Passenger List of the Ship ULYSSES Posted - 09-10-2009 Which sailed from Greenock to Wilmington, North Carolina, August 1774 James Chalmers, Master Excerpted from: Records of Emigrants from England and Scotland to North Carolina, A.R. Newsome, Ed., 1962 The following emigrants were from Kintyre: GREENLEES, John, 25, farmer, his wife HOWIE, Mary, 25 McARTHUR, Peter, 58, farmer, his wife BRIDE, Chirst., 52, and children John, 16, Ann, 38, Jean, 20, John, 28 Click here for more

The Island of Oronsay and its Augustinian Priory Posted - 09-10-2009 If you are ever in the southern Hebrides, it will be well worth your effort to visit the island of Oronsay and its ecclesiastic ruins. To get there, you will most likely stay and travel from lodgings in Colonsay. You will need to plan your visit with the following details in mind: the time of your visit must correspond with the most beneficial tides because you have to cross a tidal strand around one mile wide at low tide usually on foot, walk to the priory which is at least another mile... Click here for more