Avoch dialect

[A JackAvoch]

 The dialect which is still spoken in Avoch by the older generation is quite unique in that it was not spoken in the surrounding villages and was very specific to the fishing community.
Any information on this subject would be appreciated.

[Sani]

Hi    Unfortunately I can't help with the dialect but I can tell you my gr grandmother was Jessie ( Janet ) Jack, dau of Lewis Jack  and Janet McLeman who married  16 Dec 1826 in Avoch. Jessie came to Australia and marr James Johnston  23 Sept 1859. They had 6 children all with Jack as their second name.     Val

[IMBER]

This article from the Inverness Courier may be of interest:

http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2125/Archive_in

Perhaps contact Aberdeen University?

[sheena58]

That's fascinating. My father's maternal line were from the Black Isle, one branch from Avoch. I had no idea there was a dialect so specific to that tiny place! I would love to find out more about it. Despite being born and raised in England, I still use a smattering of Scottish coloquial terms picked up friom my father which cause amusement among my friends and colleagues; I wonder whether any are from the Black Isle!

[macintosh]

Try this website,
 www.avoch.org

James