Fishing in Kirkibost, Great Bernera, The Hebrides
Fishing in Kirkibost, Great Bernera Generations of fishermen landed their catch at the pier in Kirkibost in Great Bernera.The rich fishing grounds are now depleted and the pier used only by two or three small local boats, fishing for crab…
Life in Bosta, Great Bernera, The Hebrides
Bòstadh The winding single track road to Bòstadh takes you as far west as you can get in Great Bernera. The white shell sand beach draws families with young children, partying teenagers and those reflecting on life and relationships, while…
Gaelic -The language of the Hearth
I am working on Arora the Dementia Friendly Community Project this month. Working on this project I am the privileged recipient of all kinds of personal stories and cultural treasures, which spill out instantly between the handshake and island Gaelic…
Pipe Major Peter Macleod Aird Uig Heritage blog
Pipe Major Peter Roderick Macleod, Aird Uig / Behind the Conundrum At each piping recital, accordion or melodeon evening on the island of Lewis. At least a couple of the following tunes are played and recognised as being from the…
Happy New Year 12th January
Blowing on the Embers The Oidhche Challain custom of circling, in a sunwise direction, the fire in each home, on the evening prior to 12th of January, the Old New Year’s Day, no longer happens regularly in the Isle of…
Willow Creel Workshop Isle of Lewis Cliabh
For centuries, a creel was used in the Isle of Lewis to carry earth, seaweed and manure to meagre plots of earth, hard earned in barren places. The creel was also used to carry, peats, fish and sometimes even babies…
