A considerable number of islesmen "came out" in support of the Jacobite Earl of Mar in the 1715 and again in the 1745 rising including Macleod of Dunvegan and MacLea of Lismore.
First published in 1774. Murray, W.
This tradition includes many songs composed by little-known or anonymous poets before 1800, such as "Fear a' bhàta", "Ailein duinn" and "Alasdair mhic Cholla Ghasda".
The position was exacerbated by the failure of the islands' kelp industry that thrived from the 18th century until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and large scale emigration became endemic. As Iain Mac Fhearchair, a Gaelic poet from South Uist, wrote for his countrymen who were obliged to leave the Hebrides in the late 18th century, emigration was the only alternative to "sinking into slavery" as the Gaels had been unfairly dispossessed by rapacious landlords.
The best known Gaelic poet of her era, Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson, 1821–98), embodied the spirit of the land agitation of the 1870s and 1880s.
The best known Gaelic poet of her era, Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson, 1821–98), embodied the spirit of the land agitation of the 1870s and 1880s.
Based on an 1872 manuscript and edited by Swearingen, R.G. Thompson, Francis (1968) Harris and Lewis, Outer Hebrides.
In the 1880s, the "Battle of the Braes" involved a demonstration against unfair land regulation and eviction, stimulating the calling of the Napier Commission.
The best known Gaelic poet of her era, Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson, 1821–98), embodied the spirit of the land agitation of the 1870s and 1880s.
Disturbances continued until the passing of the 1886 Crofters' Act. ==Language== The residents of the Hebrides have spoken a variety of different languages during the long period of human occupation. It is assumed that Pictish must once have predominated in the northern Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides.
First published 1926. == External links == Hebrides/Western Isles Guide National Library of Scotland: SCOTTISH SCREEN ARCHIVE (selection of archive films about the Hebrides) Former Norwegian colonies Archipelagoes of Scotland Scottish toponymy Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)
First published in 1947 under title: Natural history in the Highlands & Islands; by F.
First published under the present title 1964. Gammeltoft, Peder (2010) "Shetland and Orkney Island-Names – A Dynamic Group".
The discovery of substantial deposits of North Sea oil in 1965 and the renewables sector have contributed to a degree of economic stability in recent decades.
South Uist is considered the best place in the UK for the aquatic plant slender naiad, which is a European Protected Species. Hedgehogs are not native to the Outer Hebrides—they were introduced in the 1970s to reduce garden pests—and their spread poses a threat to the eggs of ground nesting wading birds.
The latter was re-introduced to Rùm in 1975 and has successfully spread to various neighbouring islands, including Mull.
Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul, raised on South Uist and described by MacLean as "one of the few really significant living poets in Scotland, writing in any language" (West Highland Free Press, October 1992) wrote the Scottish Gaelic-language novel An Oidhche Mus do Sheòl Sinn which was voted in the Top Ten of the 100 Best-Ever Books from Scotland. ===Film=== The area around of Skye provided the setting for the Scottish Gaelic feature film The Inaccessible Pinnacle (2006).
In 2003, Scottish Natural Heritage undertook culls of hedgehogs in the area although these were halted in 2007 due to protests.
Downham, Clare "England and the Irish-Sea Zone in the Eleventh Century" in Gillingham, John (ed) (2004) Anglo-Norman Studies XXVI: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2003.
(28 November 2003) General Register Office for Scotland.
In 2003, Scottish Natural Heritage undertook culls of hedgehogs in the area although these were halted in 2007 due to protests.
Retrieved 3 March 2007.
Selected Papers from the FRLSU Conference, Kirkwall 2009, edited by Robert McColl Millar. "Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands".
Retrieved 1–15 August 2009. Rotary Club of Stornoway (1995) The Outer Hebrides Handbook and Guide.
The Hebrides have less biodiversity than mainland Scotland, but a significant number of seals and seabirds. The islands have a combined area of approximately , and, as of 2011, a combined population of around 45,000. == Geology, geography and climate == The Hebrides have a diverse geology, ranging in age from Precambrian strata that are amongst the oldest rocks in Europe, to Paleogene igneous intrusions.
Retrieved 22 January 2011. Gillies, Hugh Cameron (1906) The Place Names of Argyll.
The script was written by the actor, novelist, and poet Aonghas Phàdraig Chaimbeul, who also starred in the movie. An Drochaid, an hour-long documentary in Scottish Gaelic, was made for BBC Alba documenting the battle to remove tolls from the Skye bridge. ===Video Games=== The 2012 exploration adventure game Dear Esther by developer The Chinese Room is set on an unnamed island in the Hebrides. ===Influence on visitors=== J.M.
One reliable source discussed the Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS) in March 2020:the scheme "pays up to £25,000 per claim in any two-year period, covering 80% of investment costs for those who are under 41 and have had their croft less than five years.
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