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Local History Week --
4th to 12th May 2002 celebrated the rich heritage of Dumfries and
Galloway. Many lectures, exhibitions and tours of historical sites
were arranged by various heritage and local history groups throughout
the Region.
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following three pages of photographs provide a brief visual record
of one such event held in Irongray church and graveyard on
afternoon of Sunday 5th May 2002. |
The
speaker was Moira Aitken, an acknowledged
expert on Irongray history and author of:
KIRKPATRICK IRONGRAY Memorial Inscriptions
and Hearse Society Burial Records. |
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Moira
in the pulpit. She introduced her talk by saying
that while her
late husband was Minister of Irongray
she had not been allowed to
stand there. |
Entrance
Doorway
to Irongray Church |
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| above:
Early
Communion Cups and Tokens |
| left:
Communion
vessels and plate used today. |
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| Browsing
through Moira's new book: KIRKPATRICK IRONGRAY Memorial Inscriptions
and Hearse Society Burial Records. |
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