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Tour guide – Actress – Cultural educator

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Laraich Liurboist Placenames and Fishing Dolishan Maribhig

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Staing na Gàidhlig 1-3

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Five Local stories from the Isle of Lewis

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  • Gaelic Drama

    Herring Girls, Souvenir of Great Yarmouth English

    In 2012 playwright Eric J MacDonald of Uig, Isle of Lewis, wrote the monologue, A Souvenir of Great Yarmouth. The theme is the life of the young Isle of Lewis women, who used to gut, salt and pack herring barrels…

    By Magaidh December 12, 2018
  • Local Stories

    Sabaist Mhor Wick

    This story is Sabaist Mhor Wick. The legendary week of fighting during the herring fishing season. This is thought to have been one hundred and fifty years ago. The military were called in to quell the unrest, resulting in arrests…

    By Magaidh December 9, 2018
  • Local Stories

    Ishbal Nighean Dhomhnaill Ban

    I just love beul aithris stories, from Isle of Lewis Gaelic oral tradition. It is rare to have the opportunity to perform them for an audience nowadays. Therfore, I have recorded five stories because of the richness of the language…

    By Magaidh December 3, 2018
  • Contemporary Blog,  News / Blog

    Crofting Livestock and Litter Isle of Lewis

    On the way from Scalpay, a brown cow I did spy Chewing the cud happily, as I whizzed by The butt of a plastic litre bottle protruding from her teeth My errand not so important now, the car came to…

    By Magaidh August 6, 2018
  • Social History

    Gaelic Film P E Smith Poet Uig Check Film?

    Film Peigi Oigrig far a Cnìp, Uig, Leòdhais ag innse mar a thug bràthar a seanair dhi gìt a’ bhàrdachd agus e air leabaidh a bhais. Taigh Fasgaidh Erista, Uig Media 2011 (5 mionaidean). Bha Peigi na bard agus na…

    By Magaidh June 26, 2018
  • Social History

    Prisoners of War 51st Division St Valery Community Publication

    St Valery Memories 2018 is 44 page publication with research on Prisoners of War captured in the 51 St Division, at St Valery-en-Caux on 12th June 1940. It  includes accounts given by the Prisoners of War  from the Isle of…

    By Magaidh December 20, 2017
  • Contemporary Blog,  News / Blog

    Minecraft are re-building St Kilda

    Rebuild St Kilda with Minecraft The hugely popular Minecraft Game came to town developing a new software rebuilding St Kilda 

    By Magaidh May 1, 2017
  • Contemporary Blog,  News / Blog

    Dementia, first language and reminiscence

    A Cows and Boats

    By Magaidh April 7, 2017
  • wool extravaganza Maggie's contribution
    Heritage Blogs

    Care Home Residents Island Culture – Wool Extravaganza

    Working on the Arora Dementia Friendly Project today with the talented Mary Smith, her spinning wheel and her extensive wool craft kit, in a  Stornoway care home.

    By Magaidh March 8, 2017
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    Crofting Life Isle of Lewis Achmore-moorland placenames

    If you were brought up on a croft, in the Hebrides in the 1960s and 70s, the moorland was very much part of your extended landscape.

    By Magaidh February 28, 2017
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About Me My name is Magaidh Smith , Gaelic tutor, tourguide, actress and cultural educator. I live on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, UK.

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