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Tilleadh Dhachaigh - gu Iochdair Thròndairnis

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio nan GàidhealLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

Tha Ailean a' leantainn air a chuairt ann an cuideachd Lachaidh MacGill-Ìosa agus a's a' phrògram seo tha iad a' ruigheachd cidhe Stafainn agus tha Lachaidh ag innse eachdraidh an àite, agus cuideachd mun Chada Riabhach chas a dh' fheumadh muinntir an àite a chleachdadh mun deach rathad a thogail chun a' chidhe. Tha Lachaidh cuideachd ag innse dha mun bhàthadh bhrònach a thachair ann am Bliadhna na Stoirme Mòire.

Allan Campbell continues his tour of the Staffin area with local crofter / historian Lachie Gillies and in this programme they visit the village pier and Lachie describes the area and the history of the pier's construction and the Cadha Riabhach pass by which people accessed the pier before a road was constructed. He goes on to tell the tragic story of a fatal shipwreck in the area in the 19th century, when a boat from Lochinver was lost and the entire crew drowned. Show less

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