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Until 1852 Eriskay had no Roman Catholic church, but visiting priests would be brought over by fishing boat. Then hundreds of RC crofters evicted from South Uist settled here and the first homespun church was built, similar to a crofter's cottage. It was replaced in 1903; its site is marked by a roadside chapel. The present church has an attractive interior resembling an upturned boat, and the altar sits upon a boat. Mass is held Tu Th Su at 10AM.
St Michael's Church is a Category C listed building in Eriskay, South Uist, Scotland. Of Roman Catholic denomination and built on the initiative of iconic poet and folklorist Fr. Allan MacDonald (1859-1905), who remains of the most important figures in modern Scottish Gaelic literature, the church dates from 1903.
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