First baby born on Orkney island in 34 years
Islanders celebrated with whisky and a raised flag after the birth, the first on North Ronaldsay since August 1992.
- On September 15, parents Alice Traill Ford and Jorge Suarez welcomed their son, Duncan Wilder Thorstein Traill Suarez Ford, to North Ronaldsay, marking the first newborn on Orkney's most northerly island in more than three decades.
- Traveling more than 5,000 miles from Costa Rica, the family chose to welcome Duncan at Holland House, their ancestral home built by Alice's ancestors in 1727. Alice told BBC Scotland News she wanted her son born into the island's unique energy.
- Following the tradition of the island's former Laird, the couple raised a flag at Holland House to announce the birth. Islanders celebrated by sharing whisky from bottles adorned with a four-leaf clover and a Groatie Buckie.
- Alice named the newborn after her grandfather, the former Laird of North Ronaldsay, to honor his legacy. "I felt like there would be no better name than his to carry on and continue his legacy in the world," she said.
- Accessible via a 20-minute plane journey from Kirkwall, North Ronaldsay is famous for its 13-mile-long drystone wall. Alice confirmed the family will return every summer to maintain their connection to the community.
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For the first time since August 1992, a baby has finally been born again on North Ronaldsay, the northernmost Orkney Island.
First Baby in 34 Years Born on Remote Scottish Island
On a windswept speck of land north of mainland Scotland, a baby has arrived who is something of a local milestone. Duncan Wilder Thorstein Traill Suarez Ford was born September 15 on North Ronaldsay, the tiny Orkney island where no births had taken place in 34 years, his mother, Alice...
A baby has been born on the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay for the first time in more than three decades. Duncan Wilder Thorstein Traill Suarez Ford was born on September 15, marking the first birth on the island in 34 years, his mother, Alice Traill Ford, told CNN on Thursday. North Ronaldsay is the northernmost island in the Orkney archipelago and is just three miles long and two miles wide. Traill Ford, her fiancé Jorge Suarez and …
THE first baby in 34 years has been born on the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay. The boy, Duncan, was born on September 15, causing great excitement in the small community of about fifty residents.
First baby born on remote Scottish island in more than 30 years
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A baby has been born on the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay for the first time in more than three decades. Duncan Wilder Thorstein Traill Suarez Ford was born on September 15, marking the first birth on the island in 34 years, his mother Alice Traill Ford told
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