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Great job your doing there Peter! thats the Old Chapel at Bunroy knocked down in 1920s to build St Margarets

Thanks Kenny , I knew sooner or later someone would tell me about this Photo as I didnt know , Where exactly at Bunroy ? Is their anything on that site now ? Also does anyone have any Photos of the Old Mill at Bunroy

Its near where the Kirkwood's house is now. That's why its called the Chapel Brae.

I was taking some photographs around Roy Bridge on Monday, to upload to MyCanmore and the Highland HER. I noticed the Place of Worship marked on the Canmore mapping which confused me because I had not noticed any churches along the side of the road! So I had a look on some older maps which show this as RC Chapel.
I have sent the details into the RCAHMS and HER so hopefully they will start a record on it.
A friend tells me she has a copy of a picture of the last Mass held there in 1928 so that fits with the building of the new church in 1929.

The pictures are on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/doffcocker/sets/72157628075862016/ & my website is http://www.mbriscoe.me.uk

Martin , It would be great if your friend would allow you to post her Picture of the Last Mass in 1928

Many thanks for uncovering this Photo , I have just discovered that my great great grandparents were married in Bunroy Chapel on 17 Aug 1864

My great great grandparents on my maternal side were married in Bunroy Chapel on the 17th Aug. 1864 were Donald Stoddart , Agricultural Labourer ( Bachelor) Fort Augustus and Ann McIntosh ( Domestic Servant ) Achnacoichan (?) Married by Rev. D Forbes. Are there any relatives unknown to me that have any information ?

I have some Photographs of the Old Mill , I am trying to find out more information on it , does anyone know anything about it ? I cannot find it on canmore.

My Father's mother was a MacDonald! Her father was a Hotelier in Spean Bridge! My father was born in 1919 and
was put up for adoption! We only found this information out after my father died, have been to visit Cillie Choirille and it is a beautiful place!

I have updated the Highland Historic Environment Record wesbite, including and creating a new record for this Chapel. You can find it either on the websites map or by searching for MHG56484.

John Macdonald, I have any amount of information for you on the Stoddart clan.

I grew up in Bunroy and had never known there was a chapel there. Can't work out from this where it was. I remember an old cottage , known as Bannan's cottage , which was derelict. Had it been part of the building ?

The chapel in the picture was actually at the Chapel Brae which is about a mile from Roy Bridge in the direction of Murlaggan.

An Ancestor of mine Cannon Donald MacDougall was the Priest at Bunroy for 55, he retired in 1925 and went to live at Glenfinnan where he died in 1927.His Father was from South Uist but went to live in Barra where he Married twice Donald was the son of his second Wife .The old folk stayed with Donald at Bunroy.

My Great Grandfather Ewan Campbell married Jessie stewart 18th June 1889 at Bunroy Chapel Brae ..where would there be any marriage records kept? Jessie came from Appin born 1857 and died 1941..ewan Campbell came from Lochaber..He was a shepherd and lived in what is now the bothy at pean near Spean bridge .my Great Aunt Lexis was born there..One of seven children

There is a lovely photo of Lexie on this site.

My 1st cousin 3 times removed- James Kennedy(born Allt na reidh, Glengloy 1871), Shepherd at Monessie married Johanna MacDonald of Clianaig in the Bunroy RC Chapel 23 June 1897. Her parents were John MacDonald & Flora Campbell. His parents were Ewen Kennedy & Ann Cameron

Johanna b 17/11/1862 was a McGillivantich MacDonald and her sister Helen’s descendants still live in this area.

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