St Donnan
1. Donnie’s fishing boat in 1971/2 shortly after he bought it and called it the St Donnan. He kept it in the harbour at Eigg and used it for lobster fishing.
| Island: | Eigg |
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| Collection: | Peggy Kirk Collection |
| Location: | Eigg Harbour |
| Tags Fishing BoatDonnie KirkLobster FIshingSt Donnan |
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Lobster fishing dingy
Donnie had two previous boats for lobster fishing. The first was this dingy, kept in Laig Bay. The picture was taken by Noel Banks in 1962. Donnie is in the middle and on the left are their first two children Marie and Angus with Noel Banks’ daughter Vicky.
| Island: | Eigg |
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| Collection: | Peggy Kirk Collection |
| Location: | Laig Bay |
| Tags Donnie KirkLobster FIshingNoel BanksVickie BanksAngus KirkMarie Kirk |
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Lobster Dingy
The same dingy with holiday makers’ children.
| Island: | Eigg |
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| Collection: | Peggy Kirk Collection |
| Location: | Laig Bay |
| Tags Donnie Kirk |
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Kirk Family, 1950's
Donnie, his mother Mary, his father Angus and in front is Donnie’s brother Frankie, probably in the early 1950s. Donnie was on holiday on Eigg with his parents at the time
| Island: | Eigg |
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| Collection: | Peggy Kirk Collection |
| Location: | Cleadale |
| Tags Donnie KirkAngus KirkFrankie KirkMary Kirk |
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Donnie and Children 1960's
Donnie with his first two children Angus and Marie, in 1960s
| Island: | Eigg |
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| Collection: | Peggy Kirk Collection |
| Location: | Laig |
| Tags Donnie KirkMarie KirkAngus Kirk Jnr |
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George Walker
8. George Walker from Lanarkshire who worked on the St Donnan with Donnie, c.1977.
| Island: | Eigg |
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| Collection: | Peggy Kirk Collection |
| Location: | Laig |
| Tags Donnie KirkSt DonnanGeorge Walker |
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Mary Kirk
Donnies mother, Mary in the 1980's
| Island: | Eigg |
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| Collection: | Peggy Kirk Collection |
| Location: | Laig |
| Tags Donnie KirkMary Kirk |
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