EPISODE · Dec 13, 2018 · 45 MIN
12 John Maughan
from What We Do In The Winter · host Alasdair Satchel
In this episode I talk with John Maughan of Croggan. Croggan is a small settlement on the Lochbuie estate, on the shores of Loch Spelve. Born in Edinburgh, John’s mother’s family originally comes from Mull, and he can trace his ancestry very far back indeed. John came to Croggan and the area as a child for holidays, and like so many people before and since, it got a hold of him, and he always longed to live here. I went to see John and his wife Cathy, at their beautiful home in Croggan looking across the water to Gualachaolish. We talk about John's life and work, his family history here, stories from the community in the past and his interest in history. If you're interested in some of the things we talk about in the episode, you can find out more on the following links: Croggan: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mull/croggan/index.html https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croggan,+Isle+of+Mull+PA63+6AH/@56.3818643,-5.7333576,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x488bde986c928a41:0xf9771c325b1d0a74!8m2!3d56.381866!4d-5.715848 Black browed albatross - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-browed_albatross St Kilda - https://www.kilda.org.uk/ Lochbuie Estate - http://www.lochbuie.com/ Balgamrie & Barnashoag- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22651/balgamrie-mull Portfield - http://www.isleofmullcottages.com/cottage/portfield.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RdRsIkLIEE Lord Lovat’s Cave - https://canmore.org.uk/site/79944/mull-lord-lovats-cave The ’45 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745 Patrick Sellar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sellar Factors or Land Agents https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-land-agent.html Irish Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/folklore_podcast https://www.facebook.com/NationalFolkloreCollectionUCD/ Also available on iTunes. Tobar an Dulchais http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/ Jo Currie’s book on Mull - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mull-Island-People-Jo-Currie/dp/1904607985/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544658903&sr=8-1&keywords=Jo+Currie+Mull You can follow us on twitter, facebook and instagram or visit the website at whatwedointhewinter.com Cheers!
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In this episode I talk with John Maughan of Croggan. Croggan is a small settlement on the Lochbuie estate, on the shores of Loch Spelve. Born in Edinburgh, John’s mother’s family originally comes from Mull, and he can trace his ancestry very far back indeed. John came to Croggan and the area as a child for holidays, and like so many people before and since, it got a hold of him, and he always longed to live here. I went to see John and his wife Cathy, at their beautiful home in Croggan looking across the water to Gualachaolish. We talk about John's life and work, his family history here, stories from the community in the past and his interest in history. If you're interested in some of the things we talk about in the episode, you can find out more on the following links: Croggan: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mull/croggan/index.html https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croggan,+Isle+of+Mull+PA63+6AH/@56.3818643,-5.7333576,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x488bde986c928a41:0xf9771c325b1d0a74!8m2!3d56.381866!4d-5.715848 Black browed albatross - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-browed_albatross St Kilda - https://www.kilda.org.uk/ Lochbuie Estate - http://www.lochbuie.com/ Balgamrie & Barnashoag- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22651/balgamrie-mull Portfield - http://www.isleofmullcottages.com/cottage/portfield.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RdRsIkLIEE Lord Lovat’s Cave - https://canmore.org.uk/site/79944/mull-lord-lovats-cave The ’45 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745 Patrick Sellar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sellar Factors or Land Agents https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-land-agent.html Irish Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/folklore_podcast https://www.facebook.com/NationalFolkloreCollectionUCD/ Also available on iTunes. Tobar an Dulchais http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/ Jo Currie’s book on Mull - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mull-Island-People-Jo-Currie/dp/1904607985/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544658903&sr=8-1&keywords=Jo+Currie+Mull You can follow us on twitter, facebook and instagram or visit the website at whatwedointhewinter.com Cheers!
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