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Episode 8

Episode 8 of 8

Eachdraidh eilthireach nan G脿idheal. The epic story of Highland migration charts the settlement of the Canadian prairies and the establishment of Gaelic colonies on the grasslands.

Tha am pr貌gram mu dheireadh anns an t-sreath ag 矛nnse sgeulachd nan coimhearsnachdan G脿idhlig a dh' 猫irich air a' phr脿iridh ann an Canada. Tha e a' cr矛ochnachadh ann am baile Clandonald - a' choimhearsnachd Gh脿idhealach mu dheireadh a st猫idhicheadh anns an t-Saoghal 脵r anns na 1920an.

The final programme in the series charts the settlement of the vast Canadian prairies and the establishment of Gaelic colonies far out on the grasslands. Under the pressure of economic depression, famine and overpopulation, Gaels began to spread out across the Canadian interior from established pockets in Quebec and Ontario.

Donald Morrison travels from the Quebec/Maine border to the western city of Edmonton, discovering Gaelic communities right across the expanse of the continent. He ends his journey at the tiny Albertan town of Clandonald, founded in the 1920s - the final example of Highland community emigration to the New World.

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Wed 24 Sep 2014 23:00

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