hello Jill sorry I can't remember which book but since living on the islands and with several books around on the subject I read quite a few some years ago now, one explained in a very logical and at times provable way that the selkie was infact Inuit people dressed in seal skin and travelling in seal covered kayaks, he even showed proof that Inuits had made the journey in earlier centuries, as local highland and island people had never seen people like this before they made a folklore of people from the sea, the book conviced me that there was much truth and logic in what he said, Frances --- On Thu, 11/8/11, Jill Allford <[email protected]> wrote: Guess I'm veering away from genealogy.  Me bad. http://deborahmacgillivray.co.uk/scotlore_selkie.htm Jill Allford

hello all, I am just going back over some records on SP and noticed on  1891 census (which didn't have my ancestor) there is an Alan McKechnie from the Ross of Mull if he belongs to anyone, it's a shipping census Shipping Gourock continued (sorry I don't have the first page) Alan McKechnie - crew - mar - 25? (sorry but the age has a thick black crossX over it) crane man - Ross, Mull, Argyll - G&E if he is your family e mail me for copy of oringinal Frances