tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post3240863099649820436..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: HMY IolaireGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34229619507985097152019-01-09T22:27:28.573+00:002019-01-09T22:27:28.573+00:00For the record and if anyone is interested a web s...For the record and if anyone is interested a web summary of many of the Iolaire remembrances here is the link.<br /><br />http://www.hebevents.com/wp-content/uploads/RememberingtheIolaire.pdf?fbclid=IwAR35MByhNvbBrjhaP8IizmMBT8_dRi06MIeFTH2LRJxJSNrPj2Hst2Bh_HEGraham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13991802860641883392019-01-09T22:21:23.701+00:002019-01-09T22:21:23.701+00:00Kay, the two Macdonalds were not, as far as we kno...Kay, the two Macdonalds were not, as far as we know, relatives. I have to add that there must be several hundred John Macleods on Lewis. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40865860421410729002019-01-06T10:31:38.238+00:002019-01-06T10:31:38.238+00:00Thank you Lynda. I suspect there are many, many pe...Thank you Lynda. I suspect there are many, many people in the UK who have never heard of the tragedy. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59160974815302508992019-01-05T22:54:18.442+00:002019-01-05T22:54:18.442+00:00I have had not heard about this prior to seeing yo...I have had not heard about this prior to seeing your blog. How very tragic, and so close to home. May those lost be continued to be remembered always.CountryMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761724941259576940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53646290959635350802019-01-05T19:04:47.483+00:002019-01-05T19:04:47.483+00:00Thank you for your good wishes, Jenny. The tribute...Thank you for your good wishes, Jenny. The tributes this year have been quite amazing.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33445883263049285732019-01-05T19:04:05.747+00:002019-01-05T19:04:05.747+00:00I think, Lee, in such a small community such a lar...I think, Lee, in such a small community such a large disaster is unlikely ever to be forgotten.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68400890932681547802019-01-05T18:28:19.892+00:002019-01-05T18:28:19.892+00:00A most tragic story and also very good that it has...A most tragic story and also very good that it has been so movingly commemorated for so long, and not forgotten. <br /><br />On a different note, a Happy New Year to you! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-3116962288474654612019-01-04T00:41:13.881+00:002019-01-04T00:41:13.881+00:00Very sad...very moving...but wonderful that the tr...Very sad...very moving...but wonderful that the tragedy...the loss of so many lives...has never been forgotten.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45911925003461451632019-01-03T10:22:49.190+00:002019-01-03T10:22:49.190+00:00I've just been looking at some photos of the I...I've just been looking at some photos of the Iolaire; what a beautiful yacht she was!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59240963579741454222019-01-03T00:50:53.430+00:002019-01-03T00:50:53.430+00:00That's good. I would have been most upset if y...That's good. I would have been most upset if you had visited with me here and without meeting.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73017900615841752892019-01-03T00:26:55.529+00:002019-01-03T00:26:55.529+00:00No you misunderstand me sir. That was another cont...No you misunderstand me sir. That was another contributor's image. I have never set foot on The Isle of Lewis.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26117655223056829912019-01-02T23:08:45.429+00:002019-01-02T23:08:45.429+00:00How very appropriate, YP. You were on Lewis in the...How very appropriate, YP. You were on Lewis in the spring 7 years ago? Did I know this? Was I in New Zealand at the time?Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56683149449144752732019-01-02T23:06:30.086+00:002019-01-02T23:06:30.086+00:00Monica, there were few families who were not invol...Monica, there were few families who were not involved one way or another. The procession was just a small part of a couple many acts of remembrance.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31923470588461586242019-01-02T23:05:20.232+00:002019-01-02T23:05:20.232+00:00Meike, I wouldn't have expected you to know ab...Meike, I wouldn't have expected you to know about it. I doubt many people in England have ever heard of it. The direct affect on the community lasted for several generations and, in truth, is probably being felt indirectly even now.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46665201895732336732019-01-02T23:02:52.297+00:002019-01-02T23:02:52.297+00:00It's certainly an interesting read, Mark.It's certainly an interesting read, Mark.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56477784481783367452019-01-02T23:02:23.156+00:002019-01-02T23:02:23.156+00:00Amy, there are few things that will get the blood ...Amy, there are few things that will get the blood flowing fast more than a pipe band.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90551144862417883032019-01-02T23:01:29.440+00:002019-01-02T23:01:29.440+00:00Anyone of my generation who lives here whether Isl...Anyone of my generation who lives here whether Islander or not knows of the tragedy. However I did meet a young(ish) Islander last year who didn't know anything about it. Any ignorance there was has disappeared after the last couple of months. The remembrance has been colossal.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-83334472855865287442019-01-02T22:58:33.861+00:002019-01-02T22:58:33.861+00:00It certainly had a massive impact on the community...It certainly had a massive impact on the community, Duta.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15687043211391725972019-01-02T22:57:40.581+00:002019-01-02T22:57:40.581+00:00Thank you, Maywyn.Thank you, Maywyn.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82126361736392908022019-01-02T22:57:27.717+00:002019-01-02T22:57:27.717+00:00You are right, Red, and safety regimes were not as...You are right, Red, and safety regimes were not as strict either.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51684605135215596172019-01-02T22:56:45.460+00:002019-01-02T22:56:45.460+00:00Mrs S. You are correct up to a point as Adrian sai...Mrs S. You are correct up to a point as Adrian said (and Adrian is an old sea-dog) but see my supplementary comment to his comment.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30993255355746892762019-01-02T22:55:17.581+00:002019-01-02T22:55:17.581+00:00Adrian perhaps I should add that there have been m...Adrian perhaps I should add that there have been many occasions in bad weather when the old MV Suilven (which was a superb seaboat according to it's various Masters) couldn't make the harbour entrance in stormy weather and wandered up an down outside until conditions were right. That doesn't happen now because the later ferries don't sail in such adverse conditions.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78274297362912209492019-01-02T22:51:37.540+00:002019-01-02T22:51:37.540+00:00Kay, Donald John Macleod died earlier last year (2...Kay, Donald John Macleod died earlier last year (2018), he was a Lewisman but I'm not aware of any direct link to John F MacLeod. I do know Malcolm Macdonald and will probably see him for lunch next Wednesday and will try and remember to ask him. Macleod is a very common name on Lewis. I'm not sure about John Macleod but I'll do some research.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54199953091922386662019-01-02T22:40:09.649+00:002019-01-02T22:40:09.649+00:00Adrian, the general view is that any one of the Ro...Adrian, the general view is that any one of the Royal Navy seamen on board could have taken the boat in but the night was very dark and stormy and no one knows why the Captain had taken the boat on that course. All the officers died so there was no one to answer the question.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6131878707236811492019-01-02T18:51:09.084+00:002019-01-02T18:51:09.084+00:00This was the picture of the day on my geograph web...This was the picture of the day on my geograph website on New Year's Day:-<br />https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2624965<br />How marvellous that your island people are commemorating the tragedy with full honours.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com