35. MacUalraig Migrations: A Family’s Move from Lochaber via Badenoch to the Lowlands, 1720–1840

by Ewan Kennedy

Synopsis

The talk will look at the reasons why some sections of the Gaidhealtachd were constantly moving on, or being moved on, using the experience of one family as a thread. We’ll be looking first at Badenoch in the Jacobite period, then at the problems involved in migrating to the central belt. Specific topics will include cattle lifting, the strange case of Old Glenbuchat, the dubious joys of Clackmannan and the problems and pleasures of commuting on the Forth in the early days of steam.

Image caption: Clackmannan Tower

About the speaker

Ewan Kennedy graduated in Jurisprudence from Glasgow University in 1968 and thereafter practised law in the city for over forty years, while also teaching the subject part time and chairing a tribunal for many years. He has had a long term interest in the coastal waters and boat building, having built several boats. In recent years he has been researching Highland history in general, and his own family in particular. He is a Gaelic learner.

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