Iain Dall MacKay was born at Talladale, Loch Maree in 1656 and trained as a piper for seven years with the famous MacCrimmons in Skye and became known as The Blind Piper of Gairloch. His son Angus carried on the family tradition as ...
Bagpipe school, shop, restaurant &hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. ... 1) Iain Dall MacKay (1656-1754) was born at Talladale, Loch Maree and was known as 'The Blind Piper of Gairloch'. He was trained as a piper for seven years with the famous MacCrimmons in Skye. He married late in life and had two children. His son Angus carried on the family tradition as Piper to Mackenzie of Gairloch but his grandson, John Roy MacKay, emigrated to Nova Scotia with his father's chanter ...
After a brief call at Talladale the steamer proceeds in a northerly direction. For a mile or so the Talladale woods continue alongside, and then comes the Garavaig water, where the Slatadale farm begins. About three hundred yards from ...
