The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #162658   Message #3872252
Posted By: akenaton
18-Aug-17 - 04:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: A Message from God
Subject: RE: BS: A Message from God
Raggytash, If Maryanne's grandfather was called DONALD on his UK Birth Certificate.....I can assure you that thoughout his life he would be referred to as "Donal" in Lewis.
In the 1800s, the Isle of Lewis would be almost 100% Gaelic speaking.
Even on the mainland where I live Gaelic was spoken commonly in the mid 1900s.