Bàthaidhean Nis

Air an 18mh den Dùbhlachd 1862 thachair tubaist a tha fhathast beò an cuimhne mhuinntir sgìre Nis ann a Leòdhas. Chaillear aon iasgair deug thar fhichead, a bha air a dhol a-mach ann a seachd sgothan a thogail na lìn a bha 'd air a chur an oidhche ron a sin, nuair a thionndaidh an aimsir gu cabhagach. Ach cha b' e a' chiad bàthadh no am fear mu dheireadh. Tha Tormod Mac a' Ghohhainn à Lionail air mòran rannsachaidh a dhèanamah air eachdraidh na sgìre agus bho chionn grunn bhliadhnaichean chlàr Iain MacIlleathainn còmhradh leis anns a robh e ag ainmeachadh na bàthaidhean air a bheil iomradh sa sgìre eadar 1836 agus 1900.

On the 18th of December 1862 the district of Ness in Lewis suffered its worst fishing tragedy in living memory with the loss of thity-one fishermen. They had gone to lift the nets which they had set the previous evening and the weather was fine as they left port. It changed quickly and dramatically, however, and tragedy ensued. Norman Smith is a local historian who has extensively researched the subject of fishing tragedies and, a number of years ago, John Maclean recorded Norman recalling the loss of life at sea from 1836 to 1900.