It is not known how many died in the conflict, though tradition states that the fallen were buried in the area, and that their graves were marked by cairns which have now since disappeared. With a land area of 4.98km2 (1.92sqmi), it had a population density of 934.9/km2 (2,421.5/sqmi) in 2021.[14]. Municipal Council is responsible oversee the provision of the services of municipal government. [105] The same year, on Harris (excluding Bernera and St Kilda), there were only 64 people surnamed Macaulay out of a population of 3,764; there were 646 recorded as Macleod and 530 as Morrison. The Town of Port Hawkesbury is governed by a Council composed of a Mayor and four Councillors elected at-large. WebSpringhill is a community located in central Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.. In the 17th century, Dr. George Mackenzie, nephew of Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth, wrote a manuscript history of the Mackenzies. Ross, however, was successful in capturing Macaulay's son, and had him put to death for Macaulay's part in holding Eilean Donan. [6] By 2011, the volume of annual tonnage had dropped to 23.7 million tonnes, making it the 7th largest port in Canada. [80][81][82] Matheson considered that it was possible that Amhlaidh Mr was the progenitor of the Uist MacAulays. WebAbout Our Coalition. The Shakespearean character Banquo was Thane of Lochaber and a kinsman of his friend Macbeth. On 27 April 1746, Rev. 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. While the majority of the land area of county is governed by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of the County of Colchester the county also includes two independently incorporated towns, Stewiacke and Truro, as well as the independently governed Millbrook First Nation. [61][62] By the 1820s, the Earl of Seaforth attempted to evict up to 1,000 people from the parishes of Uig and Lochs. [7], The port is served by tugs of Svitzer Towing such as the tug Point Chebucto. References 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". 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. But one day, a dog fell on it and got killed. [10], Lochaber formed part of the Province of Moray from the early 12th century at the latest. According to legend, a glaistig, a ghostly woman-goat hybrid, once lived in the area. Soldiers Memorial Hospital is located in the town and provides tertiary care services for the eastern part of Annapolis County. One Lewis tradition in explanation for this was that when the mustered Lewismen sailed across The Minch they were waved back at Poolewe by the Earl of Seaforth. 2021 Census. This lasted from 1975 to 1996. 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. [85] The history goes on to claim that the Macaulays descended from an Olaus, who was a kinsman to the king of Man; and that Olaus had been granted lands in the area of Loch Broom by "King Alexander". Soldiers Memorial Hospital is located in the town and provides tertiary care services for the eastern part of Annapolis County. John Macaulay. [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. The town was also eclipsed in restaurant, upscale retail and cultural institutions by the nearby university town of Wolfville. Today the Lewis surname Macaulay is considered to be a sept name of the Macleods of Lewis. Alexander Cameron, a nobleman from Clan Cameron and Roman Catholic priest. John discovered the identity of Stuart and his plans, and immediately sent warning to his father, Rev. [9][10] Scottish radio presenter Fred MacAulay is one of the men who has been found to bear this marker. Other Annual Festivals and Events hosted in Kentville: Middleton has an official town crier who has performed his functions for the town since 1984. The town is also home to the Annapolis Valley Regional Industrial Park which employs numerous people in the area through a variety of different businesses. [11] The mill was closed for a year 2011-12, following the 2008 financial crisis, but by 2018 the company reported its annual order book was once again full. 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. 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). In 1852, a newspaper, The Casket, began publication. In 1994 legislation was passed which abolished the regions and districts and established a system of 32 unitary council areas covering the whole of Scotland; all of the Highland districts were merged into the newly unitary Highland council area. The economy was traditionally based on the offshore fishery and today Lunenburg is the site of Canada's largest secondary fish-processing plant. Neil MacDonald, however, gives the 'devil' as John's father, Aulay. [7], In 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 site now employs over 200 people and sits on 473 acres (1.91km2) of the land at the east end of the town. The dominant apple industry suffered severe declines due to the loss of its British export market. The town is also home to a Nova Scotia Community College campus. [23], This article is about the town. 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. 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. The highest temperature ever recorded in Kentville was 37.8C (100F) on 12 August 1944. WebMost of the population are native English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. Hence it was that Invernessshire was merged with other Highland areas, to form the new statutory region of Highland. [85][87] The 20th scholar William J. Watson derived the place-name from the Old Norse Ulliblstar ("Ulli's stead"). 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. Antigonish is home to three public schools: Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School, St. Andrew Junior School and the Antigonish Education Centre. By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish. 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. The facility is often compared to the landmark American immigration gateway Ellis Island. [note 4] According to Gordon, a force of Munros and Dingwalls overtook the mentioned clans and fought them at "Bealligh-ne-Broig", between Ferrin-Donald and Loch Broom. Kentville Harvest Festival 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. Antigonish (/ntn/ AN-tig--NISH;[2] Canadian Gaelic: Am Baile Mr [am pal mu]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Open Street Chalk Art Festival Colonel Timothy Hierlihy of the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment received a large land grant surrounding Antigonish Harbour. 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. These names are ultimately derived from Gaelic forms of the Old Norse personal-name leifr and lfr. [56] The failed rebellion cost Seaforth his title and his tenants suffered dearly. That injury will be done to the women of Lewis: [29] According to Matheson, this tradition may be a muddled account of the Earl of Huntly's expedition to Lewis in 1506. Further decline followed in the 1970s as the town lost its retail core to the growth of shopping malls and later "big box" stores in nearby New Minas. 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. 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. It is held every Friday during the summer and fall in the park across from the Town Office from 3pm to 7pm. 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. 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. 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]. Matheson, however, proposed that the Uist MacAulays originated on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll. [44], Following James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose's victory at the Battle of Inverlochy in February 1645, George Mackenzie, 2nd Marquess of Seaforth briefly supported the Royalist cause in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The mall area also saw the construction of a Boston Pizza restaurant which opened in late 2006, and an A&W restaurant that opened in February 2007. Donald Macaulay of Linshader, "a land grabber and oppressor with an insatiable appetite". There are, however, others that claim no kinship with their namesakes on Lewis. For the grammar school in Colchester, Essex, see. [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". 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. MacCoinnich noted that the traditions noted by Thomas seemed to link the Macaulays of Lewis to Wester Ross and Loch Broom; and although any real connection may have been forgotten by tradition, the Macleod trans-Minch lordship would have made such connection quite possible. [25] However, there appear to be two Macaulays recorded as witnessing a 1572 record of sasine, following a grant of land to Torcail Conanach Macleod. WebCape Breton Island (French: le du Cap-Breton, formerly le Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Mikmaq: Unamaki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.. [27] According to Thomas, the chief of Lewis allowed all the rent collected from Uig go to the upkeep of Tormod Mr and his family (known on Lewis as Clann Thormoid). In the Middle Ages, Clan Cameron was the principal and dominant clan in Lochaber. He added that this pattern seems to be echoed by the distribution of Norse loan-words in Gaelic. Kentville also boasts a number of high quality recreational facilities. The most common 'clan surname' on the roll was Mackenzie with 159; there were 14 with Macleod and 5 with Macaulay. The town boomed during World War I and World War II with heavy wartime railway traffic on the Dominion Atlantic and the training of thousands of troops at Camp Aldershot. [37], On his supposed return to Lewis, tradition states Dmhnall Cam took part in the violent feuds with the Morrisons, and later the Mackenzies. It is the most populous of Canada's Atlantic provinces. [5] In 1796 another settler, with the assistance of a First Nations guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. And she herself will be slain along with him. [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). It was estimated that 1,000 bolls of meal were needed to relieve the distress of the inhabitants of Uig. The town is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish. 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]. They left Lochaber for certain."[14]. Antigonish is notable for having a social movement named for it, the Antigonish Movement, launched from St. Francis Xavier University in the 1920s by local priests and educators including Moses Coady and Jimmy Tompkins. Prop 30 is supported by a coalition including CalFire Firefighters, the American Lung Association, environmental organizations, electrical workers and businesses that want to improve Californias air quality by fighting and preventing wildfires and reducing air pollution from vehicles. Eventually in 1897 a portion of the boundary between the Counties of Colchester and Cumberland was fixed and defined. The area was then settled by New England Planters. [15], The name which the Indweller gave as Iskair is rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Sgire. The annual Antigonish Highland Games have been held since 1863. Following Seaforth were his own clansmen, the Mackenzies, as well as the Macraes, MacLennans and the Macaulays of Lewis. However, tradition states that his scornful wife shamed him into joining the Lewismen and that he fell in battle with them. It is on the day Allt nan Torcan According to tradition, it was erected by the Morrisons to mark their victory over the hereditary foes; however, the 19th-century historian, William C. Mackenzie, dismissed this part of the tradition as being unlikely. [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. These dykes created the ideal fertile soil that the Annapolis Valley is known for. [23] The mayor is Brenda Chisholm-Beaton. [7], The use of personal-names and place-names may hint at the level of Norse control in the islands and coasts of Scotland. There are no major industrial operations located in the town or county. 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. [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. Matheson also noted that the Indweller's account may reveal the two earliest names in the Macaulay's traditional genealogy"Awlay" and "Iskair". 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. Mddleton Anniversary Committee. Small schooners were able to land cargos in the "Klondyke" neighhourhood by the Cornwallis River which marked the height of navigation. Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain) is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. William was tacksman of Islivig; tradition states that he was ambidextrous, and could fight with a sword in each hand. 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. Matheson also conceded that there is no connection between the Lewis Macleod's expedition and Derry where the Lewis tradition ties Dmhnall Cam to. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Halifax, the provincial capital. [12] The Indweller wrote this account sometime between about 1678 and 1688 and stated that the early inhabitants of Lewis were three men from three separate races. Summer is the most pleasant time of year, with significantly less precipitation and warm temperatures. The workforce is primarily white collar with the largest employers being St. Martha's Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University. The first hospital in Antigonish opened on June 10, 1906. During this time, however, the fortress was under the control of Coinneach, the eponymous ancestor of Clan Mackenzie, who refused to hand over the fortress to the king. [8] Historically it was a stop for American coastal steam ships. The poor man sold the meat and skins to others and got much profit out of it. [14], (From in or near Kentville, including the former Township of Cornwallis). The re-opening of the Torbrook Iron Mines and the second railway line in 1889 sparked a decade of rapid growth and development. The project is expected to be completed by the early to mid 2020s, without the creation of tolls.[16]. 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. This trail became a guide for travellers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street. Afterwards he returned to begging again. The town is also home to a Nova Scotia Community College campus.. [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. His wife then urged him to get rid of it because it was so dangerous, and the man then put the stake into thick brambles, but the following day he found a goat had somehow impaled itself on the stake through the brambles. [12] A form of it may also appear on North Uist, in the place-names of Loch Scarie and Dun Scarie, near Hoghagearraidh. [8] The provincial legislation that creates and empowers the municipality is the Nova Scotia Municipal Government Act.[9]. From top proceeding clockwise: Creamery Square in Tatamagouche, beach near Bass River, Glooscap monument in Millbrook, farm near Stewiacke, NSCC in Truro. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. The Acadians were expelled from the area in the Bay of Fundy Campaign (1755) by the British authorities because they would not swear allegiance to the British king. Much of the growth took place in the Post Road area, just outside town. Cameron was captured by the British Army and died aboard a prison hulk anchored in the River Thames. [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. When the deed was carried out, Macaulay was then pursued by Munros and Dingwalls. Where the Annapolis River and the Nictaux river meet was a popular shad fishing spot for Mi'kmaq families before the arrival of the European settlers. However, according to Matheson, there is no real evidence for any descendants of Olaf the Black to have lived on Lewis. Cape Coral: 2633'N: 8157'W: Cape Fear: 3353'N: 7801'W: Cape Giradeau: 3719'N: 8932'W: Cape May: 3856'N: 7456'W: [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. Iain Ruadh (who survived the massacre) was the grandfather of Dmhnall Cam, placing this instance in the early 16th century. French colonization of the area began during the 1680s. Lochaber once extended from the WebCape Breton Island has 95,901 inhabitants with an average age of 46.1. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 94,285. The 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. The Rev. 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. Web51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment) 17541756: 1754 Raised 1754 in New England as a reforming of William Pepperell's Regiment of 17451749. [4] The earliest evidence of Palaeo-Indian settlement in the region follows rapidly after deglaciation. The Antigonish area experienced great deal of economic growth and retail development between 2004 and 2007 when the retail landscape of the town and county changed significantly. St. Francis Xavier is also well known for the X-Ring and the Coady International Institute. The earliest evidence of Palaeo-Indian settlement in the region follows rapidly after deglaciation.[6]. By 1763 most of Acadia, including what had now become Cape Breton Island had come under British control. Thus Lochaber could be the "loch of swamps", a historic water feature that existed on the Blr Mr, where the area's High School and Health Centre are situated today. Rev. Alexander Macleod. 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