Author Archives: James Joyce

A short while ago, I was in touch with Chelsey MacPherson, a budding Gaelic scholar and avid history buff. I reached out to her for confirmation that bocan was the Gaelic word for ghost. This she did and kindly corrected ... Read more »

It is my sad duty to report the passing of Yvon Leblanc, a former long-time resident of Dunvegan. I just this moment learned of Yvon’s death, so some of the following facts and figures may be a bit off base, ... Read more »

In January, Toronto epidemiologist Dr. Susy Hota, an infection disease specialist at the University Health Network told CTV News, “At this time there’s absolutely no reason for people to be walking around wearing masks in public.” And Dr. Sohail Ghandi, president ... Read more »

From my perspective, it’s really slow in Dunvegan these days. How quiet is it? Pre-1970s quiet. Almost the type of rural solitude that existed before the 417 construction crews wended from pillar to post in a concerted effort to forge ... Read more »