Daliburgh ( gd, Dalabrog) is a

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South Uist South Uist ( gd, Uibhist a Deas, ; sco, Sooth 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 ...

, in the

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, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated west from

Lochboisdale Lochboisdale ( gd, Loch Baghasdail) is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A ...

, has the second largest population of any township in

, and is also in the parish of South Uist. Daliburgh is situated at the junction of the A865 and the B888. Like Lochboisdale, Daliburgh has undergone major changes in recent years.

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, younger brother of Donald Macdonald 4th of

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, was granted the

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of Daliburgh from the chief of Clanranald in 1730.

Community

The South End Community Hall on the northern edge of Daliburgh includes a fitness suite and indoor sports facilities. Adjacent to the Borrodale Hotel a memorial commemorates the life and poetic works of Donald Allan MacDonald, a Gaelic bàrd (i.e. poet) who lived in Daliburgh in the mid 20th century.

School

Daliburgh School lost its first-year secondary class in 2009, and now offers primary schooling for ages 5 to 12, with an independent cròileagan (nursery/after-school club) next door Daliburgh is well known for its annual summer music school, Ceòlas, which runs for one week every July in the local school and includes classes for both adults and children. Ceòlas also runs youth music classes throughout the year, and has a small office adjacent to the school itself.

Churches

The

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has a large traditional 19th century church building, with attached hall and manse, at the junction by the Borrodale Hotel. Along the road to the west - strictly in the township of Cille Pheadair is the

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Church of Saint Peter, with a public hall opposite used for a wide variety of functions, including public ceilidhs and dances, sales, private parties and so on.

Economy

Businesses located within the township include the

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, the

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supermarket, Borrodale Hotel (public internet access available),

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shop, Burnside Fish and Chips and filling station, and the thrift shop (charity shop), which sells tea, coffee and food. The Uist Travel Lodge and Bunkhouse opened in 2010, incorporating a cafe and gift shop in Uist House. The building was constructed in the 1970s, and was previously a care home. A commercial office development, financed by Western Isles Enterprise, remained unoccupied for nearly ten years. Finally, in 2010, it was announced that the development would become the offices for Stòras Uibhist, the community-owned landlord of

Eriskay Eriskay ( gd, Èirisgeigh), from the Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", is an island and community council area of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland with a population of 143, as of the 2011 census. It lies between South Uist and Barra and is ...

and much of

Benbecula Benbecula (; gd, Beinn nam Fadhla or ) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It is in a ...

. The business had relocated from the old manse in

Bornish Bornish ( gd, Bòrnais) is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisda ...

Services

The Sacred Heart hospital, built in 1894, was closed in 2000 and replaced by the newly built

Uist and Barra Hospital Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh (Uist and Barra Hospital) is a community hospital in Benbecula which provides services on the islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. Hi ...

. The old hospital has been converted into a care home for the elderly, now known as ''Taigh a' Chridhe Uile Naomh'', retaining the original hospital as a part of the new. The building is a significant user of renewable energy, with ground source heat pumps and three wind turbines. Near to ''Taigh a' Chridhe Uile Naomh'' is the South Uist Medical Centre, offering doctors consultations, practice nurses and pharmacy. Also in Daliburgh there is a fire and rescue service station, which is manned by volunteers, and a small territorial army centre.

Gallery

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References

External links

{{Commons category, Daliburgh
Canmore - South Uist, Daliburgh site record
Villages on South Uist