dotScot Registry · @dotscotregistry
212 followers · 134 posts · Server mastodon.scotOne of our all time favourite #dotScot stories, not least because of the wonderful pics of #Eriskay ponies. #EriskayPonySociety #ComannEachnanEilean #TakeMeBackTuesday https://dot.scot/stories/11952/
#takemebacktuesday #comanneachnaneilean #eriskayponysociety #eriskay #dotscot
Michael Faint · @ansolasoir
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Llosgi · @Llosgi
126 followers · 489 posts · Server kolektiva.socialMy dad is nearly 90 & from #Eriskay (Outer Hebrides). He's talking lots about his childhood & how his father's family were forced off #SouthUist in the #HighlandClearances so sheep could be grazed on the island. Many of the islanders were forced into boats bound for Canada, with barely the clothes on their backs. Many died from famine. My grandfather's family took their little boat & went to live on Eriskay, the tiny island deemed too stony for sheep. They lived from fishing & growing potatoes on seaweed they hauled up from the shore. My grandfather drowned aged 36, leaving a wife and 5 kids. My dad was the eldest at 7 yrs old & he saw his father's body being carried up the shore. His mum remarried, then died in childbirth. By 14, dad had gone to sea, having lied about his age to get work on cargo ships.
In talking about all this, there's no ounce of self-pity.
Me & dad haven't always got on but I feel so much tenderness for that small boy.
#eriskay #southuist #highlandclearances
Brìghde · @bgLy0
51 followers · 182 posts · Server mastodon.scotMholainnsa am prògram rèidio #Gàidhlig seo gu mòr do dhaoine a tha measail air eich agus cultar dùthchasach Èirisgeigh!
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Rinn mi fhìn beagan rannsachaidh air a' chuspair airson mo chùrsa aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig agus tha mi toilichte gun cuir na seallaidhean pearsanta anns a' phrògram ris an fhiosrachadh a fhuair mi.
#radionangaidheal #eachnaneilean #eriskay #eich #gaidhlig
Undiscovered Scotland · @UndisScot
5225 followers · 603 posts · Server mastodon.scot
An idyllic hebridean view over the Sound of Barra from the island of Eriskay towards the north end of the island of Barra, both in the Western Isles. The Sound of Barra ferry is just setting off on its crossing between the two islands. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eriskay/eriskay/index.html
#Scotland #Eriskay #Barra #SoundOfBarra #Ferry #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland
#undiscoveredscotland #WesternIsles #ferry #soundofbarra #barra #eriskay #scotland
Michael Faint · @ansolasoir
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dotScot Registry · @dotscotregistry
120 followers · 34 posts · Server mastodon.scotOne more from the #dotScot story archive. Love this feature on #EriskayPonySociety (not least for the pony holding up his own sign in the feature image) #Eriskay #EriskayPony #Scotland #photograph https://dot.scot/stories/11952/
#photograph #scotland #eriskaypony #eriskay #eriskayponysociety #dotscot
Michael Faint · @ansolasoir
697 followers · 480 posts · Server toot.community
Eriskay, 2021
#InnseGall #Eriskay #Ladder #OuterHebrides #Photography #LandscapePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography
#innsegall #eriskay #Ladder #outerhebrides #photography #landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography
Undiscovered Scotland · @UndisScot
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A VIRTUAL TOUR OF SCOTLAND
We take the ferry to the enchanting island of Eriskay. This is the view north that greets us, of Coilleag a'Phrionnsa or the Prince's Beach, where Bonnie Prince Charlie first landed in 1745. The island is also known as final resting place of the SS Politician and its cargo of whisky in 1941. More pics and info https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eriskay/eriskay/index.html
Where to next? Vote via the poll attached as a reply.
#Scotland #Eriskay #WhiskyGalore #Beach #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland
#undiscoveredscotland #WesternIsles #beach #whiskygalore #eriskay #scotland
Michael Faint · @ansolasoir
640 followers · 269 posts · Server toot.community
Eriskay, 2019
One of those evenings when dust from the Sahara provides the colour.
Happy new year tooters.
#InnseGall #Eriskay #Sahara #Sunset #Sea #SaharanDust #OuterHebries #HappyNewYear
#innsegall #eriskay #Sahara #sunset #sea #saharandust #outerhebries #happynewyear
Llosgi · @Llosgi
73 followers · 202 posts · Server kolektiva.social#WhiskyGalore is on tv now. Based on a true story, my Dad was a young boy on #Eriskay when the #SSPolitician went aground with its cargo of #whisky. His uncles (drunk) rowed out on a loch on Eriskay to hide bottles from the Customs men, but couldn't remember the spot later! They must still be there today.
#whiskygalore #eriskay #sspolitician #whisky
Paul Chambers :chambers: · @paul
1085 followers · 1395 posts · Server oldfriends.live
December 21 Wikipedia featured article: SS Politician
SS Politician was a cargo #ship that ran aground off the coast of the Hebridean island of #Eriskay (pictured) in February 1941. During #WorldWar2 the ship participated in the Atlantic convoys between the #UK and the #US. She grounded while attempting to rendezvous with a convoy to the north of #Scotland. No one was badly injured or killed in the accident.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedItem/featured/20221221000000/en
#ship #eriskay #worldwar2 #uk #us #scotland #expandyourknowledge #articleoftheday #wikipedia
Undiscovered Scotland · @UndisScot
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The stunning Coilleag a'Phrionnsa, or Prince's Beach, on the island of Eriskay. Linked by causeway to South Uist and by ferry to Barra, the island is a highlight of any tour of the Western Isles. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eriskay/eriskay/index.html
#Scotland #WesternIsles #Eriskay #Beach #Sea #UndiscoveredScotland
#undiscoveredscotland #sea #beach #eriskay #WesternIsles #scotland
David Mcmillan · @hermitsholiday
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Prince Charlie's Beach and machair #Eriskay #Hebrides #westernisles #outerhebrides #beach #Machair #Scotlland
#scotlland #Machair #beach #outerhebrides #WesternIsles #hebrides #eriskay
Morna · @mornaomay
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Morna · @mornaomay
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Seonaidh · @MacNaBracha
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Fitheach · @fitheach
2095 followers · 24443 posts · Server mstdn.ioThere is a fleeting glimpse of the pub/restaurant Am Politician in the video.
So named as Eriskay is the island that the SS Politician ran aground on in 1941, with its precious cargo of whisky. This real event led to the fictionalised account in the famous book and film Whisky Galore (1949). The book is a great read and the film is very entertaining
#whisky #whiskygalore #eriskay #hebrides #scotland