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The Darkest Dawn
Malcolm MacDonald & DJ Macleod
The Story of the Iolaire Tragedy. At 1.55am on 1st January 1919, a naval yacht carrying sailors home on leave ran aground on rocks near the village of Holm, a mere 20 yards from shore.

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The Wreck of the ‘Annie Jane’
Alan F Murray
In late 1853, the ship Annie Jane set sail from Liverpool heading for Quebec in North America. On board were 450 men, women and children. They never made it. This is their story.

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CNL@50: Sgeul leth-cheud bliadhna
M. MacCuish & J. Storey
A booklet commemorating fifty years since the establishment of The Gaelic Books Council in 1968.

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The Place-Names of Loch Torridon
A collection of place-names around Loch Torridon, Wester Ross. Most of the names are no longer in use and many are becoming obsolete, however, the authors hope that this book may go some way towards helping to rescue more.

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Comann Ceilteach Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann: 180 Bliadhna
C. Lewin & M. Mac an Tuarneir
A book celebrating 180 years of the Edinburgh University Highand Society, including history, personal accounts, poetry and music.

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St. Valery: Memories
Isle of Lewis men serving in regiments in the Regular Army and The Territorial Army, Ross Mountain Battery, were captured at St. Valery in France on 12 June, 1940 as part of the 51st Highland Division.

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Còmhraidhean nan Cnoc
Sheila Kidd (Editor)
This volume is a study of the còmhradh, or dialogue, which was a highly distinctive feature of the Gaelic literary landscape in the nineteenth century.

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Rhenigidale: A Community’s Fight for Survival
Kenneth MacKay
The fascinating story of one community’s fight for survival. The village of Rhenigidale was cut off for many years from the rest of Harris, in the Western Isles of Scotland. Kenneth Mackay led the fight for the road to be built.

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A’ Chòmhdhail Cheilteach Eadar-nàiseanta: Congress 99 – Cultural contacts within the Celtic community
The Celtic Congress, 2000. 138 pages.

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Ri Luinneig mun Chrò
Seonaid Ghriogair
An examination of the important part played by Highland cattle in the life, economy and folklore of the Highland through the centuries.

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The Going Down of the Sun: The Great War and a Rural Lewis Community
Comunn Eachdraidh Nis
The Great War and its impact on the rural community of Lewis.

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D.M.N.C. – Sgrìobhaidhean Dhòmhnaill Mhic na Ceàrdaich
Donald Sinclair
One of the 20th Century’s finest – yet relatively unknown – Gaelic authors, Donald Sinclair was an outspoken, fierce champion of the Gaelic language, highly regarded by Sorley Maclean and Hugh MacDiarmid.

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