tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.comments2024-02-12T20:28:17.775+00:00Angus FolkloreKeith Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435885427062349047noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-88201089034473465342024-02-12T20:28:17.775+00:002024-02-12T20:28:17.775+00:00Thank you for sharing this.
I am a descendant of t...Thank you for sharing this.<br />I am a descendant of those who migrated to Jamaica and Grenada in the West Indies.Patricia Ogilvie-Fredericknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-54722225172256938202024-01-27T08:59:10.524+00:002024-01-27T08:59:10.524+00:00A fine article. My Great x 4 Grand Father John Spi...A fine article. My Great x 4 Grand Father John Spink, his brothers James and David and a brother of my Great x 4 Grand Mother, Jean Eaton were those who perished in the 1814 tragedy.Alan Haynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-73246327699745043232023-12-22T05:52:40.928+00:002023-12-22T05:52:40.928+00:00Great reading yourr blogGreat reading yourr blogNavy: A Heart Stealerhttps://navyaheartstealer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-68585840336165477242023-12-09T23:05:05.221+00:002023-12-09T23:05:05.221+00:00So interesting! I am a descendant of Irish migrant...So interesting! I am a descendant of Irish migrants who lived in Lochee and this is a vivid and fascinating depiction of what life might have been like when they first came over to Dundee. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-43318733386409115082023-12-06T03:07:43.545+00:002023-12-06T03:07:43.545+00:00Very interesting history there , I was actually bo...Very interesting history there , I was actually born in tha area in 1951 and remember growing up as a child , talk of witches even when I was 8 or 9 was pretty common. Maybe the tradition still continues today .My Mother was a firm believer and often seemed to have glimpses into things that happened and I also seem to be gifted with a highly accurate intuition .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-12679829385946809072023-08-23T17:55:02.428+01:002023-08-23T17:55:02.428+01:00Would love to find out more about Catherine lyall ...Would love to find out more about Catherine lyall but very informative and thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-38323482346962375492023-07-25T20:38:42.872+01:002023-07-25T20:38:42.872+01:00Hello. Great blog! I'm on a mission to documen...Hello. Great blog! I'm on a mission to document Forfar woman accused of witchcraft in the 1600s and have so far created new Wikipedia articles for Helen Guthrie and Isobell Shyrie. I'd like to create further articles for some of the other women accused during this time, including people noted in your blog and have them recorded in the database of Scottish witches. Where did you find your information about these suspected witches? I'd love to take a look!Ryazzz88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05195026183278941267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-55157171855607912372023-07-16T18:17:06.921+01:002023-07-16T18:17:06.921+01:00That is very interesting and I learned alotThat is very interesting and I learned alotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-57931246359876505222023-07-01T05:25:44.901+01:002023-07-01T05:25:44.901+01:00Very interesting. Thanks for posting.Very interesting. Thanks for posting.Guy Ogilvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832308080547838493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-65769573870023036892023-03-27T17:18:50.578+01:002023-03-27T17:18:50.578+01:00Hello Will Helyar, sadly Jamie died a few years ba...Hello Will Helyar, sadly Jamie died a few years back. Pip and Squeak were my father, Hugh (Squeak) and his twin Lionel who were Morna's (another sister of Torquil) youngest boys. My father died last year and Lionel in 2012.<br />Geordie MunroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-6095811517663412252023-03-05T13:25:20.402+00:002023-03-05T13:25:20.402+00:00So did I, swinging over the burn from a rope tied ...So did I, swinging over the burn from a rope tied to a tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-42459389360732667342023-03-05T13:24:12.427+00:002023-03-05T13:24:12.427+00:00What a wonderful piece of historical research. What a wonderful piece of historical research. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-75947787550187279792023-01-10T17:34:28.587+00:002023-01-10T17:34:28.587+00:00I just got all of this sent to me by my son.
Ispen...I just got all of this sent to me by my son.<br />Ispent the first 10 years of my life in the Tower house at Lindertis before moving to a new cottage on the farm.<br />I was friendly with Richard Dunbar. When I left school I went to Kelso to work beside my brother (Billy). He died aged 16 in 1960 and I returned to Lindertis where I worked with the Munro family for 11 years.<br />My father worked with them for 36 years.<br />My mother lived on the estate from 1945 till her death aged 99 in 2019.<br />Jim Cameron MBE<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-66723862422816390232022-12-24T17:29:04.738+00:002022-12-24T17:29:04.738+00:00Really interesting stuff. ThanksReally interesting stuff. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-30617649194059418582022-12-17T14:31:49.935+00:002022-12-17T14:31:49.935+00:00Really awesome posting in this blog post about suc...Really awesome posting in this blog post about such unique topic. <a href="https://shimlacabservice.in/" rel="nofollow">shimla taxi service</a><br />Shimla Taxi Servicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506204097458360075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-36361504343137871922022-11-13T00:20:45.545+00:002022-11-13T00:20:45.545+00:00I highly recommend Adam Watson's Place Names o...I highly recommend Adam Watson's Place Names of Much of North Eastern Scotland for the Angus Glens. David Dorward's work is fantastic but Watson's is a lot more comprehensive and linguistically rigorous. Breathtaking stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-86801202359004662722022-09-29T13:10:16.229+01:002022-09-29T13:10:16.229+01:00Thank you, you are a good storyteller and this inf...Thank you, you are a good storyteller and this information was helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-14125136683554500192022-09-25T16:33:29.042+01:002022-09-25T16:33:29.042+01:00Transcribing Dundee Howff records and just found A...Transcribing Dundee Howff records and just found Ann Deuchars, Age 45, daughter of late George Deuchars, laird of Deuchar, buried in Howff 1 May 1838. From Parish of Aran, died of consumption. Plot 291.2nd.C. 12/6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-46698543712007851462022-08-02T08:55:35.287+01:002022-08-02T08:55:35.287+01:00The poem Craigo Woods doesn't mention the wood...The poem Craigo Woods doesn't mention the woods being haunted. The reference to 'ghaists' occurs in the first verse, set 'at the back end o' the year (Nov, Dec) when the trees stand in the dark like ghosts, or lie fallen 'ae the blast (gale) that's cleft ye'. <br /><br />The narrator is rather nostalgic about their memory of the woods and their association with home ('I'll lay me down by the puddock-stools when I've seen them and cry "I'm hame! I'm hame!' Frank Rivermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401627835272712365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-53189562637164970852022-07-11T10:59:28.679+01:002022-07-11T10:59:28.679+01:00The most complete telling of this legend that I...The most complete telling of this legend that I've come across. What is the earliest written source of this and can the cave on Mount Blair be found today as it is not on OS map?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-72717961640195074862022-07-09T18:14:27.161+01:002022-07-09T18:14:27.161+01:00So interested in the statement in the article that...So interested in the statement in the article that James Guthrie attempted to liberate Janet in 1666. Can you provide the source of this information. In check Guthrie DNA project, James Guthrie, 14th Baron of Guthrie was born in 1680 in Angus. His parents, John Guthrie & Cecelia Carnegie list James, Jean, Bertha, Elizabeth & Margaret as sibs...were these the same Elizabeth & Margaret in Margaret Guthrie and Elizabeth Guthrie, unlike the others, were from Montrose and they were also lucky in that they managed to escape with their lives....thank you and look forward to more information. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-60721906808165670652022-05-15T17:22:57.841+01:002022-05-15T17:22:57.841+01:00Hi.Hi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-30559451234314730502022-05-09T18:43:15.186+01:002022-05-09T18:43:15.186+01:00when was it made up?
when was it made up?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-75325121298039594712022-02-23T20:13:54.958+00:002022-02-23T20:13:54.958+00:00It's possible that Janet (or Joanet) Stout was...It's possible that Janet (or Joanet) Stout was my ancestor.Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790422241748099431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030692967135623861.post-87235561242094544592022-01-24T14:19:19.101+00:002022-01-24T14:19:19.101+00:00The last cases of plague treated in Dundee that I ...The last cases of plague treated in Dundee that I could find were from His Majesty's Prize Ship "Moora" which arrived in Dundee on 27th August 1918. It had arrived from Calcutta with a cargo of jute, manganese ore and marabalams (??). Three cases were diagnosed and taken to King's Cross Hospital where two of them died. The other sailor returned to the ship and sailed back to India.Derek Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490219073259238041noreply@blogger.com