An interesting plaque in Kilearnadail cemetery on Islay’s neighbour Jura for Gillouir MacCrain who seems to have lived to a very high age. There is some debate if he really was that old or if he just counted Christmas twice every year (Scottish Christmas was later than “normal” Christmas). Either way, even if it’s the latter he would have been rather old.
RT @islayblog: Good morning with a memory of Gillouir MacCrain who lived to 180 Christmasses on Islay’s neighbour Jura islay.org.uk/2016/08/31/gil…
RT @islayblog: Good morning with a memory of Gillouir MacCrain who lived to 180 Christmasses on Islay’s neighbour Jura islay.org.uk/2016/08/31/gil…
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Jura man, Gillouir MacCrain saw 180 Christmasses in his own home islay.org.uk/2016/08/31/gil…
He was either 180yo when he died, or was just *really* into Christmas.
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Mr Macrean, celebrated two xmasses as commonly old julian calendar was used in some superstitious / religous circs, still known as the old new year by some in the islands, good excuse for extra celebrations !….so he would have been 90 yrs old , a good age in any era , let alone the late 1600’s.