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Annie MacFarlane
'When I wrote my January 5th column on Annie and Angus MacFarlane, I didn't think that I would be writing about Annie's death before the year was out. She had been battling against cancer for several years. When she agreed to sing a milking song at Feis Glengarry '94, she was a little reticent about it, fearing that she might not be well enough, but she persevered.
Eighteen months later, on Wednesday November 22nd, 1995, in Glengarry Memorial Hospital, with Angus at her side, Annie MacFarlane died.
Annie was born in Shawbost, a Gaelic speaking community on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Annie taught school for many years in the Montreal area. When they retired they went back to live on Coll but returned to Canada and bought a house in Apple Hill. They were staunch supporters of the Glengarry Highland Society and the Gaelic Choir and, as fluent Gaelic speakers, often helped us with the language. Whenever we sing any of the songs that Annie taught us, we will remember her with joy. Soraidh slān le cridhe trom - 'A fond farewell with a heavy heart.'
Annie MacLean Murray MacFarlane now rests in the graveyard of Bragar in Lewis.'
From 'Highland Paths', a column by Ken McKenna published in the 'Glengarry News', Alexandria, Ontario, Canada. |
