Eriskay
Location
OS grid reference:	NF795104
Names
Gaelic name:	Eiriosgaigh
Norse name:	Eiriksey
Meaning of name:	'Eric's Isle'
Area and Summit
Area:	703 ha (2.7 sq. miles)
Area rank (Scottish islands):	63
Highest elevation:	Ben Scrien 185 m (607 feet)
Population
Population (2001):	133
Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands):	38= out of 97
Groupings
Island Group:	Uist and Barra
Local Authority:	Outer Hebrides
References:	[1][2][3][4]

Eriskay (Scottish Gaelic: Eiriosgaigh, from the Old Norse for 'Eric's Isle') is an island of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland. It lies between South Uist and Barra and is connected to South Uist by a causeway which was opened in 2001. In the same year Eriskay became the ferry terminal for travelling between South Uist and Barra. The new vehicular ferry travels between Ceann a' Ghàraidh on Eriskay and Ardmore on Barra. The crossing takes around 40 minutes. Not to be confused with Eriskay. ... Image File history File links Schotland,_Eriskay. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... The Uists are the central group of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... Castlebay, Barra Traigh Eaig beach This article is about the island of Barra in Scotland. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 (as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known... Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) redirects here. ... This article is about the country. ... Location of South Uist South Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. ... Castlebay, Barra Traigh Eaig beach This article is about the island of Barra in Scotland. ... The Hindenburgdamm rail causeway across the Wadden Sea to the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Ceann a Ghàraidh is a hill on the Hebridean island of Eriskay. ... Ardmore (Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhòr) is a small ferry port in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. ...

Eriskay, looking towards Easabhal on South Uist.

Despite its diminutive size, Eriskay has many claims to fame, that have made the island well-known far beyond its local Hebridean region. It is associated with the traditional Hebridean song, the Eriskay Love Lilt; with the Eriskay pony and the Eriskay jersey (made without any seams). It is the real Whisky Galore! island: it was just off Eriskay that the S.S. Politician ran aground in 1941 with its famous cargo. On August 2, 1745 the small frigate le Du Teillay landed Bonnie Prince Charlie with his "seven men of Moidart" on Eriskay to start the 'Forty-Five Jacobite Rising. An important early documentary film, Eriskay: A Poem of Remote Lives, made by a German traveller, Werner Kissling, was set on the island. Image File history File links Eriskay. ... Image File history File links Eriskay. ... Location of South Uist South Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. ... Eriskay pony. ... It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Whisky Galore. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... Charles Edward Stuart (31 December 1720 – 31 January 1788), known in Scots Gaelic as Teàrlach Eideard Stiùbhairt, was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. ... Moidart is a district in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland to the west of Fort William; the area is very remote and Loch Shiel cuts off the south-west boundary of the district. ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Werner Kissling (Breslau, Silesia 1895 - Dumfries 1988 ) a German ethnologist. ...

There is a well-stocked shop in Eriskay, a community centre and the Politician Lounge Bar (named after the ship which serendipitously ran aground and famously provided the island with a generous supply of free whisky). The Roman Catholic church of St. Michael's sits on a hill overlooking the main village on Eriskay. It celebrated its centenary in 2003, having been built by Father Allan MacDonald in 1903. The site of the old church is marked by a memorial garden. Catholic Church redirects here. ... Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Santa Maria della Concezione, Rome) tramples Satan. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Eriskay is traversed by a number of mountain paths and tracks, and has just a single motor road. The first stretch of that road was built in 1935, funded through proceeds from the first showing in London of the Werner Kissling film. Werner Kissling (Breslau, Silesia 1895 - Dumfries 1988 ) a German ethnologist. ...

Many Eriskay families have had to leave the island in recent years in search of work and some historic island families have few or no descendants left on the island. An example of these families is the Macinnnes' who were a prominent island family at the time of the Kissling film but are now down to just four members of the extended family dwelling on the island. Many of the people who have left have been young as there is no work for them on the island and no further education available either.

Further Reading

An article on Eriskay appeared in hidden europe magazine in March 2005.

External links

• Am Paipear Community Newspaper

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3. 
3. ^ Ordnance Survey
4. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. Placenames. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.

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