A crooked MP Posted 9 August , 2010 Share Posted 9 August , 2010 Pronunciation almost correct. It's a bit hard to set down in text but 'yullar' is close. My family is from Lewis and we lost 7 family members on this disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 3 July , 2011 Share Posted 3 July , 2011 The loss of the Iolaire features in the current episode (03/07/11) of the BBC's Coast Series (episode 4 Series 6 Western Isles and Shetland Click) It's available on iPlayer until 9:59PM Sun, 24 Jul 2011. This link goes directly to the relevant part of the programme Click NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elewis Posted 4 July , 2011 Share Posted 4 July , 2011 An extremely tragic tale. Even before this disaster the Islands had suffered very heavy losses of men. I thought "Coast" treated what is still obviously a delicate subject very well. Contains an iterview, recorded a few years ago, with the man that managed to get to shore with the rope and hence saved about 40 people. A picture taken the following morning shows just how close the vessel was to the shore. Apparently many were killed due to being smashed against the rocks rather than drowing. Evan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 5 July , 2011 Share Posted 5 July , 2011 Pronunciation almost correct. It's a bit hard to set down in text but 'yullar' is close. My family is from Lewis and we lost 7 family members on this disaster. It depends a bit on where your Gaelic comes from. In Uist, it would be pronounced closer to 'eeyuluh'. Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBully Posted 5 July , 2011 Share Posted 5 July , 2011 I also thought 'Coast' dealt with the subject very sensitively : The episode is on BBC I player http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012f9yj/Coast_Series_6_Western_Isles_and_Shetland/ And the feature on this disaster begins some 45 minutes in. An extremely tragic tale. Even before this disaster the Islands had suffered very heavy losses of men. I thought "Coast" treated what is still obviously a delicate subject very well. Contains an iterview, recorded a few years ago, with the man that managed to get to shore with the rope and hence saved about 40 people. A picture taken the following morning shows just how close the vessel was to the shore. Apparently many were killed due to being smashed against the rocks rather than drowing. Evan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterinkent Posted 28 July , 2011 Share Posted 28 July , 2011 For those interested in this subject here are Cdr Mason's medals, he qualified for a trio but it was not issued and I believe the plaque is out there but I do not own that. He was an RNR officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyC Posted 13 October , 2013 Share Posted 13 October , 2013 hello chaps, just been visiting again to update the story elsewhere on the forum of my grandfather's brother Angus Macleod (fell St Julien, 25/4/15) thought I'd also add my tuppence worth on his other brother lost closer to home on Iolaire. thanks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmdB6p48yIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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