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Hallaig is the most
recognized poem of
Sorley MacLean, an
important Scottish poet of the 20th century.
After writing it,
MacLean rose to fame in the English-speaking...
- when his
works were
published in
English translation. His
later poem
Hallaig,
published 1954,
achieved "cult status": 134
outside Gaelic-speaking circles...
- MV
Hallaig is a
pioneering Diesel Electric Hybrid ferry built for the
Caledonian MacBrayne service between Skye and Raasay.
Hallaig was
launched in December...
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created by the Skye
icecap in the Pleistocene.
Clachan Suisnish Inverarish Hallaig (abandoned) The
primary employment is in tourism,
working for the ferry...
- writer, was born and
raised on Raasay,
where he set his best
known poem,
Hallaig,
about the
devastating effect of the
Highland Clearances.
Aonghas Phàdraig...
-
released Bothy Culture in 1998 on the
Rykodisc label. One
composition Hallaig takes its name from the poem by the
Gaelic bard
Sorley MacLean, incorporating...
- Crackaig, Isle of Mull Gualacholish, Isle of Mull Shiaba, Isle of Mull
Hallaig, Isle of
Raasay Screapadal, Isle of
Raasay Stiomrabhaig, Isle of Lewis...
- Mary MacPherson. The best-known
Scottish Gaelic poem of the 20th century,
Hallaig, was
written by
Sorley MacLean about a
cleared village near
where he grew...
- MV Loch Shira,
entered service in 2007 on the Largs–****brae route. MV
Hallaig (2013; for Raasay), MV Lochinvar (2013; for Tarbert) and MV Catriona (2015;...
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Sorley MacLean was born on Raasay, the
setting for his best
known poem,
Hallaig.
George Orwell wrote much of the
novel 1984
whilst living at
Barnhill on...
