tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post8360903077530869099..comments2024-03-14T08:44:54.646+00:00Comments on a'spaidsearachd agus a'meòrachadh: Crofting, Kelp, & Clearancesdirecleithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02004025854623265304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post-7993096360365083562010-11-28T12:39:22.537+00:002010-11-28T12:39:22.537+00:00Thanks - This newspaper article is worth reading:
...Thanks - This newspaper article is worth reading:<br /><br />http://news.scotsman.com/thehighlandclearances/Canadian-tries-to-nail-myths.2554908.jp<br /><br />This quote, from Dr Tony Parker, lends support to the 'Kelp factor' but I can certainly point to clearances pre-1815 such as those of Taransay & Horgabost that were far from being 'of choice'!:-<br /><br />"From 1770 to 1815, the people’s clearances were one of choice, they were not forced off their land. That did not come until later really, after the Napoleonic wars."direcleithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004025854623265304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post-25157178283954187332010-11-28T12:14:49.704+00:002010-11-28T12:14:49.704+00:00Thank you for posting this resumé on one of the co...Thank you for posting this resumé on one of the contributing factors behind the 19th century clearances. I would like to point out that there is a school of thought which makes out that people actually wanted to go elsewhere, belittling the terrible cruelty of some of the clearances. Two years ago, a talk was held in Stornoway on the subject by Dr Lucille Campey.ADBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737746983905368038noreply@blogger.com