The mysterious 'black cat' of Tayinloan

[Ptarmigan]

This is my first post, so a big HELLO from Co. Antrim. ':oops:'

I have been at your great Folk Festival for the past two years with my group, 'Scad the Beggars'. ':D'

Anyway, the reason I'm writing now is because I noticed this story headline, in the latest E-Mail from the CAMPBELTOWN COURIER & I was wondering if anyone can tell me any more about the sightings of the 'Black Cat'. ':?:'

"The mysterious 'black cat' which has been reported roaming in Kintyre over the last few years has been spotted near Tayinloan for a third time."

Now one reason why I am interest in this story is because we had similar sightings over here near Bushmills last year. ':shock:'

The other is that I write a weekly column for the local 'Ballymoney Times', & when our wild cat was being seen, I was sent a number of rhymes in the local dialect, a kind of Ulster Scots, which, if your into poetry & rhymes, you might like to check out.
N.B. Most are very amusing: ':lol:'

http://www.causewaymusic.co.uk/ulsterscotsverse.html

So, I'm sure the folks over here would be very interested in your 'BIG CAT' so if you can let me have any details on the sightings & the history of this beast, I'd be very grateful. ':)'

Cheers
Dick

[Ship called Dignity]

Dick,

Cheers for the posting.

There was a thread on this in the summer

http://www.awwhosting.co.uk/campbeltown ... hlight=cat

Catch you later about this - but just a quick post!

Cheers

David

[take_a_pop]

Cuid this be the very wan.
Weil tis aboot the best wan av seen fur a whilst.

[petewick]

There have been black cat sightings north of Tayinloan, just between the village of Clachan and Kennacraig ferry terminal.
Also in south Kintyre near Glenahanty road end, an animal transportation cage was also found abandoned.

petewick

[jdcarra]

There have been black cat sightings north of Tayinloan, just between the village of Clachan and Kennacraig ferry terminal.
Also in south Kintyre near Glenahanty road end, an animal transportation cage was also found abandoned.

petewick

And also in Carradale some time back by someone walking their dog up the forestry road near to the playpark area. Describing a large, long dark creature crossing the road ahead of them, or is it tales from the crypt!!!!!

[take_a_pop]

Weil ift ye'v seen it,, aniwan, wil ye pit a foto oh it oan here, so i can comper thim wae ma ane sightin.
Am thinkin aw this black cat stuff, is ah load oh keech, aw these folks thut claim they've seen it, jeest tae git thur name in the coorier, whurs yur fotos then, mer tae the point shoa us yer proof.

[oorly gourlay]

Spot on t-a-p. If that beasty exists, it's either a vegan or it's living on road kill.

oorly

[jdcarra]

Weil ift ye'v seen it,, aniwan, wil ye pit a foto oh it oan here, so i can comper thim wae ma ane sightin.
Am thinkin aw this black cat stuff, is ah load oh keech, aw these folks thut claim they've seen it, jeest tae git thur name in the coorier, whurs yur fotos then, mer tae the point shoa us yer proof.

I pop, I agree wae you. Unless you have the photographic evidence or further solid proof by witnesses of a siting, it could all be in the imagination, or they could all be telling porkies.

The Carradale siting came from the bairn oh the head barman in the Glen. Maybe it was a black domestic cat but they had the magnifying glesses on. Anyway, I will keep the wee camera in ma pocket from noo on just incase it jumps oot in front oh me unexpectedly.

Catch ye later.

[take_a_pop]

An ift it does Jd, git yer erse awa as fast ist ye can man, ah wid rether ye wur stil aboot fur yur nice foto's than be'in eeten bae a imaginary blak kat.

[paraffin man]

Aye pop, thons a rare photo o that black cat. It's well camo'd up against the dark night sky. It's eyes are fair glowing wi the flash off yer camera, if a dinna know any better aye wid have said that it wis a plane goin in to the drome wi its lights on.

Yer auld ticker must hae been gaen at a hunner mile n hoor when ye seen it, did ye soil yer auld y's wi that wan?

Ye actually should enter it in ta the photo competition in the courier thats running, ye wid win hands doon wi that photo.

[take_a_pop]

Non nur plane Par/man, this is lake wan oh thim nessie foto's, ye cun see thurs summit ther, but ye canna wurk oot whoot it ist. Howev'r ist naw a plane ah can assure yeh ow thit wan.

[GarySutherland]

Interesting piece in yesterday's Herald on the subject of black cats. I can't remember exactly where they said it was but someone had taken a cast of a paw print, roughly three times bigger than an ordinary cats, and whilst not conclusive it had been identified as possibly that of a black panther.

Cheers
Gary

[witchnettle]

well, in the summer of 2003 i was driving through Clachan just before dusk, and a huge black cat ran across the road in front of me, it was far too big for a cat and too feline looking for a dog, definately "panther" looking and black. And i did NOT get my name in the courier, but i know what i saw. x

[take_a_pop]

Witch/nettle,
An wur ye awa wae the fairies then too.

[Fat Bob]

Oorlay Gourlay, do you have any idea the size of the Kintyre peninsula and how many deer, rabbits etc there are out there for this animal to survive on? There's more tae Kintyre than just the fields on either side of the A83! Pop, it would suit you better tae just put on yer slippers, light yer pipe and switch over tae Corrie!