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Argyll memories
Aunt Joan
I remember my Aunt Joan who lived outside Lochgilphead at Castleton in a cottage there. She lived with my Aunt Katie. Joan used to work in what would now be the equivalent of the Jobcentre - cannot remember the name. She was never married. My mother Joan Campbell was brought up with them - her mother was Jane Anne Campbell - my mother was born in 1924 and her father was an Archie Campbell I think. I am trying to do family tree and finding it quite difficult.
Grandfather's House No. 24
The little child in the photograph is me, taken outside my grandfather's house in Cullipool, Luing on the Isle of Luing. My grandfather was Duncan McEachnie, my grandmother was known on the island as Bonnie Mary. I would dearly like to retire to the island some day and enjoy the peace and traquility for the remainder of my life. Unfortunately we (the McEachnies) no longer own any property on the island due to grandmother's error in selling property. My own parents Angus and Elizabeth McKechnie along with most of my ancestors are buried in the local cemetery, so I visit frequently, some day I hope to have a home there for me, my daughter and my very much loved grandchildren Luci and Oliver who can continue to enjoy island life as much as I did. I have a copy of this photograph on my wall. Maureen Margaret McKechnie McFarlane.
Many HappyMemories
I lived at Home Farm, Otter Ferry in the late 1970s with George Thomson and my two children, Linda and Colin. I particularly remember the Macdonalds, the Olsens, Nan and Angus Sutherland who were the proprieters of the Kilfinan Hotel and Bob Halley, the woodman on the Otter Estate and who, I believe, still lives on the estate. These were very happy days and my children still talk of Otter Ferry with great fondness. If there is anyone reading this who might by any chance remember me I would be more than happy to hear from them.
Childhood - 65 Years Ago
I remember visiting the island on holiday, living with my Auntie Katie, my father's sister who had remained on the island. Her two sons, Jerry and Andy, grew garden potatoes on the hill and we would sit down to a big bowl of them in the middle of the table and have a great feed on new garden potatoes and plenty of salt and butter and pepper! I remember running down from her cottage to the sea and skimming stones. Also, a shop owned by, I think, a man called 'Baldy'. What happy, happy days.
I fell into a bed of nettles one day and my screams could, I am told, be held on the mainland!
Over the years, I have returned a few times. But only today (24.08.09) I have come home from there, having taken my brother for a nostalgic visit. We had a very interesting and informative conversation with the very kind lady in the museum who showed us quite an amount of 'memorabilia' which certainly brought... Read more
The Slate Islands : Easdale.
THE SLATE ISLANDS
By Walter Deas
Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old villages, megalithic cairns, Iron Age forts, standing stones and castles. One heads south on the Oban - Lochgilphead Road, leaving this road at Kilninver, eventually reaching the Clachan Bridge. It is well known as the Atlantic Bridge as it actually crosses the Atlantic, which flows, between Argyll and Seil Island.
The site was selected as early as 1787, and John Stevenson constructed the bridge in 1791 at a cost of four hundred and fifty pounds.
Once across there is the Tigh an Truish Inn, ‘The House of Trousers’. So named because when the kilt was banned during the Jacobite rebellion, soldiers would change to trousers before heading over to... Read more
The People of Kilfinan
The year my mum and dad got married in Kilfinan Church. My mum was born and brought up in Kilfinan Post Office where my granny, Mrs Maclachlan was the post mistress for many of my childhood years. I don't actually remember the year as I was born in 1962, but still, I feel like I was there. The village from my earliest memories was full of cousins, aunts, great cousins, great aunts and many friends of my mum and indeed my dad who was one of those guys you met and remembered forever. The road in from Otter Ferry wound it's way across the moorland and eventually you came to the first dwelling on the right, which was my aunt Cathy's place, the old mill house. She was a character all right; made her own wine from rhubarb, nettles, brambles, elderflower you name it she made it into wine. Carrying on towards Kilfinan, you will come to the Kilfinan Hotel where 3 generations of MacLachlans signed the book of visitors in... Read more
Killiechonich
I was born at Killiechonich and lived there until I was 11. Remember walking down through the wood to Johnny and Morag McColl (a brother and sister who lived at the croft - they were from Skye). Then we would walk to Alec Fletchers for our milk - the Fletchers lived at Barnacarry. Also remember Cruachan who ran the post office - we used to go there to post letters. Eddie at the shop, where we used to get our messages. Also attended country dancing classes at Kilmore Hall.
Isobel (my sister), Anne Livingstone and myself used to attend. Remember the Christmas Parties and Fancy Dress Parties at Kilmore Hall. Attended Church and Sunday School at Kilmore church and one Christmas read the lesson there.
Jean Clark I think was our Sunday School Teacher and on one occasion I think I recall Anne Lorne Gillies taking the class. Rev Carmichael was the minister then,
he had a daughter called Nina. I... Read more
