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Next Talk: “The Norse Mills of Lewis”

Shona Campbell — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:21:10 +0000

’S e Fionnlagh MacLeòid a bhios a’ toirt seachad òraid dhuinn an ath-oidhch’, aig 7.30f aig Ionad Netley air Rathad an Easbaig. Tha e gu bhith bruidhinn mu dheidhinn Muilnean Beaga Leòdhais. Tha e air a bhith a’ rannsachadh nam muilnean beaga air feadh Leòdhais fad bhliadhnaichean — cò às a thàinig iad, an cruth ’s an suidheachadh, agus an àite ann an eachdraidh an eilein. Tha e air leabhar fhoillseachadh (le Acair) ann an Gàidhlig agus ann am Beurla agus bidh sinn gan reic an ath-oidhch’ aig £15.

Writer and broadcaster Dr. Finlay MacLeod from Lewis will be delivering a talk tomorrow evening to the Gaelic Society at 7.30pm in the usual venue of the Netley Centre, Bishop’s Road. The topic will be “The Norse Mills of Lewis”. He has been researching the Norse Mills in Lewis for many years — their origin, structure and location as well as their significance in the social history of Lewis. Finlay’s book, Muilnean Beaga Leòdhais (published by Acair) — available in either a Gaelic or English version — will be on sale after the talk, priced at £15. The talk will be in Gaelic and non-members are most welcome to attend.

Spotlight on the Web: Comann Eachdraidh Uig

GSI Online News Team — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:01:17 +0000

In light of its redesign and relaunch, now feels like a good time to spotlight Comann Eachdraidh Uig’s fantastic website. Originally launched in June 2008, it has amassed a treasure–trove of photos, articles, and notes about Uig — more than 500 posts and 1,000 photos — in a little over two years. It’s easy to lose a couple of hours just scratching the surface of the archives, and it makes for an invaluable resource for scholars and descendants of Uig.

The site’s curator and chief writer Sarah has written an introduction to the relaunched website, and it’s an excellent place to start for both new and returning visitors. As always, she welcomes contributions of all kinds, and would gratefully receive any memories, notes, letters or photos that you may have to share.

GSI Online’s ‘Spotlight on the Web’ is an occasional series highlighting the best Gaelic– and Celtic–related sites from the length and breadth of the Internet.

Culloden Memorial Service 2009

Shona Campbell — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:57:55 +0000

We will be holding the Annual Culloden Remembrance service on Saturday 18th April 2009.

All are welcome, please meet at the Cairn for 11am.

Alexander Mackenzie’s ‘History of the Mackenzies’ Available Online in Its Entirety

Editor — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:12:50 +0000

Alexander Mackenzie’s History of the Mackenzies, originally published in 1879 and reprinted in 1894, is now available in its entirety on Scribd. The site offer online reading of the text, a well as the option to download the book free of charge in either plain text or Adobe PDF format.

The site — which requires Adobe Flash, and a free sign-up — also includes many other texts on Gaelic and Celtic, as well as a wealth of other material on a wide variety of topics, and is very much worth a look.

[Via Comann Eachdraidh Uig.]

500 Years of Scottish Printing Events in 2008

Alex Graham — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:44:50 +0000

Delighted to report that the ‘Imprentit’ exhibition at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh covers a significant amount of Gaelic material — including the first Gaelic book published in 1567, Knox’s Liturgy, and a copy of the Gaelic Catechism is also on display.

2008 is the five-hundredth anniversary of printing in Scotland and in celebration, there are many events taking place throughout the country; a complete list of these events can be found here.