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Get startedAskernish is a small crofting community on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The area is noted for its strong Gaelic heritage and a largely Roman Catholic population.
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Askernish (Scottish Gaelic: Àisgearnais, Aisgernis) is a crofting community on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The locality lies within the parish of South Uist. South Uist is the second‑largest island of the Outer Hebrides and had a usually resident population of 1,650 in 2022, a decline of 104 since 2011. The island remains one of the last strongholds of the Gaelic language, and its inhabitants, known in Gaelic as Deasaich, are about 90% Roman Catholic. The community’s character is shaped by its crofting traditions and its position within this culturally distinct island setting.
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