Old Skye Tales: Traditions, Reflections and Memories

by William MacKenzie

Book Overview

In this book William Mackenzie 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912476568
• ISBN13: 9781912476565
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Origin
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"