3389: William Matheson

William Matheson (born 1823) came from 3 Enaclete to 2 Geshader, which was in any case his mother’s home, having swapped crofts with Iain Og when the latter was evicted for poaching.

William was famous as a strong man and was reputedly the last man in the district to display the feat of strength known as an dorn fhuar, which refers to the twisting and breaking of a bullock’s leg, after it had been killed. William was the second croft tenant.