Thanks very much, Sue, for your advice. I feel a bit daunted, but will have a go. Best wishes, Morag

Hi Flora, You have a good memory. Yes, I have had my DNA tested, but came up with little Islay connection. I must look up that Neil Orr. I have a suspicion that all the Neil Orrs are connected. Regard

Hi Allan, Thanks for addressing the safety of Facebook. I’ll do as you say, but I hope you don’t mind if I ask you some questions. How do I make sure all my details are for my eyes only? How do I cont

Hi Flora, Thanks for your speedy reply. I’ll try to find out how safe Facebook is nowadays. Apart from the friends’ trouble with it, I had to go to the police over a man getting my contact details - t

Hi Flora, Can you join the Facebook Old Islay page without having a Facebook account? If so, could you tell me how, please? I am wary of Facebook itself as friends were vilified on it without redress.

Sorry, hadn’t noticed the attachment. My e-address too is wildly out of date. You have my current address, Iain, but I’ll put it here - morag.fowler@.... best wishes, Morag

Where did you find the list, Hazel? I would like to see it and check that I am on it. wishing you a good new year, Morag

Bliadhna means “year”, ur with an accent is “new”, so literally the greeting is “year good new”. Best wishes for Christmas and for 2021, Morag

The next Scottish Indexes conference will be on 6 December 2020. They seem to alternate conferences on a Saturday or a Sunday. The website is www.scottishindexes.com. Morag M Fowler

Hi Sue, This was the sixth conference from Scottish Indexes - so look out for next month. Best wishes, Morag