IOLAIRE 100
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Alexander Mackenzie
Am Boicean
1 Aird
​Age 42
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Am Boicean's Wife,
Marion, nee Macdonald, of 1 Aird

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All over the island, families were preparing for the arrival of men who would never come home.
"I remember sitting near this blazing peat fire sometime after two o'clock in the morning. There were the two pots on the hearth, one with broth, the other with stew ... Close to the fire, there was a clothes-horse, airing a shift for the Boyken - a heavy-duty vest, long-johns and a nightshirt." - Children of the Blackhouse, Calum Ferguson
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  • ABOUT
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    • LOCHS
    • WEST SIDE
    • UIG
    • NESS
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    • STORNOWAY
    • HARRIS AND SCALPAY
    • IOLAIRE CREW
    • SURVIVORS
  • HOME AT LAST
  • CONTACT
  • OTHER WORK