after the Second World War.

According to the 2011 census, there are 873 Gaelic speakers (56%) in Uig parish.

Clan MacAulay

Uig is the ancestral seat of the Clan MacAulay (Mac Amhlaigh). Through advanced Y DNA testing of a wide range of males from this family, it has been proven that the ancestor of this family had an Irish origin from well before the advent of surnames. They are distinct from several other unique Macaulay families on the Isle of Lewis, most of whom show

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