Talk:Hugh MacDiarmid

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That's a fine picture, islandhopper. And what a nice man Michael Grieve was, wasn't he? Only met him the once but when he heard I was from Shetland he was so friendly. User:Ex-isle

He really was ... and despite all the stories about the relationship between his father and Shetland he was full of love for 'his' island, Whalsay ... ;-) Islandhopper 10:26, 3 July 2007 (MDT)

yes, he did seem to regard himself as a Shetlander ... and why not, indeed? it was his place of birth and first home ... or bonhoga, as it is in dialect ... Ex-isle