大象传媒

Fad linntean, tha fir sg矛re Nis ann an Eilean Le貌dhais anns na h-Eileanan an Iar ann an Alba air se貌ladh gach Samhradh gu eilean beag Sh霉laisgeir, 40 m矛le gu tuath air eilean Le貌dhais, son na tha ceadaichte dhaibh de dh'e貌in-mara s貌nraichte - an guga - a chruinneachadh. 'S e Nis an coimhearsnachd dh霉thchail as fhaide tuath air eilean Le貌dhais, agus tha an tachartas seo na ph脿irt chudromach de chultar na sg矛re agus an eilein, a bharrachd air a bhith na bhiadh traidiseanta t霉sail dha m貌ran de mhuinntir an 脿ite agus muinntir an eilein.

Tha Dods MacF脿rlain air ceumannan a chuid shinnsearan a leantainn airson c貌rr is 40 bliadhna. Ach am-bliadhna-sa bidh e os cionn turas seilg a' ghuga airson an turas mu dheireadh. Tha S霉laisgeir: an t-Sealg a' leantainn an turais mu dheireadh aig Dods a Sh霉laisgeir, agus e a-nise a' toirt an cothrom dha ginealach 霉r leantainn leis an traidisean phr矛seil seo.

For centuries, men from Ness on the Isle of Lewis have sailed to the tiny island of S霉laisgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis, each summer to collect their harvest of seabirds. Ness is the Isle of Lewis' most northerly rural community, and this event forms an integral part of the community's and the island's culture, as well as being a traditional source of food to many islanders.

Dods MacFarlane has followed in the footsteps of his forefathers for over 40 years. However, this year he will lead the annual guga hunt for the last time. This documentary follows Dods's last expedition to S霉laisgeir, as he steps aside to allow a new generation of Ness men to continue the tradition.