{"id":10679,"date":"2024-05-13T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=10679"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:48:24","slug":"description-of-the-western-isles-of-scotland","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/description-of-the-western-isles-of-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland by Martin Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"title\" class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"u6dxal-cn63kl-l9lr8d-4ap1cz\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\">A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Circa 1695: A Voyage to St Kilda: A Late Voyage to St Kilda<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journey around the Western Isles, and a mine of information on custom, tradition and life. Martin Martin&#8217;s wrote before the Jacobite rebellions changed the way of life of the Highlander irrevocably.<\/p>\n<p>The volume includes the earliest account of St Kilda, first published in 1697 and Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles, account written in 1549 which presents a record of a pastoral visit to islands still coping with the aftermath of the fall of the Lords of the Isles.<\/p>\n<p>Paperback<br \/>\nISBN: 978-1-83983-035-8<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Martin Martin<\/span>\u00a0(Martainn MacGilleMhartainn) was born at Bealach, near Duntulm, Skye, and was a native Gaelic speaker. 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