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Air an 18mh den D霉bhlachd 1862 thachair tubaist a tha fhathast be貌 an cuimhne mhuinntir sg矛re Nis ann a Le貌dhas. Chaillear aon iasgair deug thar fhichead, a bha air a dhol a-mach ann a seachd sgothan a thogail na l矛n a bha 'd air a chur an oidhche ron a sin, nuair a thionndaidh an aimsir gu cabhagach. Ach cha b' e a' chiad b脿thadh no am fear mu dheireadh. Tha Tormod Mac a' Ghohhainn 脿 Lionail air m貌ran rannsachaidh a dh猫anamah air eachdraidh na sg矛re agus bho chionn grunn bhliadhnaichean chl脿r Iain MacIlleathainn c貌mhradh leis anns a robh e ag ainmeachadh na b脿thaidhean air a bheil iomradh sa sg矛re eadar 1836 agus 1900.

On the 18th of December 1862 the district of Ness in Lewis suffered its worst fishing tragedy in living memory with the loss of thity-one fishermen. They had gone to lift the nets which they had set the previous evening and the weather was fine as they left port. It changed quickly and dramatically, however, and tragedy ensued. Norman Smith is a local historian who has extensively researched the subject of fishing tragedies and, a number of years ago, John Maclean recorded Norman recalling the loss of life at sea from 1836 to 1900.