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In the Western Isles

Artist: Bliss, Douglas Percy

In the Western Isles

Bliss first visited the island of Barra in 1926, returning for subsequent visits. The specific setting here is probably the island's 'capital'…

Bliss first visited the island of Barra in 1926, returning for subsequent visits. The specific setting here is probably the island's 'capital' Castlebay viewed from a less familiar viewpoint, without the distinctive church. He wrote a lengthy article of his reminiscences of that first trip which was published in The Scotsman newspaper on 1956-08-18 under the title 'Barra Thirty Years Ago.'

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