Our purpose for going to the Isle of Mull was to find Bob's Grandmother's grave. She was born and buried on this Isle. We were able to hire a private tour guide, Finlay, and he knew everything about the island. He knew the location of the cemetery and gave us a lot of historical information as we traveled together. It was fantastic! As we entered the small cemetery and began our search for the grave, we found it in the back corner and the last stone we looked at. It was an exciting moment!
Bob is standing in front of the Corrie family grave. This is his Grandmother Mary Ann's side of the family.
At the bottom of the stone it says, "Mary Ann Beloved Wife of Robert MacIsaac" - which is Bob's Grandfather and whom he was named after.
In front of this church, where possibly the family worshiped since it was near the cemetery, there was a war memorial that listed the three Corrie sons that died in action during WWI. These were Bob's Great-Uncles and the tour guide remembered reading the Corrie name somewhere and took us to this too.
Duart Castle is still lived in today by the head of the McLean clan. Bob's family is connected with this clan. (So, this could be where we could live some day!)
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Hey... how exciting that you were able to explore some of your family history... maybe Bob has a castle in his background!!!
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