Old Skye Tales

by William MacKenzie

Book Overview

In this book he records a world of local legend, folklore and superstition, and charts the changes he saw in his lifetime in agriculture, education, the Church and, of course, emigration. He recounts the history of the leading families of Skye and also the lives and experiences of the crofters, for whose rights he actively campaigned in the 1880s.Old Skye Tales is a unique and valuable record, written by a man of intelligence and sensitivity, whose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841582018
• ISBN13: 9781841582016
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"