Stumbled upon this website and was immediately transported back in time. I lived at Acluachrach from about 1964 - 1970 ish and attended Roy Bridge School with Sheena MacRae. We used to get the van together to school. I now live in the USA. I would love to find out more about where everyone is these days and would be happy to get emails from anyone who remembers me or my Mother Kathleen who worked in the Kitchen at Roy Bridge Hotel , Glen Spean Hotel and was a an active part of the WRI for quite a while. I remember playing Angel Gabriel in the Nativity play at the church, wearing a remodeled tablecloth and tinsel halo, singing 'While Shepherds watched their flocks'..... and it snowed. Many distant memories I am now in my mid 50's, working in New England, and still love Highland Ponies.I went on to Lochaber High, then onto Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy ,I left Scotland in 1974 and finishing my education in Birmingham.

Hi , I had a friend , Catherine Tatler who I met when she visited her grandmother in Weymouth during the 70's. I know she lived in Roybridge at that time. Would appreciate any information about her.

Dear Roy Bridge Community

I am a PhD student at the Galsgow University's Dumfries campus and an old photograph recently came into my possession which I think would be of interest to your community. This is of a simple wooden cross from the Western Front for a Gunner John McKillop. I have traced his name via the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website and have found out that he died of wounds on 24/08/17 and is buried in the DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY in Belgium. He is also metioned on the grave of his parents and sister at the Cillechaoreil Roman Catholic Burial Ground at Roy Bridge.

The photograph must have been taken soon after he was laid to rest and before the soldiers there were given white headstones.

I am trying to find out if there are any descendents of Gunner McKillop so that this unique photograph can be returned to them. If anyone is related to this man or is aware of any of his descendents who mght be living in the Roy Bridge area then coud they get in touch with me.
With kind regards

Stephen Miles
E-mail: s.miles.1@research.gla.ac.uk

My name is Susan Casey I am 52 years old, and have researched my family tree, and I'm actually stuck with a period in time that concerns my Grandmother, "Mrs Agnes Cummiskey Casey" ( Deceased ). I am led to believe that my Grandmother and her sister Mary Cummiskey, were fostered out to a family in about 1918 for a number of years, to a Mrs Meg Mcfarlane. My gran who was then Agnes Cummiskey would have been around 10 years old, and Mary 8. their father died in the front-line in WW1 in Jerusalem and maybe it was hard on their mother, I don't know the story as to why they were in Fort William... My Gran's wee sister Mary had rickets and I believe the woman who looked after them was very kind to them... Later, my Great Aunt Mary worked as a kitchen maid for a school master I believe and this is all I have to go on... I know they went to school there. My Gran lived to the grand old age of 96 and died in 2005. I just wondered if there are any archive records somewhere in Roybridge that I could find about them? Or if you could put me onto someone who would know... I would appreciate this very much indeed... And thanks for taking the time

Hi,
I came on holiday here a few weeks ago I loved it! When I was walking in the woods near the Bunroy Campsite I noticed an old run down Mill and I am just curious to find out more about it. So if anyone had information that would be great. Thank you!
Sam