Cousland woman Sheena Irving recently by chance stumbled upon a hidden story of a relative while researching her family history. Sheena knew her great-great-grandfather William Finlay (1845-1906) had been blind since his 30s. Listening to the
Incorporation of Hammerman, Edinburgh present a cheque to Cousland Smiddy. left to right Ken Carnie, Alan Dickson ( Deacon of Incorporation of Hammerman, Sean Cockburn (blacksmith) Sheena Irving, Peter Jones (Boxmaster of Incorporation of
Sheena Irving, secretary of the Cousland Local History Project thanked everyone involved, including over 50 volunteers. She said: “Local trades were amazing, and volunteers have done hundreds of hours of work. This event was just to thank thos