• Published On: Jul 6, 20150.5 min readCategories: Ancestry

    Peter MacDougall married Mary Pirie on 28th March 1780 in Colonsay and their son, Archibald MacDougall was born 14 January 1787, in Colonsay; he died 28 April 1860 in Port...

  • Published On: Apr 1, 20150.3 min readCategories: Ancestry

    In connection with the Loder event, it would be good to give credit also to Murdoch McNeill. If you know anything about him, where he lived, how his career went,...

  • Published On: Mar 1, 20150.5 min readCategories: Ancestry

    A great deal of interesting material is coming to light, and it transpires that at least two old photographs from the album of Susan Carruthers McNeill appear in an album...

  • Published On: Jan 3, 20150.6 min readCategories: Ancestry

    Capt. MacKinnon John MacArthur of Uragaig was related to Dougie MacKinnon, working as a gamekeeper in Dumfries, and encouraged him to move to Colonsay in the late 1940s or so;...

  • Published On: Nov 3, 20141.5 min readCategories: Ancestry

    It is quite extraordinary to know that more than one million people in Canada alone have an ancestral link with Colonsay.  If you have a connection with the island, be...

  • Published On: Jul 4, 20140.8 min readCategories: Ancestry, Community News

    Colonsay and Oronsay Heritage Trust is launching a drive to recruit new supporters to help fund its vital work protecting the islands’ heritage. Trust convener Dave Binnie is asking people...

  • Published On: Jul 4, 20147.4 min readCategories: Ancestry, Events

    A fascinating conference took place mid June organised by the Island’s Book Trust to celebrate the life of Donald Mackinnon – first professor of Celtic Studies at Edinburgh University. As...

  • Published On: Jun 27, 20141.8 min readCategories: Ancestry, Events

    An exhibition featuring the stories of the men who left Colonsay to fight in the First World War never to return is underway on the island. Entitled ‘Colonsay Remembers’ the...

  • Published On: Jun 24, 20141.1 min readCategories: Ancestry, Events

    A major event to mark the centenary of the death of the first professor of Celtic studies at Edinburgh University, Colonsay born Donald MacKinnon, is taking place on the island...

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  • Published On: Jul 20, 2018

    The Front Page – July 2018

    Though the not-quite-a-drought time eventually ended, summer did not part, as it might have done,...

  • Published On: Jun 6, 2018

    The Front Page – June 2018

    The warm dry spell that spread across the whole country in late spring and extended...

  • Published On: May 3, 2018

    The Front Page – May 2018

    Spring came late this year, but by May calving and lambing were well underway on...

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