{"id":2331,"date":"2020-07-07T15:33:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/life-in-the-glens\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T15:32:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:32:27","slug":"life-in-the-glens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/life-in-the-glens\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in the glens"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2331\" data-postid=\"2331\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2331 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_x8lc707 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_8lhy708 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text 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<div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <iframe width=\"960\" height=\"678.96\" data-original-width=\"4000\" data-original-height=\"2829\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/card\/1337069181752836098\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.thinglink.me\/jse\/responsive.js\"><\/script>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vexf464 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_qhoz465 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fgsl327   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>The traditional way of life in the Highlands<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ibhv667   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Before the Clearances, most Gaels lived in small villages where the people had a close relationship with one another.<\/p>\n<p>The people built stone houses and thatched the roofs with heather, broom, bracken, straw or rushes.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q0yg205   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The families reared livestock and planted crops and this was how they made a living.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module 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It is a living model which shows where Highlanders once lived.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_5lj9557 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_aydv558 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_00m6677   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Highlanders kept to the clan system which had been in operation for centuries. They had their own traditions and language \u2013 Gaelic.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gair497   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Today, the Highland glens are empty.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9blc257   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The sites of villages can be seen all over the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Small communities disappeared because of the Clearances \u2013 the houses which were emptied became ruins, and the land which had been cultivated at one time went back to its natural state.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vpsj845 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col2-1 tb_sbdf846 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ryb7858   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>At the shieling<\/h2>\n<p>In spring and summer each year Highlanders would leave the shores and the straths and head for the glens and the moors.<\/p>\n<p>It was a happy time for families.<\/p>\n<p>They stayed in shielings \u2013 huts made of wood or stone \u2013 and their cattle and sheep grazed and put on weight, ready for the winter sales.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qqlo814   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The families made butter and cheese.<\/p>\n<p>The butter was made in a churn like this.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col2-1 tb_5qsp846 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zg4x240 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b2204768.smushcdn.com\/2204768\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn-150x472.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" width=\"150\" height=\"472\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1999 lazyload\" title=\"milk-churn\" alt=\"A churn for making butter\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b2204768.smushcdn.com\/2204768\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn-150x472.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b2204768.smushcdn.com\/2204768\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn-95x300.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 95w, https:\/\/b2204768.smushcdn.com\/2204768\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 222w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; 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It is a living model which shows where Highlanders once lived.<\/p>\n<p>Highlanders kept to the clan system which had been in operation for centuries. They had their own traditions and language \u2013 Gaelic.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Highland glens are empty.<\/p>\n<p>The sites of villages can be seen all over the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Small communities disappeared because of the Clearances \u2013 the houses which were emptied became ruins, and the land which had been cultivated at one time went back to its natural state.<\/p>\n<h2>At the shieling<\/h2> <p>In spring and summer each year Highlanders would leave the shores and the straths and head for the glens and the moors.<\/p> <p>It was a happy time for families.<\/p> <p>They stayed in shielings \u2013 huts made of wood or stone \u2013 and their cattle and sheep grazed and put on weight, ready for the winter sales.<\/p>\n<p>The families made butter and cheese.<\/p> <p>The butter was made in a churn like this.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn-150x472.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"472\" title=\"milk-churn\" alt=\"A churn for making butter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn-150x472.jpg 150w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn-95x300.jpg 95w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/milk-churn.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> A churn for making butter\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/goats-gaelic-scotland-alba.jpg\" title=\"Life in the glens\" alt=\"Life in the glens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/goats-gaelic-scotland-alba.jpg 500w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/goats-gaelic-scotland-alba-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p>Goats were kept since they had good milk for making butter and cheese, and because they could survive on rough ground.<\/p> <p>They eat plants which other animals won\u2019t eat.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shieling.jpg\" title=\"Shieling\" alt=\"Shieling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shieling.jpg 363w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shieling-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\n<p>Shielings were small huts on the moor.<\/p>\n<h2>Downloads<\/h2> <p>[wpdm_category id=\"beatha-anns-an-glinn\" cols=\"1\" toolbar=\"0\" item_per_page=\"10\" template=\"gis_download_1\" orderby=\"title\" order=\"asc\"]<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/gaidhlig-alba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}