Mallaig Heritage Centre Products
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NEW! "When The Fishing Was On"
£9.95
With the opening of the railway in 1901 the hitherto isolated hamlet of Mallaig found itself perfectly situated to exploit the rich fishing grounds of the Sound of Sleat and the Minch.
Within a few years it had become one of the most important fishing ports on the west coast of Scotland and, for a brief period in the 1970s, was the busiest herring port in Europe.
This oral history documentary relives memories of ringnetters and pursers, kipper sheds and herring girls, the lobster fishery and railway fish specials, amongst other stories that tell of Mallaig's great fishing heritage.
DVD - PAL format - running time: 60 minutes
Fishing in Mallaig by James R. Coull and Malcolm Poole.
£1.95
Mallaig is as much a creation of the fishing industry as of the railway and in the modern period has been one of the main fishing ports of the west coast of Scotland.
This booklet tells the story of how Mallaig developed from a crofting hamlet into a bustling economic centre and, using the records of the old Fishery Board for Scotland, examines the background to the changes in quantity and type of catches during the twentieth century.
Published 2005 - 24 pages, 14 black & white photographs
North Morar 1750-1900 by Denis Rixson.
£1.20
This booklet was written to accompany an exhibition in Mallaig Heritage Centre. It draws heavily on information found in the Census Returns for 1841 to 1891 to address four main themes of the history of the area: Agriculture, Trees, Fishing and Emigration.
First published 1997 - 22 pages
Arisaig and South Morar: Some historical themes by Denis Rixson.
£1.00
This booklet was written to accompany an exhibition in Mallaig Heritage Centre.
List of Contents:
- Introduction
- Geology
- Prehistory
- Placenames
- Crannogs
- Kilmory
- Jacobite associations
- Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair
- The 18th and 19th centuries
- The Hotel
First published 1997 - 14 pages
Rentals for Moidart and Arisaig 1718 edited by Denis Rixson.
£1.20
This booklet is a transcription of the rentals of the confiscated Clanranald lands in Moidart and Arisaig (National Archive of Scotland ref. GD201/5/1257/1 and GD201/5/1257/2), with an introduction by Denis Rixson. The rentals list those tenants who held land directly from Clanranald and the location of their holdings.
First published 2003 - 22 pages
Lost Ancestors: Island families in 1765 on Eigg, Muck, Rum and Canna edited by Julian Munby
£4.95
A transcription of Neill McNeill's Census of the Small Isles Parish with an introduction and accompanying notes.
Published 2007 - 32 pages
