Thank you Laura for your comment - A shame you don`t find my videos interesting but obviously some people do as a few of my 72 videos have thousands of views - Steve Marsh is a great video maker who I follow and that is his full time job - I do not get sponsored by anyone or receive payment from You tube - I do notice your own channel does not have any content - You perhaps should present videos on your own channel before being negative about other persons channels but thank you for watching my video.
I quite enjoy your videos. I am commenting this morning because of a surprise personal connection arising from a Scottish geographical fact you mentioned in this video - the commonality of the New Mills place name in Scotland - I had no idea. I have five generations of ancestors buried in the New Mills cemetery in Northern New Brunswick Canada, including my parents. My mother's ancestors were "half" English and "half" MacRaes from the Loch Duich, Glen Shiel area - one great great grandparent McRae marrying a MacRae - research suggests perhaps one family from Glen Licht and the other from Glen Shiel. But the New Mills cemetery is maybe most notably populated by folks whose ancestors came from Aran more than anywhere having first taken off in a ship from Lamlash in 1829. I have ancestors buried there including 9 born on Arran and others born in Ayrshire, Glasgow, Mull near Scoor or possibly Tiree, and lots in the cemetery born in Canada from interbreeding of the foregoing. The graveyard was originally associated with Presbyterian church that in 1929(?) joined the United Church of Canada where I later attended funerals. That church is now demolished but the graveyard still has care from local people with some financial help from connected persons. The area was once dominantly Scottish as you can see by place names nearby, but is now overwhelmingly dominated by lovely people who have come in from Quebec and even some whose ancestors escaped to the Restigouche area as Acadians seeking to escape the 1855 expulsions. And of late far better and deserved recognition is being achieved by Mi'kmaq people who were the original people of the area. My great great great grandfather was the one born on Mull or possibly Tiree and he retired from serving in the British Army serving in the Quebec city area to be given a land grant in the Black Point area not far from New Mills, NB. That land would have been Mi'kmaq land, the Mi'maq having been allies of the defeated French.
My MacLean ancestors came from Coll and emigrated to Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Island) in the 1820s. Great to make a virtual visit to the island. Thank you!
Was up last weekend seeing family mate.Hoped you would have done Bellsdyke road and gone through Carronshore to Falkirk. Canny video but tad noisey with hood down mate Cheers for upload.
Thank you so much for sharing this. My son is visiting there right now and was telling me how beautiful and peaceful it is, and that's how I came across your video. 😊 Everyone seems so friendly there, and it is beautiful! Hopefully I'll visit too one day.
Brilliant, thanks Collach! I commented on your around "AROUND FALKIRK AREA" video asking for a Grangemouth video and I'm so happy you done one! (JH Kilt Hire is actually owned by my best friend!) Next up is there time for a Greenock video?
Falkirk area I know well mate. Relatives live there so from 1962 about 3 months old never missed a year. From Carronshore to Larbert and Stenhousemuir over to Kincardine and Slamanan, cousins spread all over. I would have gone over the old Kincardine bridge , more interesting. Cheers
@@collachsyoutubechannel It's my second home mate. I miss the old town , like ours councils have ruined them. I watch all your videos and be back up in couple months. Cheers for reply. You on Facebook?
I was born in stirling and brought up in denny dryburgh avenue my mum and dad moved to manchester a was a wee boy 11 year old i loved denny never wanted to leave had no choice
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Fantastic video, brings back some very happy memories, way back in the 70's I worked in a school in Coatbridge and a member of staff had connections in coll we brought a group of pupils for a week to the cottage and caravan ( I think it was at Clabach), we had a great week , walking , beachcombing and generally relaxing , apart from a days potato picking at Sorisdale, the guys name was David Moore and I think he had relatives on the island. I dearly hope to get back some day .
This is Will McLean Greeley, author of A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington, George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate, a new biography of Connecticut Governor and Senator George P. McLean, sponsor of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, published by the Rochester Institute of Technology Press. This legislation, still in effect today, has saved millions if not billions of birds, and likely prevented extinctions. The book traces McLean’s rise from obscurity as a Connecticut farm boy to national prominence when he advised five US presidents and helped lead change and shape events as a US senator from 1911 to 1929. Senator McLean is an overlooked figure in the conservation of birds, and played an important role in the expansion of federal oversight of the environment. I am looking for venues to deliver author talks and book reviewers. McLean had roots in Scotland-the Isle of Coll. I am looking for ways to generate awareness of my book in the UK. Reviews: “On one level this is a fascinating, and thoroughly researched, glimpse into the workings of US politics in the early twentieth century. On another level it’s an inspiring story of one man’s determination and steadfast commitment to securing legal protections for birds. I am glad to know more about George McLean.” -David Allen Sibley, author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds
Go back and let me see if the Raith ballroom is still there thousands of young people went there at the weekend lots of memory’s there video makers always over look it been closed for years ,I’m 72 now who went there living in west australia May be it’s to far back for you video makers some old people walking in the high street may have went there you should try and interview some old people
I noticed what I believe were some Yuccas by a house on the lhs so the temperature on Coll must rarely drop to a few degrees above freezing. Apart from a commerical copse of pine, I saw no trees worth to mention. Surely someone should plant beech, birch, rowan and oak in sheltered areas for future generations to enjoy.
My Dads family all came from Alloa - Main surnames being Archibald ,Sharkey and Ferguson - more so Ferguson - Pretty sure i must have long lost distant relatives still in Alloa because over the generations they had big famlies
Fantastic, I am from london and I always dream of going to places like coll, oh for the peace and quiet, perhaps if I win the lottery! There I go, dreaming again!!.
Wow thank you for this video. I was curious of what Coll looked like after digging into our family tree. I’m in Australia but traced our family back to Coll where 6 generations were Lairds of Coll. If it’s such a tiny population now…do you know what it was like way back in 1400s and 1500s?
Thank you so much for sharing this video. It brought back many childhood memories of summer holidays spent there during the 1970's early 80's spent on this beautiful Island. We used to camp on land owned by the Macraes, that encompassed a beautiful beach. Spent many a moment seal watching and on occasions was lucky enough to spot the odd whale or two! Mrs Macrae made the best Scotch Pancakes and Griddle scones too! Wonderful memories - need to come back one day soon.
