Ouch that music.... I was part of the Martin clan, the Aird.
@noreenlyon26863 ай бұрын
Excellent research you have done from Scotland to N Ireland . Well done - keep it up. I’m from N Ireland but have lived in scotland for 50 years now .
@hballantyne03 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@missbellarubens52554 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much for sharing this video. I live at the other end of New Zealand and rarely get a chance to see such exhibitions. The exquisiteness of this art!
@AliciaMontanez-zt1mu5 ай бұрын
WoW increíble magníficos diseños
@hagamosartetuyyo775 ай бұрын
@zilsniggy5 ай бұрын
I hate to say it, but Kilbirnie Kirk is now disused. If you’re in the area again, try to visit Dalgarven Mill, outside Dalry. You’d find it interesting there.
@hballantyne05 ай бұрын
Sad - I didn't have time to visit but heard 100s of Scottish parish churches are being closed down. Dalgarven Mill is wonderful. Thanks
@mahaylia.b5 ай бұрын
Great video! Excited for the next one!
@hballantyne05 ай бұрын
Thanks. It was fun to research - I found some interesting resources.
@mahaylia.b6 ай бұрын
Wow! What an incredible exhibition! Very intriguing! Can’t wait to share with my family! Love from the UK
@hballantyne06 ай бұрын
Thanks - it was so interesting - an amazing woman.
@eewilson98356 ай бұрын
So many emotions, I can't wait to share this with everyone I know, this is an incredible and groundbreaking exibition. Written from the USA.
@hballantyne06 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Isn't it wonderful?
@eewilson98356 ай бұрын
@@hballantyne0 Yes, The celebration of life and shape communicate wonder, this speaks to me personally, in my life. From a devoted admirer, for the art of wares, with love for fantasy, always and unconditionally.
@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde83738 ай бұрын
Airds would not be supporters of the Stuarts ,this is covenanter territory ,persecuted by the Stuarts
@hballantyne05 ай бұрын
True. My reading since I made this has shown how strong the covenant beliefs were in Ayrshire. Thanks.
@annemackintosh59858 ай бұрын
Another excellent and fascinating video of your forebears life in Ayrshire. Your researching and presentation skills are exemplary Heather. I thoroughly enjoyed yet another of Nana’s exciting adventures. Congratulations!
@hballantyne07 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@mahaylia.b9 ай бұрын
Wow!! Very interesting! I've watched alot of your videos and I love watching them! 😃
@hballantyne09 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@sasskin110 ай бұрын
should have mentioned the chippy van the comes to the car park it's pure tops the black pudding is made local
@hballantyne010 ай бұрын
Sounds great for people who like Black Pudding. Sadly when you pass through on a Sunday, options are limited. The cafe made a beautiful scone, and the church service was lovely with a friendly cuppa afterwards. I loved visiting a small village where 3 generations of my family came from. I think I'll be back one day - NZ is a long trip.
@sasskin110 ай бұрын
i mean one copy of readers digest and note in inserted at every household and off it go back to base i hear there was a forest nearby untill it became a national park bit like the trosacks
@hballantyne010 ай бұрын
I believe there are lovely walks, and the view from the monument hill is stunning.
@sasskin110 ай бұрын
would appear more dead then alive spooky place at night like something out of mid summer murders
@hballantyne05 ай бұрын
I only spent a couple of hours there- looked pretty - looks like farming is the main employment - otherwise a commuter village - I do love a quiet town
@JamesBrown-mt5ru10 ай бұрын
You mention the family name Pollock as being among your ancestors. Here are some records from Ayrshire Archives: Assignation by Agnes Smith and James Pollock, her husband to John Stewart, barber in Maybole. At Maybole, 5 Jan 1807. Letter from James Fulton and Bell Smith to Jean Smith, John Stewart, Agnes Smith and James Pollock concerning the bond. Maybole, 7 Feb 1817. Letter from Agnes Smith, James and John Pollock to Jean Smith, John Stewart, Bill Smith and James Fulton, concerning payment of the bond. At Maybole, 6 March 1818. Refs Nos. ATD60/6/18/4, and 5, and 6, respectively.
@hballantyne010 ай бұрын
Thanks - Agnes Smith and James Pollock are my 4x GGparents! A shoemaker from Maybole who died of Typhoid. What would an assignation mean? Is that like a loan? James and John in 1818 would be his sons after he died March 4! Amazing. I believe Jean Smith is Agnes' sister. I'll have to have a good look. Thanks so much. I'm hoping to do more of a family ancestry focuused video next of Pollards in Maybole and Kirkmichael. I am working on Guthries from Straiton at present.
@JamesBrown-mt5ru10 ай бұрын
Very interesting film; the Kennedy Aisle dates from the 16th c. and has close links with Crossraguel Abbey (pron. Cross-raygill) near Maybole, Ayrshire. I believe the 'tomb' there is empty - an Easter sepulchre.
@hballantyne010 ай бұрын
Thanks. History is so interesting. Of course an Easter tomb is empty!! :)
@pennylane973010 ай бұрын
What a beautiful peaceful looking village..❤
@brucesteele581011 ай бұрын
My mother-in-law was a Moore of the Irish. And proud of it.
@hballantyne011 ай бұрын
Ours are from Castlecat, Antrim.
@brucesteele581011 ай бұрын
@@hballantyne0 Belfast.
@gordonfalconer917611 ай бұрын
This randomly popped up on my KZbin home page & I'm glad it did! I now live in the Netherlands, but I'm originally from Galston, so I know Loudoun Kirk very well! This brought back loads of good memories.....thank you Heather!
@hballantyne011 ай бұрын
Google knows more about you than you think!! It was my first visit from NZ.
@hballantyne011 ай бұрын
Slower version here kzbin.info/www/bejne/boDIf353gb5sm7M
@JamesBrown-mt5ru11 ай бұрын
Saying 'Robbie' Burns usually makes Scots cringe, but funnilly enough, today many Scots refer to him as Rabbie Burns which he was possibly never referred to in his life. The poet called himself 'Robin' when he wrote, 'Twas then a blast o Januar wind blew hansel in on Robin'. He was born on 25th January, 1759. By the way the little bowl in the kirk has nothing to do with Robert the Bruce. It is either a bird bath or a holy water stoup from an earlier chapel.
@hballantyne011 ай бұрын
Thanks for your knowledge - a true Scot will know more than a visiting kiwi and google! I cringed reading his poetry aloud as well but didn't want to break copyright by using someone else's voice. I did enjoy my visit and learning about this lovely little village. New version kzbin.info/www/bejne/boDIf353gb5sm7M
@johndashwood767111 ай бұрын
If you're going to put words up with the video, you have to give the reader time to read them. 😂
@JamesBrown-mt5ru11 ай бұрын
Beat me to it!
@hballantyne011 ай бұрын
I know! Its tough because my grandchildren have short attention frames. Here is the slower one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/boDIf353gb5sm7M
@nassria1786 Жыл бұрын
Super zielona gora ketcham yestem Dali algeria ❤❤❤❤❤
@hballantyne05 ай бұрын
A pretty old town area.
@maximumsecurity9411 Жыл бұрын
The 1755 map is completely false? These maps were compiled after the murder of king Charles ll, the last real Sovereign of The United Kingdom. Go back not even 5 years and it was completely different! The named Sovereign territories, were marked by names, these are the Sovereign indegenous black people who came from the uk! Charles ll was the great granson of Margaret Tudor, King Henry Vlll sister who was also light brown a" red bone" Commonly known as mixed race! There is NO such thing as a indigenous white man from Scotland or Ireland as they are related to the jacobites! Only gypsies!👨🏾🎓
@hballantyne011 ай бұрын
Thankyou - I learned more about Scotland's history. From NZ :) I don't really understand all your reply but I think you are saying the place names on the map are have been renamed by the English invaders. I found this map from 1684 National Library of Scotland - are they the original names? maps.nls.uk/view/00001009 I also read that there were Pict stones from about 600AD. I read they came up originally from Moorish north Africa. I found that interesting. Thanks for your comments
@philpots48 Жыл бұрын
Keep the text up longer so it can be read.
@hballantyne0 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I did them for the grandchildren with quick attention spans. I've made a slower version specially for you. The link is in the description.
@magcottrell Жыл бұрын
I'm ashamed to say you have visited places I have never been and I live in the UK!!
@mahaylia.b Жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Learnt alot from this video!!
@hballantyne0 Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I make them for my grandchildren.
@hballantyne0 Жыл бұрын
Sorry its a bit blurry. It isn't blurry in the original video, but I have uploaded it several times and its always a bit blurry - lets just call it the rain!