Since youse are all still ranting on about this I think I will put in my tuppence worth on the matter. It chust makes me laugh to think of all youse who are so uptight about errors and mistakes and are being so pedantic about listing sources and so on and so forth, when we all know fine well that the folk that made the history in the first place very often made their own erroneous entries. My own Uncle Duncan got married over in Glasgow and said he was 56 when he was actually 64. I saw the certificate myself and he had a great laugh telling us about how he duped poor Anna! And who was Flory's father? .. . Donald was it??? are you sure??? It's no wonder I've remained an seann mhaighdean. And another thing - as I enjoy a rant myself - was it not the LDS church that went about at its own members time and expense making copies of records so that you can go and order them from their libraries that youse use free of charge. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. SM --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

Touché! ----- Original Message ----- From: "seann mhaighdean" <seannmhaighdean@yahoo.co.uk> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 & IGI entries on LDS site > Since youse are all still ranting on about this I think I will put in my > tuppence worth on the matter. > It chust makes me laugh to think of all youse who are so uptight about > errors and mistakes and are being so pedantic about listing sources and so > on and so forth, when we all know fine well that the folk that made the > history in the first place very often made their own erroneous entries. > My own Uncle Duncan got married over in Glasgow and said he was 56 when > he was actually 64. I saw the certificate myself and he had a great laugh > telling us about how he duped poor Anna! > And who was Flory's father? .. . Donald was it??? are you sure??? > It's no wonder I've remained an seann mhaighdean. > And another thing - as I enjoy a rant myself - was it not the LDS church > that went about at its own members time and expense making copies of > records so that you can go and order them from their libraries that youse > use free of charge. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. > SM > > > --------------------------------- > All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and > ease of use." - PC Magazine > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Here is a link related to tracing your ancestors on the Isle of Islay: > http://www.isle-of-islay.com/genealogy/index.html

Yeh Seann! laurel

Hi List Just been asked what's meant by 'seann mhaighdean.' Thought I'd better share the meaning with those of you who don't know or were too polite to ask. 'seann mhaighdean' - an old maid. Mind you 'maighdean' can also mean a shell of a Scallop. Best Wishes Les