Comments on: Scotland – Barra http://blog.mcneilorama.com/2006/09/25/scotland-barra/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Susan http://blog.mcneilorama.com/2006/09/25/scotland-barra/comment-page-1/#comment-12690 Susan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:02:13 +0000 http://mcneilorama.blogsome.com/2006/07/30/scotland-barra/#comment-12690 Barra Airport sounds like an unusual experience! It must be quite scary, landing on the beach. At least you didn't have to wait very long to pick up your bags! That must be one of bonuses of flying to one of the smallest airports in the world. Barra Airport sounds like an unusual experience! It must be quite scary, landing on the beach. At least you didn’t have to wait very long to pick up your bags! That must be one of bonuses of flying to one of the smallest airports in the world.

]]> By: Allen McNeill Fish http://blog.mcneilorama.com/2006/09/25/scotland-barra/comment-page-1/#comment-6148 Allen McNeill Fish Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:45:48 +0000 http://mcneilorama.blogsome.com/2006/07/30/scotland-barra/#comment-6148 sorry for typos - that was "pending" and "highland" - cheers - amf sorry for typos – that was “pending” and “highland” – cheers – amf

]]> By: Allen McNeill Fish http://blog.mcneilorama.com/2006/09/25/scotland-barra/comment-page-1/#comment-6147 Allen McNeill Fish Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:44:20 +0000 http://mcneilorama.blogsome.com/2006/07/30/scotland-barra/#comment-6147 My late great grandma, Virginia McNeill, regaled us with this account when we wee bairns were, well, wee bairns. Recently my teenage nephew called me for the "last word on the bloody hand story" and I found myself contriving many details onthe spot. After those long winters on Barra, can you imagine the storytelling gene that evolved? I visited Barra and Castlebay and the landing strip in 1997 to seek ancestral guidance on my oening marriage. Now happily nestled in the East Bay hills with two bairns of our own, you can tell what side the ancestors fell on. But of course, what does an ancestor want but eternal life? Anyway, I found your account readily this morning on the internet. Welcome to the Bay Area. We've been in Berkeley since the late 1800s, having come out from Chicago via Robert McNeill, a habberydasher(ist?) who settled in the East Bay. If you ever have time, take a family trip to Hawk Hill across the golden Gate. It's home of the largest hawk migration in California, and a lot of families visit for a short hourlong hike. Migration abounds til mid November. I'm there most weekdays and some weekends. As mu hihland buddy says - all the best - Allen My late great grandma, Virginia McNeill, regaled us with this account when we wee bairns were, well, wee bairns. Recently my teenage nephew called me for the “last word on the bloody hand story” and I found myself contriving many details onthe spot. After those long winters on Barra, can you imagine the storytelling gene that evolved?

I visited Barra and Castlebay and the landing strip in 1997 to seek ancestral guidance on my oening marriage. Now happily nestled in the East Bay hills with two bairns of our own, you can tell what side the ancestors fell on. But of course, what does an ancestor want but eternal life?

Anyway, I found your account readily this morning on the internet. Welcome to the Bay Area. We’ve been in Berkeley since the late 1800s, having come out from Chicago via Robert McNeill, a habberydasher(ist?) who settled in the East Bay.

If you ever have time, take a family trip to Hawk Hill across the golden Gate. It’s home of the largest hawk migration in California, and a lot of families visit for a short hourlong hike. Migration abounds til mid November. I’m there most weekdays and some weekends. As mu hihland buddy says – all the best – Allen

]]> By: Timothy MacNeil http://blog.mcneilorama.com/2006/09/25/scotland-barra/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 Timothy MacNeil Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:38:17 +0000 http://mcneilorama.blogsome.com/2006/07/30/scotland-barra/#comment-1451 As a young boy my father shared the very same story about the bloody hand. It seems that the King's offer was just too irresistable for that MacNeil in the boat... As a young boy my father shared the very same story about the bloody hand. It seems that the King’s offer was just too irresistable for that MacNeil in the boat…

]]> By: jennifer mcneill http://blog.mcneilorama.com/2006/09/25/scotland-barra/comment-page-1/#comment-402 jennifer mcneill Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:11:13 +0000 http://mcneilorama.blogsome.com/2006/07/30/scotland-barra/#comment-402 My husband's last name is McNeill and his family is from scotland. I showed him your site & he loved the pics. thanks, jennifer. My husband’s last name is McNeill and his family is from scotland. I showed him your site & he loved the pics. thanks, jennifer.

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