Tosdach

By Stuart Mackay

A short story set on Hirta, an island in the archipelago of St Kilda, Scotland.
Part one of a trilogy of short stories about St Kilda.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stuart Mackay
• Release date: Aug 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310136795

Stuart Mackay

Stuart Mackay was born in Ayr Scotland in 1972. His poetry has been published in various publications in the UK, USA and West Africa, some of which are in his collection The Visions of a Macabre Mind. His first novel The Toxic Dream was released in 2013. His second novel The Vapour Trails of Hypocrisy was released in 2015. His third novel The Heads of Ayr was released in May 2020 Stuart has also written for magazines and has published several short stories including a trilogy based on the islands of St Kilda.

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Tosdach

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Stuart Mackay

Tosdach

Stuart Mackay

Copyright 2013 Stuart Mackay

Cover By JD Allan

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1

On this day, Saturday, October the sixth, in the year of our Lord 1877, we are gathered to say our final goodbyes to Aonghas Gillios; Aonghas was a good man, a family man, a good husband to Isbeil, and a fine father to little Fionnlagh, Raibeart and Giorsail. Aonghas was a strong member of our community, just like his ancestors before him. We cannot question why God has chosen to take Aonghas at this time, but we can be assured that it is for a higher cause, the minister looked up at the sky and the approaching storm that would batter the island yet again, he looked at his congregation and saw the look in their eyes, let us bow our heads in prayer, the minister announced.

The islanders were walking back to their homes, they had laid to rest one of their own, the minister was in good form of usual Lachlann, the man looked at his lifelong friend and smiled.

Aye, I don’t often like a storm coming in, but in this case I do, he started to shake his head.

He tried his best, he prefers his English tongue, than the Gaelic, said Faolan, but I still think he should not be here.

Lachlann