Lewis and Harris MacLeod, and those on Lewis being referred to as from the clan MacLeod of Lewis. Lewis is also the ancestral home of Clan Morrison. The Lewis chessmen is a famous collection of 12th-century chess pieces, carved from walrus ivory and mostly in the form of human figures, which were discovered in Uig in 1831. A major industry on the island is the production of Harris tweed fabric, which is handmade on the island; by law only fabric produced in the Outer Hebrides can be called Harris tweed. The Lewis Trilogy of novels ("The Blackhouse", "The Lewis Man" and "The Chessmen")
Donegal News employment for the north of Donegal with many Donegal families also moving across the border, which led to papers such as the "Derry Journal" and the "Derry People", building up a loyal readership in both jurisdictions. Throughout its history, the paper has remained under the control of the Lynch family, who's North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company is the largest newspaper group in Ireland still family controlled. The Monday edition was launched in November 2006 and is first paper in the County with all the weekend news and sport. In 2002 the paper was renamed as the "Donegal