Angus Peter Macintryre South Uist Hebrides

South Uist is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. At the 2011 census, it had a usually resident population of 1,754: a decrease of 64 since 2001. The island, in common with the rest of the Hebrides, is one of the last remaining strongholds of the Gaelic language in Scotland. South Uist's inhabitants are known in Gaelic as Deasaic…
South Uist is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. At the 2011 census, it had a usually resident population of 1,754: a decrease of 64 since 2001. The island, in common with the rest of the Hebrides, is one of the last remaining strongholds of the Gaelic language in Scotland. South Uist's inhabitants are known in Gaelic as Deasaich. The population is about 90% Roman Catholic.
  • Population: 1,754
  • Scottish Gaelic name: Uibhist a Deas
  • Scots name: Sooth Uist
  • Meaning of name: Pre-Gaelic and unknown
  • OS grid reference: NF786343
  • Island group: Uist & Barra
  • Area: 32,026 hectares (124 sq mi)

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