Archie, Madeleines letter of the 9th gives some of the McCurdy/McKirdy landowners from Blains History of Bute. (It is a little difficult to know which period you refer to but hope this is of some use.) Earlier in the book the following references are found.(bits extracted as the list is rather long) In 1503, 78 additional landowners were constituted. .......... Gilchrist MacKwrerdy, the lands of Bransyer Finlay MacKwrerdy, half the lands of Landilealirech John MacKwrerdy, the half lands of Stravanan Gilchrist Mackurich, a 22s 3d land of the 5 merk land of Barone Gilchrist Makwerich, junior an 11s 5d land of the said lands of Barone Donald Makwrerdy the two thirds part of the lands of Brigadill Finlay Makwrerdy, the half lands of Kerrymanach Alexander Makwrerdy, the half of the lands of Cowlenig The spellings are as given in Blain - not my dreadful typing. The family seems to have had more than its fair share of variations. A quote from later in the book, relating to the Kingarth parish ...... Vicar McVurarthie, or, as the name is nowadays expressed, MacKirdy, was also the chaplain of Rothesay castle...... Bill