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Stories from South Uist
Language: en
Pages: 327
Authors: Angus MacLellan
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-03 - Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

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This is an extraordinary collection of tales from one of the very greatest Gaelic storytellers, Angus MacLellan, and translated by one of Scotland's finest Celt
Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist
Language: gd
Pages: 364
Authors: Margaret Fay Shaw
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Birlinn Publishers

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This is a compendium of photographs, stories, traditions and songs, it is an introduction to the world of the Gael and a memorial to a world now largely disappe
The Man Who Gave Away His Island
Language: en
Pages: 369
Authors: Ray Perman
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-12 - Publisher: Birlinn

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In 1938 John Lorne Campbell bought the Hebridean isle of Canna. He wanted to prevent it becoming a rich man's playground (like so many other islands and Highlan
Tales from The Angler's Retreat
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Matthew Crampton
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03 - Publisher:

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Join us by the fireside of a legendary guesthouse in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, where fly fishermen gather each evening to tell stories of their exploits.
On the Crofter's Trail
Language: en
Pages: 466
Authors: David Craig
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-13 - Publisher: Birlinn

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In the Clearances of the 19th century, crofts - once the mainstay of Highland life in Scotland - were swept away as the land was put over to sheep grazing. Many
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