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Eilidh

 

Bha an Eilidh aon de na bàtaichean-iasgaich a b' ainmeile is a b'aithnichte air a' Chomraich dar a thàinig i dhan sgìre ann an 1973.

 

Chaidh a cheannach leis na bràithrean Eòghan agus Ali MacCoinneach ann an Camas Teile, is iad air a bhith air a' Pilot Me ron sin. Bha an taigh-chuibhle ris an toiseach, a bha caran àrd an coimeas ri bàtaichean eile sa sgìre aig an àm.

 

B' ann buidhe a bha i (bhàirnis) agus bha i air toir an giomaich. As t-samhradh, bhiodh i na làighe aig cidhe Chamas Teile airson beagan bhàirnis a chur oirre is Eòghan is Ali ga sgioblachadh fhad' 's a bha an t-iasgach car sàmhach.

 

 

 

Eilidh

 

Eilidh was one of the most well-known, popular and recognisable boats in the Applecross area, and came to the peninsula in 1973.

 

She was bought by the MacKenzie brothers, Ewen and Ali, from Camusteel. They had previously had a boat called Pilot Me. Eilidh had a forward wheelhouse, which was high in comparison to other local boats.

 

She was beautifully varnished, and fished for prawns. In summer, she would lie at the pier in Camusteel while being revarnished as the fishing slackened off for the summer.

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