Peggy Maclennan and Kenneth Matheson
Peggy Maclennan was born in 1888 to 24 Valtos; she married Donald Maclennan, 15 Kneep, in 1920 in Glasgow (parents…
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Side Schools in Uig I: Ardbheag
From research undertaken by Maggie Smith for Hebridean Connections and the Stornoway Gazette. See also Part II and Part III.…
Gisla, c1980
Duncan Macdonald’s croft at Gisla. Thanks to Hugh Henderson.
The Death of Hector Maclean
Hector Maclean, who wrote to his sister Annie (Nurse Ruadh) from the Transvaal in 1902, died of enteric fever five…
Crofting at the Upper End, 1958-9
Another extract from Uig, A Hebridean Parish, compiled by HA Moisley and members of the Geographical Field Group, Universities of…
Carnish Pier
From an article by Dave Roberts with Norman Macaulay, John Macdonald and Donald Maciver. In the Seaforth Muniments, there are letters…
Nurse Ruadh, Annie Maclean
Annie Maclean, Nurse Ruadh, was born to 12 Crowlista in 1872 and served as district nurse in Uig before taking…
Uigeach T-Shirts – UK and US shops open
We’re now offering an exclusive range of high-quality t-shirts for men, women and children, with Uig references and Gaelic sayings. …
Breanish and Islivig in 1959
Brenish and Islivig are old settlements, never cleared. In both, the sites of the original clachans can still be seen clustered around the mouths of their respective streams. The houses are now situated at the east end of the crofts, near to the road…
The Uig Quiz
At the Uig Celebration dinner and ceilidh on Friday, there was an Uig quiz, compiled by Teen Anne Murray. Twenty…
Crowlista School 1937
Thanks to Roddy Maclean for the scans and Donald Maciver for the names. Those marked * are still living in…
Steam Trawling in Loch Roag, 1893
This report from Hansard, the official report of debates in the House of Commons, dates from December 1893 and refers…
The King Earns his Keep
Look who’s on the front of the German edition of Bernard Cornwell’s The Lords of the North. It’s always a…
Practical Archaeological Survey Course in Bernera
Places are still available on a survey training workshop being held in Bernera on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 March.…
Prosperity and Overcrowding in Uig, 1850s-1890s
From Uig, A Hebridean Parish, by HA Moisley and the Geographical Field Group, 1960. The crofting population of Uig started…
Uig School: Learning about Blackhouses
We’re pleased to launch a new Uig School page, to show some of the historical subjects the children are studying,…
Kinloch…Somewhere, 23 February
Theatre Hebrides are bringing Kinloch…Somewhere to Uig on 23 February – a one-man black comedy, written by Eric John Macdonald…
Lochcroistean School 1929-30
Teachers Donald Macarthur (Soup) and Annie Macaulay 35 Cliff (Anna Bheag) Back Row 1. Peter Macleod 9 Enaclete 2. Farquhar…
FilmG Awards: Uig Winners
The winners of the MG Alba FilmG competition for short films in Gaelic have been announced, and the Uig entry,…
At the Shieling
The mystery surrounding this picture has been cleared up – see the comments for Teen Anne’s identification of most of…