[13] The coldest temperature ever recorded was 31.1C (24F) on 1 February 1920. On the outskirts of the town is the Valley Regional Hospital, built in 1991. [78] It has been claimed that these MacAulays may have ultimately originated in the Lennox area, around Loch Lomond; and that their name is derived from the Gaelic Amhalgaigh, rather than a Gaelicised Norse name. WebBridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River.With a 2021 population of 8,790, Bridgewater is the largest town in the South Shore region.. Priding itself as "The Main Street of the South Shore," Bridgewater has long been established as the primary commercial and professional service centre in the A multi-unit retail annex was constructed at the local shopping mall in the spring of 2006. Kentville is also home to the Kings County Museum, located in Kentville's old courthouse. The economy was traditionally based on the offshore fishery and today Lunenburg is the site of Canada's largest secondary fish-processing plant. (Cape Breton Island, St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island), and New Brunswick) became part of Nova Scotia. [29] According to Matheson, this tradition may be a muddled account of the Earl of Huntly's expedition to Lewis in 1506. In turn, Angus Og gave Ardnamurchan to his younger brother, Iain Sprangach MacDonald (first of the MacDonalds of Ardnamurchan), and he gave to his natural son, Iain Fraoch MacDonald, Glencoe. WebThe Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1685 to 1959.In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry which was again amalgamated, in 1968, with the King's Own Yorkshire The sword edges will be struck. After killing the sentry, and with his men blocking any exit, Dmhnall Cam scaled the walls of the broch, aided by two dirks which he slipped between crevices in the stone wall. [3][4] Incorporated in 1889, the community built ships for the timber export trade in the early and mid 19th century, such as the brig James, the subject of one of the earliest ship portraits in Canada. Once atop the tower Dmhnall Cam ordered his men to gather large bundles of heather, which he then threw down inside the broch on top of the Morrisons. When the other six joined into the Municipal Electric Utilities of Nova Scotia in January 1998,[1] Kentville instead sold its utility to Nova Scotia Power, a privately owned generator and distributor whose service area covered the rest of the province. [26][28] When a dispute over cattle arose Tormod Mr was injured and in revenge his sons led the Macleod clansmen to murder almost every Macaulay they could get their hands on. In July 2007 the town demolished the last railway structure in town, the DAR Roundhouse, despite a province-wide protest, a move which earned the Town of Kentville a place on the "2008 Worst" List of the Heritage Canada Foundation. He then took the stake and set it on the roof of his house, but not long afterwards, a large raven flew by and got impaled on it. The Lewis traditions, gathered by Thomas in the 19th century, had an Iain Ruadh, as grandfather to the Macaulay hero Dmhnall Cam (see sections below). This page was last edited on 8 September 2022, at 20:09. [37] He often appears in stories as being a fierce fighter with a short temper. [40] In the years of the Mackenzie conquest the Macaulays fought alongside the Macleods of Lewis against the invaders who had the aid of Clann Thormoid. [7], The use of personal-names and place-names may hint at the level of Norse control in the islands and coasts of Scotland. With a land area of 3,568.71km2 (1,377.89sqmi), it had a population density of 10.1/km2 (26.2/sqmi) in 2021. Cameron ran a highly successful vicariate for the still illegal and underground Catholic Church in Scotland in both Lochaber and Strathglass. Open Street Chalk Art Festival The highlanders listed in the summons (see below), were ordered to turn in their "Broad Swords, Targets, Poynards, Whingars, or Durks, Side-pistol, or Pistols, Guns, or any other warlike weapons" at Brahan Castle by 28 August 1725. However, Dmhnall Cam is on record in 1610 ("Donald Cam McCoull and Mulcallum McCoull"), and Thomas's traditional genealogy implausibly puts his grandfather in the 1450s. The Mackenzie chief was then executed at Inverness in 1346; and the lands of Kinlochewe were handed over to Macgilleandrais as reward. The record of continuous habitation through the paleo and archaic period over ten thousand years culminated in the development of the culture, traditions, and language now known as the Mi'kmaq. Middleton is home to two public schools: Annapolis East Elementary School serves grades Primary-5, and Middleton Regional High School serves grades 6-12. According to Matheson, the Indweller's own mother was a Macaulay. Will come ashore at Portnaguran Kentville shares its northern boundary along the Cornwallis River with Camp Aldershot, a military training base founded in 1904. [96], The Letterfearn manuscript, written in the late 17th century, contains a bardic story concerning the "battle of the brogues". A tradition of the Macaulays of Uig was that they descended from "Magnus, King of Norway"; the family of the Victorian era historian and politician, Lord Macaulay (also descendants of the Macaulays of Uig) termed him "Olaus Magnus, King of Norway". [80][81][82] Matheson considered that it was possible that Amhlaidh Mr was the progenitor of the Uist MacAulays. [22], The Indweller's account made no mention of a royal ancestry to the Macaulays, but instead gave them an Irish ancestry. [1] See Wester Ross Macaulays below, for more info on the Wester Ross Macaulays. Precipitation is high, with the fall and winter being the wettest time of year and summer being the driest. However, his wife urged him to get rid of it, because she thought it was too dangerous. Even so, Matheson thought that it was possible that Dmhnall Cam could have taken part in an expedition to Ireland because in 1545 the Macleods of Lewis were one of the Hebridean clans who entered into the service of Shane O'Neill, who was then in rebellion against Elizabeth I of England. The poor man then took the stake and put it into the forest, and the following day he checked it and found a stag impaled on it. The re-opening of the Torbrook Iron Mines and the second railway line in 1889 sparked a decade of rapid growth and development. In the late 1750s the region was settled by New England Planters, and Loyalists to replace the ousted French Acadians. John Macaulay. At the beginning of the 13th century Lewis was under Norse control. The town of Port Hawkesbury is in the traditional Mi'kmaw district of Unama'ki. The population of Lewis, in 1841, was 17,037 people. It is home to Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre and Theatre Antigonish. [89] Scholars J. Graham-Campbell and C. E. Batey have also noted that Ullapool, which contains the Norse elements bl or blstair, is one of the few examples of a Norse settlement name on the west coast of Scotland. WebIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kentville had a population of 6,630 living in 2,956 of its 3,090 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 6,271. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. Rev. The highest temperature ever recorded in Kentville was 37.8C (100F) on 12 August 1944. It handled 31.6 million metric tonnes in 2006, of which 21.6 million tonnes was crude petroleum. European settlers did not return to the island until Louisbourg were re-established by the French in 1713. The frequency of such names diminishes dramatically in the lands and islands to the south. The story runs that Euphame of Ross wished to marry Mackenzie, despite his refusals. Major losses included the large railway station, one of the most historic in Canada which was demolished in 1990. Coal mining led to economic growth, with its incorporation as a town in 1889. He stated that the predecessors of the Macaulays had been granted the lands of Loch Broom and Coigeach by Alexander II. [92] Much later the third chief of the Mackenzies, Coinneach, was captured by Leod Macgilleandrais, a relative and vassal of the Earl of Ross. The town was also eclipsed in restaurant, upscale retail and cultural institutions by the nearby university town of Wolfville. [93] A. Mackenzie stated that the son of the executed Mackenzie chief, Murchadh Dubh, was a close friend of Duncan Macaulay who possessed the lands of Loch Broom, and who also commanded Eilean Donan. [58], Following the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Culloden, Charles Edward Stuart fled to the Hebrides in the hope to sail to France. WebWhile within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County. Colchester County is located in north central Nova Scotia. One great clan battle is said to have been fought between the clans near Barvas, and there commemorated[30] by the 18feet 10inches (5.74m)[31] tall standing stone Clach an Trushal. Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. His involvement in the 1605 siege of Stornoway Castle drew the attention of authorities, which resulted in an attempt to expel all Macaulays from their lands in Uig. Beginning in 1740, Lochaber was the residence of Fr. When the Windsor and Annapolis Railway (later named Dominion Atlantic Railway) established its headquarters in Kentville in 1868 and began shipping Annapolis Valley apples to British markets, the community began to thrive. The Columba asked the beggar to fetch him a stick from the forest, and the poor man did so. Within two years the Mackenzies of Kintail had succeeded where the lowlanders could not, and reduced the island to submission. [31] According to a 19th-century Lewis senachie, the 14th-century Lewis chieftain Torquil MacLeod, acted as a conciliator between the Macaulays and Morrisons, following a battle fought between them near Barvas.[32]. Census Profile. With a land area of 37.52 km 2 (14.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 345.3/km 2 (894.2/sq mi) in 2021. For other uses, see, Map of Scotland showing the historic province of Lochaber, Major districts (former counties, provincial lordships and rural deaneries), Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973: Schedule 1", "Lochaber No More - The Traditional Tune Archive", Traditional provinces and districts of Scotland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lochaber&oldid=1121581309, Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text, Articles needing additional references from August 2022, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 November 2022, at 01:45. Much of the growth took place in the Post Road area, just outside town. Kentville Harvest Festival The Law was intended to be covered by a sheriff based at Inverness; the Sheriffdom also included Skye, Badenoch, and the area west of Inverness between Badenoch and Ross. From top proceeding clockwise: Creamery Square in Tatamagouche, beach near Bass River, Glooscap monument in Millbrook, farm near Stewiacke, NSCC in Truro. Ripley, Donald: "On the Home Front: Wartime Life in Camp Aldershot and Kentville, N. S." Halifax: Nimbus, 1991, Municipal Electric Utilities of Nova Scotia, "Statistics Canada. [2], At a public meeting held December 18, 1854,[3] Rev. In that year Huntly invaded the island to suppress the rebellion of the Lord of the Isles claimant Donald Dubh who had been under the protection of Torquil Macleod of Lewis. 51st Regiment of Foot 17571782. Aulay just narrowly failed to capture the fugitive Stuart on the small island of Scalpay near Harris, before sending warning to another minister on Lewis. [7] Lochaber contains no early monastic locations,[8] but the numerous placenames starting with the element "Kil-" or "Cille-" suggest early Christian sites dating from the period 600-900, while the placename element "annat" found near Corpach suggests the site of an early mother church. The ring was then taken from Mackenzie, and used to deceive Macaulay into handing over the castle as a pledge that Mackenzie would not break his alleged engagement to the countess. The town was located on the Dominion Atlantic Railway's (DAR) mainline from Halifax to Yarmouth and was also served by CN Rail's line from Bridgewater to Bridgetown (and on to Victoria Beach). Tradition has it that Dmhnall Cam's daughter, Anna Mhr ("Big Anne") carried water to her father on her head, as she needed her hands to climb the cliffs. The provincial government is funding construction of a new 50-bed nursing home in the town which is opened in late 2009. Education in the area is serviced by Kings County Academy in Kentville, serving grades primary through eight, the local high school is Northeast Kings Education Centre, located 1520 minutes away in Canning. Matheson was of the opinion that the name Magnus may possibly be significant because Olaf the Black had a son so named. During his time in the Hebrides several Lewis Macaulays are noted as supporting the Government cause in attempting to apprehend Stuart. [7], The port is served by tugs of Svitzer Towing such as the tug Point Chebucto. The second was Iskair Mac.Awlay ane Irish man whose posteritie remain likvise to this day in the Lews. One possible historical Coinneach Odhar is the Keanoch Owir who appears in a Commission of Justice in 1577, as being charged with "diabolical practices of magic, enchantment, murder, homicide and other offences",[33] in Ross-shire. [5] For several thousand years the territory of the province has been a part of the territory of the Mi'kmaq nation of Mi'kma'ki. Management area boundaries were not redrawn, however, and therefore area committees ceased to represent exactly the areas for which they were named and made decisions. The analysis of the Norse place-names containing settlement elements, within the Hebrides, shows that they most often occur in Lewis and Skye. The Macaulays were only able to escape with their plunder as far as Barvas, where the two sides took to battle. Ross, however, was successful in capturing Macaulay's son, and had him put to death for Macaulay's part in holding Eilean Donan. The majority of the county is governed by the Municipality of the County of Colchester, the county also is home to two independent incorporated towns, Friesen Printers & Publishing, 1984. p. 1, Mddleton Anniversary Committee. Both stories related to Columba using his saintly blessing to raise people out of poverty and make them wealthier. The town's municipal operating budget was $7.8 million in the 2018/19 fiscal year.[28]. [61] In 1793, Francis Humberston Mackenzie advertised the whole parish as a sheep farm; later in 1796 he issued 133 summonses of removal to its tenants. The town is a tourist destination due to its views of Cape Blomidon, the Bay of Fundy and Gaspereau Valley, as well as its wine A Neily family, from Ireland via Ardoise in Hants County, got the next two lots in what would be Lower Middleton, while Benjamin Chesley got the last two lots, next to the town limits. These names are ultimately derived from Gaelic forms of the Old Norse personal-name leifr and lfr. The main town of Lochaber is Fort William. [43] Around this time tradition has it that Dmhnall Cam fortified himself on a 100-foot (30m) high promontory of jagged rock on the sea-coast near Mangursta (or Mangersta, Scottish Gaelic: Mangarstadh). The early records of the Board of Trade were lost in the Great Fire of 1911 but from the reports of its initial activities, the board was formed out of a need to vigorously pursue the issues of the day which affected business and industry - railway schedules and rates, street lighting and a variety of matters involving the municipal government of the day. 2022. According to archaeologist Iain Crawford, the use of Norse personal-names and patronymic-names on Lewis, Harris, Skye and the adjacent mainland may also hint at the level of influence, or persistence of the language. [12][18] The Hebridean genealogist Bill Lawson stated that as far as he was aware, the Bernera branch of the Lewis Macaulays was the only branch to still use the name Sgire. And she herself will be slain along with him. WebAntigonish (/ n t n / AN-tig--NISH; Canadian Gaelic: Am Baile Mr [am pal mu]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland.It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Halifax, the provincial capital. [65] In 1850, there were 12,892 people living off charity. Kentville is home to numerous professional services such as lawyers offices, doctors, and investment firms. WebCape Breton Island has 95,901 inhabitants with an average age of 46.1. After the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the local population was decimated by both the Highland Clearances and by voluntary emigration. The majority of the county is governed by the Municipality of the County of Colchester, the county also is home to two independent incorporated towns, Stewiacke and Truro, two village commissions in Bible Hill and Tatamagouche, and the Millbrook 27 First Nations reserve. Colchester County is located in north central Nova Scotia. Lochaber is within the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster), but its boundaries are not exactly those of the council corporate management area. Donald Macaulay of Linshader, "a land grabber and oppressor with an insatiable appetite". WebCape Breton is a regional municipality part of the Cape Breton Island located in the province of Nova Scotia. [94] According to A. Mackenzie, Macgilleandrais's seat at Kinlochewe was situated in a convenient location for his military operations; as it lies exactly between Kintail and Loch Broom. Middleton Farmers' Market was founded in 2008. In August of that year the Government ordered the fortresses delivered back into the hands of the colonists. WebChester is a village on the Chester Peninsula, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.The nearby waters of Mahone Bay and its numerous islands are well known for yachting and have made the Chester Yacht Club into a cruising destination. [63] In 1828, provisions were scarce in Uig. WebCape Breton Regional Municipality (often referred to as simply "CBRM") is the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's second largest municipality and the economic heart of Cape Breton Island. In the first story, Columba met a poor man named Nesn in Lochaber who had five cows. [8] The provincial legislation that creates and empowers the municipality is the Nova Scotia Municipal Government Act.[9]. Tenants in Loch Roag, were removed from their homes to newly lotted settlements on the coast; one of these new settlements was later cleared for a sheep farm and its tenants were shipped away to North America. The DAR abandoned its mainline through the town in March 1990, following the January 15, 1990, abandonment of the Evangeline passenger train service by Via Rail. Port Hawkesbury is represented in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly by Alan Mac Master, elected to the riding of Inverness, and in Canada's House of Commons by Mike Kelloway, elected to represent the riding of Cape BretonCanso. Dugald's son was Donald, tacksman of Brenish (. Certified copies of it were sent to the Registrars of Deeds for the Counties of Colchester, Cumberland and Kings. In the mid 19th century, local government reforms replaced the ancient provinces by new Counties (shires), aligned to sheriffdom boundaries; hence, Lochaber formed the south-western portion of the new shire of Inverness. The underbanked represented 14% of U.S. households, or 18. With a land area of 17.08km2 (6.59sqmi), it had a population density of 388.2/km2 (1,005.4/sqmi) in 2021.[11]. It currently has a population of roughly 99,000 inhabitants and occupies a total land area of approximately 2,400 square kilometres. The dominant apple industry suffered severe declines due to the loss of its British export market. [12] Today the camp functions as an army reserve training centre and is the headquarters of The West Nova Scotia Regiment. After the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Fr. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School.. Eventually in 1897 a portion of the boundary between the Counties of Colchester and Cumberland was fixed and defined. Other important clans included: MacDonald of Keppoch, MacMillan and MacIntosh. It was named as the best primarily undergraduate university in Canada by Maclean's magazine for five consecutive years (20022006). References [51] Donald Cam's youngest son, William was one of the killed. [26] The provincial legislation that creates and empowers the municipality is the Nova Scotia Municipal Government Act. [15], The name which the Indweller gave as Iskair is rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Sgire. Kentville native Donald Ripley wrote a book chronicling Camp Aldershot and its effect on the town entitled On The Home Front. [48][49] The lone Uig survivor was John Macaulay (Iain Ruadh), tacksman of Kneep, and another son of Donald Cam. Tradition stated that Coinneach Odhar was eventually burnt to death by Isabel, the wife of Kenneth Mor Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth. The genetic marker of these men suggests that they descend from Vikings.[11]. The railway not only employed a large number of people (up to a third of the town's population), but also attracted other industries such as mills, dairies, a large foundry, and a carriage works which even entered automobile production. Alexander Macleod. WebPassword requirements: 6 to 30 characters long; ASCII characters only (characters found on a standard US keyboard); must contain at least 4 different symbols; Colonel Timothy Hierlihy of the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment received a large land grant surrounding Antigonish Harbour. The workforce is primarily white collar with the largest employers being St. Martha's Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University. The pass, the story says, has since then been known as the 'pass of the brogue', because the pursuers were forced to cover their chests with their brogues to defend themselves against the arrows of the defenders. [5] Although there are no known Pictish stones within the area, Ardnamurchan Point is believed to have marked the boundary between the lands ruled by the Picts to the north and east, and those of the Gaelic kingdom of Dl Riata to the south. Middleton has an official town crier who has performed his functions for the town since 1984. The nearby military training base at Camp Aldershot was significantly downsized and the town's major employer, the Dominion Atlantic Railway suffered serious declines with the collapse of the apple industry and the growth of highway travel. The Rev. In the late 17th century, the origin of the clan was documented within an historical account of Lewis written by John Morrison of Bragar, 'Indweller' of Lewis. By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish. In 1845, the potato crop failed; the next year was even worse. The trail extends over 24,000 km (15,000 mi); it is now the longest recreational, multi-use trail network in the world. An interesting fact about Cape Breton county is that it was formed in 1995 as an amalgamation between 54-205-X)", "Shipping in Canada 2011 (Catalogue no. He was cornered against a wall and fought off his attackers until another climbed into a loft above him and slew him. [7] It was the name of Saint Olaf (9951030), an early king of Norway who encouraged the spread of Christianity within his kingdom. When the deed was carried out, Macaulay was then pursued by Munros and Dingwalls. [42], In 1610, in light of the collapse of the third colonisation attempt, the syndicate of Adventurers sold their charter rights to Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintail. Middleton hosts an annual three-day festival called "Heart of the Valley Days" every summer, during the month of July. History. The community is located between the North and South [95] Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, writing in the early 17th century,[97] stated that the Ross clans consisted of "Clan-juer", "Clantalvigh", and "Clan-leajwe". Cape Coral: 2633'N: 8157'W: Cape Fear: 3353'N: 7801'W: Cape Giradeau: 3719'N: 8932'W: Cape May: 3856'N: 7456'W: Dmhnall Cam then set the heather alight, which smothered and burned the Morrisons to death and in the process also destroyed Dun Carloway.[38][39]. During the early part of the 20th century Kentville emerged as the business centre of Kings County and despite the post-war loss of commerce to other valley communities, it remains the professional centre of the Annapolis Valley. The village was at first relatively small and dwarfed by larger valley towns with better harbours such as Canning and Wolfville. At this time, North Uist then had a population of 3,939; Macaulay was the third most common surname with 165, following the names Macdonald with 1,064, and Maclean with 392. [1] Lochaber is now also used to refer to a much wider area, one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region. The first games were held to raise funds for the construction of St. Ninian's Cathedral. He was the first tacksman of Brenish, and had four sons: Zachary, who was killed in the last clan-battle with the Morrisons; Dugald, who was tacksman of Brenish; Murdo, who was tacksman of Valtos; and Donald, who was tacksman of Carnish. For a time it formed part of Halifax County. It is on the day Allt nan Torcan Kentville is home to one of the largest agricultural research facilities in Nova Scotia founded in 1911, known to the locals as The Research Station. Kentville is an incorporated town in Nova Scotia. According to F. W. L. Thomas, the tradition of Dmhnall Cam's exploits in Ireland was based upon the confusion of an Irish battle fought at a place called Beul na Drochaid, in 1495. The riverbank at the current location of Kentville provided an easy fording point. Kentville also boasts a number of high quality recreational facilities. Aulay Macaulay, who was parish minister on Harris and a staunch Hanoverian. [55] William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth decided to support the Jacobites forces in the 1715 Jacobite rising. [61][62] By the 1820s, the Earl of Seaforth attempted to evict up to 1,000 people from the parishes of Uig and Lochs. Two years later, in 1840, the Township of Parrsboro was divided and part of it annexed to Colchester County. Antigonish is a service centre for the surrounding region that includes Antigonish and Guysborough Counties and many local businesses are based in the service sector. Another quarter of the population (4,598) consisted of the names Maclean, Mackay, Smith, Macaulay, Murray and Campbell; all with at least 400 instances recorded. CN Rail abandoned its line through Middleton in 1982; it had formerly been the Nova Scotia Central Railway (NSCR). Settlement was expedited by the United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution. WebMost of the population are native English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. [69], There are MacAulays on the Uists that may descend from the Macaulays of Lewis. WebThe Trans Canada Trail, officially named The Great Trail between September 2016 and June 2021, is a cross-Canada system of greenways, waterways, and roadways that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans. [7] The museum has many travelling exhibits, and is the home of the Nova Scotia Museum Clock collection. Afterwards he returned to begging again. [note 2] The new owner of Lewis, Sir James Matheson, offered to pay the passage of the destitute to the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Within this account, Morrison stated that the Macaulays inhabited Kintail before the Macraes settled in the area; however, he noted that at the time of writing (the late 18th century) there was no trace of these Macaulays. The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Lt. [15] In 2017, the provincial government announced that a further 38 kilometres (24mi) from Sutherlands River to Antigonish would be twinned, thus creating an uninterrupted four-lane highway network from Halifax to Antigonish. There are no major industrial operations located in the town or county. Mddleton Anniversary Committee. When Murchadh had grown and returned to his lands, he married Macaulay's daughter, and through her the Macaulays' lands ultimately passed into the hands of the Mackenzies. Mi'kma'ki includes what is now the Maritimes, parts of Maine, Newfoundland and the Gasp Peninsula. The man's wife continued to nag him about how dangerous it was, and so he cut up the stake into pieces and destroyed it. From 1874 to 1885, Yarmouth was the second largest port of registry in Canada following Saint John, New Brunswick.In 1878, Yarmouth's tonnage peaked at 453 vessels aggregating 166,623 tons, Atlantic Superstore, Walmart, and Central (now Kent) constructed new stores while the former Atlantic SuperValue, also located in this area, was redeveloped as a Staples Business Depot. [59] An accomplice of Charles Edward Stuart afterwards exclaimed it was "a devil of a minister who did us a' the mischief"Rev. By 1763 most of Acadia, including what had now become Cape Breton Island had come under British control. For example, an account of Lewis, written in about 1750 states: "the common inhabitants of Lewis are Morisons, McAulays and McKivers, but when they go from home, all who live under Seaforth call themselves Mackenzies". It was during the fray that Donald's brother was killed on South Beach by a shot from the castle. With a land area of 17.08 km 2 (6.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 388.2/km 2. The most common 'clan surname' on the roll was Mackenzie with 159; there were 14 with Macleod and 5 with Macaulay. Matheson, however, made no note of this when he stated that he considered it was possible that the Indweller gave an Irish descent to the Macaulays because there are numerous clans in Ireland with Gaelic names which can equate to Macaulay (see Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh). [11], Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:[16], This article is about the county in Nova Scotia. Her followers imprisoned him and tortured his servant, who stated that Eilean Donan would never be surrendered by its constable, Macaulay, except to the one who wore Mackenzie's ring. When the Morrisons drove off cattle belonging to the Macaulays, Dmhnall Cam, Big Smith and a force of Macaulays pursued the Morrisons into the night, across Loch Roag and finally to Dun Carloway. Today the town's economy is also heavily influenced by its proximity to the air force base CFB Greenwood in nearby Kings County. Macaulay and his followers then arrived at the castle, passing as the Rosses with provisions, and re-took the castle. The surname Macaulay, when found in the Scottish Hebrides, is thought to be derived from the Scottish Gaelic MacAmhlaidh, which is a patronymic form of the Amhlaidh / Amhladh. [79] Within the centre of the island are the remains of a stone fortDn Anlaimhand lochLoch Anlaimhnamed after Amhlaidh Mr. The specific Y-DNA marker borne by these men appears to be extremely rare in Scotland, where it is only found in the Western Isles, and the Northern Isles. It was recently purchased by Bounty Print in 2015.[6]. According to Moffat, there is a larger and unrelated genetic lineage of men with the same surname. Up until the beginning of the 17th century the Outer Hebrides, and particularly Lewis, were considered backward and in a state of anarchy by the rest of Scotland. Today the town is largely a service centre for western Cape Breton Island, with many of its residents working in large industries, particularly the pulp and paper plant in the industrial park located in the adjacent community of Point Tupper, Richmond County. The first hospital in Antigonish opened on June 10, 1906. [25]Municipal governments in Nova Scotia are elected every four years and the most recent round of elections took place on October 15, 2016. During the conflict Clann Thormoid and the Morrisons of Ness seem to have sided with the invaders against the Lewismen (which both clans did again when the Mackenzies invaded and conquered Lewis about 100 years later; see Conquest of Lewis section below). [19], In the second story, Columba met a beggar in Lochaber who had a wife and children. These dykes created the ideal fertile soil that the Annapolis Valley is known for. Many Lewis folk took advantage of the offer and settled in Quebec, around Sherbrooke, in what came to be known as "Scotch County". Microsoft pleaded for its deal on the day of the Phase 2 decision last month, but now the gloves are well and truly off. [56] The failed rebellion cost Seaforth his title and his tenants suffered dearly. 2021 Census. Municipal Council is responsible oversee the provision of the services of municipal government. The first four families to be granted land there would later comprise the town of Middleton. [60][note 1], Although the Lewis evictions were not on the same scale as those elsewhere in the Highlands, the mass evictions, and deserted villages within the parish of Uig, were a testament to the Highland Clearances. The municipality was created in 1995 through the amalgamation of eight municipalities located in Cape Breton However, according to Matheson, there is no real evidence for any descendants of Olaf the Black to have lived on Lewis. The crossroads location did attract early shopkeepers and several stagecoach inns. Antigonish had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq summer coastal community prior to European settlement. [57], Like the clans Mackenzie and Macleod, the Lewis Macaulays did not support the Jacobites during the conflicts of the 174546 rebellion. The Lochaber ward management area is one of five comprising the Highland Council's Ross, Skye and Lochaber corporate management area, which in turn is one of Highland Council's three corporate management areas. Many residents fought overseas in the local West Nova Scotia Regiment as well as other branches of service. ", Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, "Traditions of the Morrisons (Clan Mac Ghillemhuire), Hereditary Judges of Lewis", Archaeologia Scotica: Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Macaulay_family_of_Lewis&oldid=1109251387, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Angus was killed at the Battle of Auldearn, in 1645. Valley Electronic Music and Art Expo (new in 2018) The Macaulays were centred in the area surrounding Uig on the western coast of Lewis, and had a deadly, long-standing feud with the Morrisons, whose lands were located on the northern coast around Ness. Lot 3 West Bay Road, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia 1.86 ac Lot Size; Lots And Land Map. A. Mackenzie stated that the actual killer of Macaulay's son was Macgilleandrais; and that Ross granted the lands of Loch Broom and Coigeach as reward for this deed. [6], Archaeological evidence of earlier structures supports the tradition that Inverlochy Castle was built on the site of an earlier Pictish settlement, described by the historian Hector Boece in 1526 as a "city much frequented with merchants of France and Spain", but destroyed by the Vikings. There are two known pibrochs with similar titles, Ceann na Drochaide Mire, and Ceann na Drochaide Bige, however both of these relate to the Macdonalds and not the Macaulays. Industries The Municipality of the County of Colchester is governed by a municipal council composed of a Mayor elected at-large and 11 Councillors elected to represent districts. The conflict is said to have arisen after a group of Uig Macaulays raided cattle from Ness Morrisons. The melody was also popular in England used in "Amintor's Lamentation for Celia's Unkindness", a broadside ballad from the 19th century. The 10,311 km 2 Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the 1,385 m (4,544 ft) long rock-fill Canso The 1917 railway station is now a railway museum operated by the Middleton Railway Museum Society. The Macaulay family of Uig in Lewis, known in Scottish Gaelic as Clann mhic Amhlaigh,[1] were a small family located around Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The railway also attracted large institutional developments such as a regional TB hospital, the Kentville Sanitorium, a federal agricultural research station, and an army training base at Camp Aldershot.[5]. [5] Day to day activities are managed by a Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) who is accountable to Council. [7] Municipal governments in Nova Scotia are elected every four years and the most recent round of elections took place on October 15, 2016. The area was first settled by Acadians, who built many dykes along the river to keep the high Bay of Fundy tides out of their farmland. Of these a considerable proportion were Macaulays: [Captain] Donald Macaulay; [Lieutenant] J. Macaulay, Bragar; [Lieutenant] John Macaulay, Kirkibost; [Lieutenant] John Macaulay. [53], As tenants of the Earl of Seaforth, the native clans of Lewis followed Clan Mackenzie. WebMiddleton is home to two public schools: Annapolis East Elementary School serves grades Primary-5, and Middleton Regional High School serves grades 6-12. So much so, that in 1900, Canadian Gaelic poet Alasdair a' Ridse MacDhmhnaill, the son of Lochaber-born poet and Nova Scotia pioneer Ailean a' Ridse MacDhmhnaill, wrote, "They say the best singers and Seanachies left Scotland. [29] Matheson theorised that it is possibly that the legends of a historical Coinneach Odhar in Ross-shire were brought to Lewis by a Mackenzie who was made tacksman of Baile na Cille, in Uig. However, tradition states that his scornful wife shamed him into joining the Lewismen and that he fell in battle with them. Kentville Memorial Park (considered to be one of the best baseball parks in Canada east of Montreal) is home to the Kentville Wildcats, a senior baseball team, who have won several NSSBL championships and one Canadian championship. One of the leaders in the battle was a Sligo chief named Dmhnall Cm Mac Donnachadha. Each day, some new animal fell on it and died. [52], According to local lore, on Lewis, the last great clan battle between the Macaulays and Morrisons took place in 1654. Each of the 22 new wards elects three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system, a system designed to produce a form of proportional representation, and the total number of councillors remains the same. In 1607 the Macleods of Harris landed in Lewis and captured Stornoway Castle and other "fortalices" from the Lowlander colonists. WebIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lawrencetown had a population of 636 living in 321 of its 354 total private dwellings, a change of 23.3% from its 2016 population of 516. A. Mackenzie continued that Macaulay managed to hold onto Eilean Donan despite several attacks. Lochaber once extended from the In 2006 the Port of Port Hawkesbury was the second largest by annual tonnage in Canada, second only to Vancouver, British Columbia, due to large volumes of crushed rock and gravel shipments and oil trans-shipments. 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