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Violante

 

B' ann gu math coltach ri Morag is a bha an Violante. Bha crann oirre agus falmadair mòr. Coltach ri bàtaichean iasgaich eile bha ceithir buathalan ann an toiseach a' bhàta airson àite far an faigheadh an sgioba beagan fois is cadail.

 

B' ann aig na h-Uibhistich a bha a' fantainn sa Chùil Dhuibh, Roddy agus Dunnchadh Mac an Tòisich, is a bha an Violante aca mus deach a reic gu dithis sa Phloc, Dunnchadh is Roderick MacGillAindreis. Mar sin, fhad' 's a bha i air a' Chomraich, bhiodh a' Violante aig acair sa Pholl Chreadha.

 

Mu dheireadh, bha i aig fear Dr Mac an t-Saoir a bha ainmeil ann an poileataigs na h-Alba aig an àm, is dh'atharraich esan an Violante a bhith na iacht.

 

Anns an dol-seachad, tha e coltach nach robh ach ceangail glè bheag, nan robh ceangail idir ann, eadar na h-Uibhistich agus na h-Eileanan Siar.

 

 

 

Violante

 

 

This boat was very like the Morag. Similar to other fishing boats, she had four bunks in the bow so that the crew could get a little rest and sleep in shelter.

 

She belonged to a family called na h-Uibhistich, who belonged to the township of Culduie. They were Roddy and Duncan MacIntosh, who had the boat until it was sold to two men from Plockton (Duncan and Roderick Gillanders). The Violante was moored in the Poll Chreadha when she was based in Applecross.

 

Finally, she belonged to a Dr MacIntyre, a well-known figure in Scottish political circles, who converted her into a yacht. 

 

Coincidentally, although the byname na h-Uibhistich means the Uistmen, it appears that the MacIntosh family had very little connection (if any) to the Western Isles.

 

 

 

 

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