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Cairneyhill Village Institute

16 October 1935 Dunfermline District Council refuse to take it over. At a meeting of Dunfermline District Council yesterday a letter was read from the secretary of the Cairneyhill Village Committee asking the Council to take over the village institute on the ground that, under present conditions, there was not sufficient income to meet theContinue reading “Cairneyhill Village Institute”

Stupid Village Pranks

Dundee Courier 11 November 1904 A couple of young lads who sought to enjoy themselves by annoying a female household in the village by fixing a cord to the window against which they rattled a nail and button, appeared to answer to their foolish pranks in Dunfermline Sheriff Court yesterday. Their names were William ToddContinue reading “Stupid Village Pranks”

Cairneyhill Miner’s Fatal Fall

Dundee Courier 19 August 1935 Cycling accident near Dunfermline John Redmond Stewart, Mansion Buildings, Cairneyhill a 30 year-old miner was fatally injured as the result of a fall from his bicycle on the outskirts of Dunfermline on Saturday. Stewart had been at the football match in Dunfermline and was returning home at night when theContinue reading “Cairneyhill Miner’s Fatal Fall”

Cairneyhill Horticultural Society

Dunfermline Saturday Press 28 July 1860 The Cairneyhill Horticultural Society held their first exhibition for the season on Saturday in the village school – Mr Alexander Stenhouse of Pitfirrane acted as judge. The show was a very creditable one and the prizes were awarded as follows: Society’s Prizes Heaviest 36 gooseberries – Alexander Bald, 2ndContinue reading “Cairneyhill Horticultural Society”

Examination of Mrs More’s Seminary for Young Ladies

Fife Herald 18 July 1839 On Monday the 15th instant the seminary for young ladies conducted by Mrs More and daughters was examined by several clergymen, established and dissenting, in the presence of the parents and friends of the pupils. The exhibition made by the young ladies fully sustained the high character which this seminaryContinue reading “Examination of Mrs More’s Seminary for Young Ladies”

Obituary of Reverend John Moir

The Alloa Journal 6 July 1895 There passed away on Thursday afternoon the Reverend John Moir, BD, minister of the United Presbyterian Church, Cairneyhill, Dunfermline in connection with which he was ordained in 1876. For some months he has been in indifferent health but no doubt was entertained until recently of ultimate recovery. The reverendContinue reading “Obituary of Reverend John Moir”

Cairneyhill War Memorial

1914-1918 Second Lieutenant George Anderson McDonald, 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, son of James and Margaret McDonald of Pleasance, Cairneyhill, Dunfermline, died 18 August 1917 aged 19. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (no known grave). 2nd Lieutenant James M Moir RH 2nd Lieutenant Walter Forbes Hutton, 11th Battalion attached to 8th Battalion, BlackContinue reading “Cairneyhill War Memorial”

Dunfermline Concert Party at Cairneyhill

Dundee Courier 9 March 1922. Through the kindness of the Dunfermline branch of the British Legion and with the object of securing funds for the war memorial, a delightful concert was given in the mansion house, Cairneyhill, last night by the Dunfermline Whizz-Bang Costume Concert Party. The members of this party, who acquitted themselves creditably,Continue reading “Dunfermline Concert Party at Cairneyhill”