Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In Part 2D Cathie expands on the placename theme, referring to various key locations near her home which have or had particular names that captured something of their history and significance. Linking this to the common practice of sloinntearachd – identifying community members through their genealogy – Cathie and Gordon conclude their conversation by uncovering some previously unknown mutual acquaintances and family connections, which were often disrupted by the large scale emigration from Uist of earlier generations.
Wordlinked transcript: multidict.net/cs/12578
Full summary and links here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/cathie-laing-in-conversation
In Part 2D Cathie expands on the placename theme, referring to various key locations near her home which have or had particular names that captured something of their history and significance. Linking this to the common practice of sloinntearachd – identifying community members through their genealogy – Cathie and Gordon conclude their conversation by uncovering some previously unknown mutual acquaintances and family connections, which were often disrupted by the large scale emigration from Uist of earlier generations.
Wordlinked transcript: multidict.net/cs/12578
Full summary and links here: guthan.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/cathie-laing-in-conversation
