug dhaibh barrachd m\u00e0il. Dh\u2019fh\u00e0g m\u00f2ran na h-eileanan aig an \u00e0m seo, agus dh\u2019fhalbh gu le\u00f2r air sg\u00e0th agus gu robh iad air am fuadach airson \u00e0ite a dh\u00e8anamh do chaoraich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anns na 1840n bha lobhadh th\u00e0inig gaiseadh air a\u2019 bhunt\u00e0ta anns na h-eileanan agus cha deach goirt a stad, chun \u00ecre a r\u00e0inig e ann an \u00c8irinn, ach le cuideachadh bho bhuidhnean carthannais air T\u00ecr M\u00f2r. Bha an uair sin m\u00f2ran a bharrachd adhbhar air eilthireachd a dh\u00e8anamh, ach cha robh airgead aig daoine airson nam faraidhean a ph\u00e0igheadh mur a faigheadh iad cuideachadh bho bhuidhnean mar Buidheann Eilthireachd na G\u00e0idhealtachd agus nan Eilean, gu Astr\u00e0ilia. Bha uachdarain mar Seumas MacMhathain ann an Le\u00f2dhas, agus Gordon Cathcart ann an Uibhist a Deas agus Barraigh, a\u2019 cur air chois eilthireachd gu Ontario agus gu Quebec, ged a chaidh na gluasadan \u00e0 Uibhist a dh\u00e8anamh ann am f\u00ecor dhroch dh\u00f2igh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bha na daoine a dh\u2019fhuirich anns na h-eileanan fo eagal gun deigheadh an cuir \u00e0s an fhearann, gus an tug Achd nan Croitearan ann an 1885 dhaibh cinnt nach tachradh seo, ach bha fhathast gu le\u00f2r coitearan ann gun talamh. Beag air bheag, agus gu h-\u00e0raid eadar an d\u00e0 chogadh, chaidh an talamh a chaidh a thoirt bho chroitearan aig \u00e0m nam fuadaichean a thoirt air ais do chroitearan, ged nach biodh seo gu le\u00f2r airson croit a thoirt dha gach duine, agus lean eilthireachd gu h-\u00e0raid anns na 1920n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ann an sg\u00ecrean d\u00f9thchail nan Eilean Siar, tha eilthireachd gu T\u00ecr M\u00f2r Alba gu math cumanta am measg \u00f2igridh nan Eilean, air sg\u00e0th agus nach eil m\u00f2ran obair ri fhaighinn aig an taigh. Tha gluasad ann a-nis, le taic bhon riaghaltas, na h-oighreachdan a cheannach bho na h-uachdarain, agus an cur ann an l\u00e0mhan nan coimhearsnachdan. Thathas an d\u00f2chas gun d\u00e8an seo feum dhan eaconamaidh agus gun toir e cothrom dhan \u00f2igridh fuireach anns na coimhearsnachdan far am bheil e cho iomchaidh gun d\u00e8an iad seo airson stad a chur air cr\u00econadh \u00e0ireamh an t-sluaigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ionnsaich Tuilleadh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Innis Dhuinn do Sgeulachd<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
Ma tha sgeulachd agad mu dhuinne sam bith san teaghlach agad a dh\u2019fh\u00e0g na h-Eileanan Siar agus a dh\u2019fhuirich ann am p\u00e0irt eile den t-saoghal, cuir fios thugainn gu h-\u00ecseal... Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Sgeulachdan Eilthirich<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
Thachair a\u2019 chiad eilthireachd \u00e0s na h-eileanan air a bheil fhios againn am meadhan na 1700an, as d\u00e8idh Bl\u00e0r Ch\u00f9il-Lodair... Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Eachdraidhean nam Bailtean<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
Tha na h-earrannan seo air an toirt bho leabhraichean Eachdraidh nan Croitean le aig Bill Lawson. Tha c\u00f2rr is tr\u00ec-fichead dhiubh ann a-nis, agus tha iad ri am faighinn anns a bh\u00f9th againn. Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rannsaich st\u00f2ras Hiort an asgaidh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tha toraidhean an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta airson Hiort air fad an asgaidh, le taing dhan a\u2019 Mhaoin-Dualchais. Thoir s\u00f9il air tasglann Hiort airson faicinn mar a tha an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta ag obair!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thoir s\u00f9il air Hiort<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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