Hi Joanie Duirinish [parish or district of] in Skye is the registration district where your relatives would have come from. Duirinish ["the city of"] is a one horse village and would be in the parish of Lochalsh. Calum Robertson Skye >From: Lileddie32@aol.com >To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Duirinish >Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:56:43 EST > >I'm confused about Duirinish on and close to Skye. I've found the city of >Duirinish, just east of Skye on Loch Carron. But, there is also an "area" >(for lack of a better term) on Skye...the peninsula west of Loch Dunvegan, >where McLeod's Table is found. I realize this is not a city or county >(shire), but what exactly is it? A parish, perhaps? > >I have ancestors born Duirinish, Inverness, SCT. Am I to assume this >refers >to the city on the mainland, as there is no reference to Skye itself? > >Any insight here would be most appreciated. > >Joanie > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com