84 World War I, Isle of Skye
Neil Oliver Podcast
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'Ronald Mac Donald's Law Firm'
Ronald mac donald would not have been an unusual name in that part of the world at that time. His second in command was a forty five year old war veteran, sergeant major willie ross. He'd been a champion at the highland games, caper tossin and all that. But all the rest were just young men, and, frankly, boys. And like my mums dad, he was under age when he joined u. They weren't worrying in the way that you or i might worry about sending our sons away to the first World War. So off they went, and down they went. The houses are still there. The front doors those men walked away
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