| Old Skye Tales: Traditions, Reflections and Memories Contributor(s): MacKenzie, William (Author), MacLean, Alasdair (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1912476568 ISBN-13: 9781912476565 Publisher: Origin OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Scotland - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 941.154 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scottish - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book he records a world of local legend, folklore and superstition, and charts the changes he saw in his lifetime in agriculture, education, the Church and, of course, emigration. He recounts the history of the leading families of Skye and also the lives and experiences of the crofters, for whose rights he actively campaigned in the 1880s. Old Skye Tales is a unique and valuable record, written by a man of intelligence and sensitivity, whose life spanned both the traditional and the modern world. As well as containing a large amount of information of the geography of the island (particularly the north), there are also important sections on crofting, the Church, as well as local superstitions, sayings, second sight and even local characters of his time. An entertaining and witty book, Old Skye Tales is a marvellous resource for the historian, as well as a fascinating compendium for all those who love one of Scotland's most famous islands. It is one of the most important sources for the history of the island. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacKenzie, William: - William Mackenzie was born in 1851 in Melness, Sutherland though moved to Skye at an early age. He began teaching in Uig and in 1879 was appointed headmaster of Valtos in Staffin. He became active in the crofter agitation of the 1880s and was one of the crofters' representatives at the Napier Commission of 1884. He retired in 1915 and began to write his reminiscences, which were published in two books in 1930 and 1934. The present volume is an edited compilation of these two works.MacLean, Alasdair: - Born in Glasgow of Highland stock, Alasdair Maclean left school at fourteen to work in the Clydeside shipyards. National Service in the Merchant Marine followed and then service in the British and Indian Armies. He returned to Scotland to read English at Edinburgh University before returning home to Sanna in Ardnamurchan. A poet of some repute, this is his only book of non fiction. |