08/10/2007, Barra
The MacNeil Clan's family ceilidh was a roaring success once again> There was a lot of local talent combined with professional talent from around the globe.
Pictured here are 3 generations of my visiting cousins from Glasgow enjoying the Ceilidh. In order of age is Nan the oldest her daughter Mairi and her grand-daughter Morven. On the far right is a visiting priest that accompanied them on their holiday.
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07/25/2007, Australia
This gorgeous 21 year old model is a growing fan of my little blog. It was her that prompted me to update it and as I had no photos to do so with she supplied the photo. I've been friends with Sarah Louise for sometime now and as you can see by her beauty she was originally from the UK. She set of to find her fortune at the tender age of 3 and by golly she's blossomed into a beautiful rose.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is Eoligarry jetty where the Ludag ferry used to run to before Eriskay got their causeway. Now we've bypassed the little jetty for a bigger jetty to accomodate our car ferry between Barra and Eriskay. The bigger jetty is situated in Ardmhor.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is a bird's eye view of the sea loch running west from Northbay pier to the round Barra road.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is Northbay catholic church.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is Kisimul castle, the castle that gives Castlebay it's name. This castle is the strong hold and seat of the chief of the clan MacNeil. It's built on a tiny island engulfing it entirely.
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07/25/2007, Barra
Fishermans Race
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07/25/2007, Barra
The Fishermans Race
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07/25/2007, Barra
Fishermans Race
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07/25/2007, Barra
Fishermans Race
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07/24/2007, Vatersay
The Boy James heading to the anchor after bunkering up with fuel. The Boy james is Donald MacLeod's boat, Donald runs the Barra Fishing Charters and runs trips to the surronding uninhabited islands on top of the angling trips.
Barra Fishing Charters Phone :-01871890384.
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07/24/2007, Vatersay
The Spray alongside after a long day at sea in the West. Donald William was changing over from net gear to the creel gear.
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07/07/2007, Australia
This is Queenie another friend from the other side of the globe. Makig a lot of friends from Australia.
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07/07/2007, Taiwan
Queenie's two cute little nieces.
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06/21/2007, Australia
I made a brand new friend from the other side of the world. This is Sarah from Australia who is doing my PR on the other side of the globe. I guess my humble little blog is getting famous at long last.
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06/21/2007, Australia
This is Sarah's 3 children. From left to right Antonia who is 12 years old in the middle the family baby at 8 & a half years is Chris and little Tiffany who is 10 years old.
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06/20/2007, Bridlington
I aquired a new fan from Bridlington. Craig Suddaby is a keen fisherman like most of the Barra population. He sent a few photos of his two lads doing offroad biking which I had to add to my blog. Although my offroad biking wasn't intentional these lads are wearing helmets that might have kept me out of hospital.
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06/20/2007, Bridlington
Offroading 2
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06/14/2007, Caolis
Seamus & Thomas sharing a giggle after helping to land crab & lobster to Johnathan Boyd. These two young lads are keen fishermen and are likely to be Vatersay's fishermen of the future.
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06/09/2007, Vatersay
I got a very rare picture here of Dave doing some manuel work. Dave is the creator of www.findafishingboat.com. Dave is pictured here delivering lobster creels to Donald W MacLeod, "shore bosan and owner of the MFV Spray.
Dave if you need free publicity again don't hesitate, I believe in looking after the little sites.
Photo by Iain.
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06/07/2007, Vatersay.
Davy Ruagh's pride and joy (the Isabella) has finally made it back to it's mooring. The Isabella came ashore on the causeway in a wintry gale and was sunk along with another boat.
Sorry about getting the name wrong but it's been corrected now thanks to very useful comment. TA.
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06/07/2007, Vatersay
The Zora Jay camping out at Vatersay causeway to save the long steam back to Northbay while lifting their cray nets on the west of Barra & Vatersay.
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06/07/2007, Vatersay
Vatersay church in the process of being repaired. Pictured here is Jim MaGee and his squad stripping the old slate of the roof.
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06/07/2007, Vatersay
Here is Murdo MacRury Putting on the new slate on the already stripped back of the church.
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05/26/2007, Don't Know
This is the first of two sunset phoyos stolen of Ships Nostalgia website. The next one some of you will be familiar with but I never even checked where this was taken. I just stole this one cause it appealed to my taste of a sunset picture.
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05/26/2007, Harris
Interesting picture I came across on Ships Nostalgia web site.
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05/26/2007, Northbay
>The following selection of photos are of the fishing boats coming into Northbay. The pics were supplied by Micheal a Crutch. My appology a Micheal for the delay in posting your pics but I was indisposed due to liquid refreshments.
If more people would send in photos I would learn to punctually post on here. The True Token pictured here.
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05/26/2007, Northbay
This is the creel boat Carmisa II heading home.
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05/26/2007, Northbay.
The True Token again just further away.
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05/26/2007, Northbay.
A good picture of the Harvester approaching the pier with a crewman on the bow ready to tie up.
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05/26/2007, Northbay.
This is the Astra which has become a regular visitor over the years.
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05/26/2007, Northbay
This is the Fruitful Bow with one of the lads getting the bow rope ready for bertying.
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05/26/2007, Northbay
MFV Laurel approaching the berth.
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05/26/2007, Northbay
This is local trawler the MFV Primrose. Looks as if they forgot to paint the stern half of the vessel.
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05/09/2007, Barra
Have you ever pictured your Sunday dinner as being cute. Well you can't get much cutier than Iain Aonghais Mhoir's Sunday dinner for 2008. This is a Sufolk breed off spring. They're a very good stock but I prefer them on a plate not crapping in my garden. Each to his own.
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05/08/2007, Vatersay
My wee nephew Kyle up to mischief as usual while over visiting us.
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05/08/2007, Vatersay
A wild moggie we adopted in his old age coming for it's breakfast.
Photo by Iain.
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05/08/2007, Barra
Iain Aonghais Mhoir cracked the answer for the Jenhovah Witnesses. They don't take long catching onto the meaning of (NO) when sent accross the barrel of a rifle. Just a good job I suppose that his eyesight ain't as good as it used to be.
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05/04/2007, Vatersay
The Spray alongside the west side causeway slip taking aboard some cray nets to take out.
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05/04/2007, Castlebay
Just in case you don't recognise that curveous sexy backside, it belongs to Clair MacNeil. Clair works in one of our local shops. She works in (Dha Applach) at the top of the street in Castlebay. Clair is very shy and doesn't like showing her pretty face to a camera but the view is just as good from behind.
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05/04/2007, The Square
Uileam a butcher at the fish van looking for alternative meat to butcher.
Photo by Iain.
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05/04/2007, Vatersay
Iain Eosa coming in for a bottom paint job.
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05/03/2007, Castlebay
This is David Savoury a fellow photographer. David has taken many spectacular pictures all over Barra but unfortunately he has never considered my blog important enough to post any of them on it. There's an email link in the top right corner David if you ever change your mind.
Photo by Iain.
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05/03/2007, Castlebay
Photo by Iain.
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05/02/2007, Vatersay
The Spray heading westward with another boat load of creels to accomodate our recent growth in the lobster population. It's just a shame that the prices don't rise at the same rate as the lobster population.
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05/02/2007, Castlebay
Pictured here is Dan Currie homeward bound after his afternoon cruise. His little cruiser is slighly slower than his son Brian's Flether speed boat. I'm sure Brian will find out as the years pass by the horse power declines with them.
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05/01/2007, Vatersay Sound
The end of another beautiful day as the sun slips beneath the waves in the sound of Vatersay.
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05/01/2007, Vatersay
Tom Paterson pictured here returning from his maiden voyage to drop his co-sailors at Vatersay causeway. As you can see from the surface he couldn't really comment on the boats stability. The vessels top speed is still in doubt untill he gets a GPS aboard.
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05/01/2007, Castlebay
This is Bunji's rib, he was slightly peeved that I hadn't included him with the yuppie seamen. He did assure me that he's installed a radio cassette player with stereo speakers so I guess we can add him at the bottom scale of the yuppie seamen's list.
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04/30/2007, Castlebay
As much as I enjoy all this sunshine and good weather there always has to be a down side. On the good side the sun brings out the flowers and gives colour to our countryside, on the downside it takes out of hibernation nutters like my sister Catherine pictured here. F@?k it give me back the rain.
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