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       David Grant
Teacher at Canisbay School 1857-1861

Thanks To Hugh Ross for preparing the poems for the web site
From an old publication (1931) called Yarns of the Pentland Firth published by Bon Accord Press & Co.  Many a tattered copy will probably reside in Caithness.

The Witch’s Wind  - A Fisherman’s Yarn

Old Anne’s Yarn - The Swelchie of Stroma

Lost at Sea in a Fog The Stroma Man’s Yarn

The Authors Yarn The last cruise of  “The Dwarf”

A Pilots Yarn Uncle Dan, the Pentland Firth Pilot