Martin Martin
Martin Martin (
Life
Martin was a native of Bealach, near
Martin graduated
Martin undertook his voyage to St. Kilda in May 1697 and his tour of
Both
Martin is also known for his early descriptions of Scotch whisky:[5]
Their plenty of Corn was such, as dispos'd the Natives to brew several sorts of Liquors, as common Usquebaugh, another call'd Trestarig, id est Aquavitae, three times distill'd, which is strong and hot; a third sort is four times distill'd, and this by the Natives is call'd Usquebaugh-baul, id est Usquebaugh, which at first taste affects all the Members of the Body: two spoonfuls of this last Liquor is a sufficient Dose; and if any Man exceed this, it would presently stop his Breath, and endanger his Life. The Trestarig and Usquebaugh-baul, are both made of Oats.[6]
Early in 1708, Martin moved to London where he became tutor to the third son of the Earl of Bradford and accompanied him on a tour of Italy. In 1710, he entered Leiden University, and there graduated as MD, afterwards practicing medicine in London until his death.[3] He was unmarried and died "of an Asthma" in Knightsbridge on 9 October 1718 aged around 58 years old.[7]
See also
- Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
- Force-fire
- Hermetray
- Highland dress
- Thomas Pennant, a noted Welsh traveller who wrote much about Scotland
- Rockall
- Seonaidh
- St Kilda
References
- ^ "Martin Martin: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk.
- ^ Martin, Martin (1716). A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-78027-546-8
- ^ MacDonald 1893
- ^ "Dictionary of the Scots Language". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- ^ Martin, Martin (1703). A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. London. p3.
- ^ Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, 'Martin, Martin (d. 1718)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 11 Jan 2014
External links
- MacDonald, James Ramsay (1893), , in Lee, Sidney (ed.), Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 36, London: Smith, Elder & Co, p. 289
- Martin, Martin (1703), A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, London.
- Martin, Martin, A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Appins, archived from the original on 13 March 2007.
- "Martin Martin", Events, The Island book trust, archived from the original on 26 August 2005.
- Martin Martin provided an inspiration for travel writers, WHFP, archived from the original on 26 October 2004.
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