Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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In a project exploring taighean tughaidh (thatched houses) of Uist, and their ruins, local historian Tommy Macdonald presents some stories about Neil MacEachan and his son Alexandre - the "French Macdonalds" - from the remains of Neil's original house, later to be visited by the Duke of Tarentum in an act of filial homecoming following the Napoleonic wars.

This talk comes in two parts. The second part is here: youtu.be/hzdlbiSdp9I

A wordlinked Clilstore transcript, with the video embedded is available here: https://clilstore.eu/cs/11877