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[MacDiarmid] MacKenzie, was presented with a corsage at the Deciation Ceremony for the
Grey Ox Memorial Plaque on Sunday. Ruth [Macintosh] Brown, a former pupil, made the
presentation while Master. of Ceremonies, Graham MacDonald, looks on.
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ORIGIN OF THE GREY OX NAME
The Grey Ox community, named more than 100 years ago.,
was located 2.5 miles north of Lucknow. The original
landmark was a tavern where the Memorial is located.
Legend ascribes the name to an unusually large steer owned
by the original tavern -keeper, Mrs. Morrison. The animal was
referred to as "The Grey Ox" and was the subject of local
curiosity and amazement.
A schoolhouse wasbuilt on the southeast corner of the
crossroads and was known as The Grey Ox School.
The school was constructed in 1874 and closed in
December, 1936.
. GREY OX NAMES
The hundred acre lots of this community, roughly three
miles east and west of the Grey Ox corner, were thrown open
for settlement in the early 1850s. Settlers rushed in. In this
area, most came from the Isle of Skye in northern Scotland.
To most people, the community extended beyond the five
mile school section by one half mile east and west. The area
included most of the families along the Fourth Concession of
Kinloss who attended South Kinloss Presbyterian Church.
It was essentially a community with Scottish names, mostly
"Macs". In 1910, on the Fourth Concession three miles east
and west of the Grey Ox, there were five families •of
MacKenzies, four of MacKinnons, three of MacLeods, three
of MacDonalds, two of Maclntyres, two of MacDougall's, two
of Lockharts, and one each of the surname Ferris, Maclntosh,
Graham, i Little, MacDiarmid, .Middleton, Fraser and
MacIver.
With so many repeated surnames and not too wide a range
of given names (many Johns, Williams, Alecs, and Donalds),
it was inevitable that some would have nicknames. Angus
MacDonald's son, William, was "Billy Angus". Often,
nicknames originated from some physical characteristic, so
there was Little Dan MacKinnon, Big Alex MacKinnon and
Curly Billy MacKenzie.
CORNER STONE
The plaque reads: The Grey Ox Corner. On this site, long
since gone, too, is the old school which served this community
for many generations. This memorial has been erected by
former Grey Ox Pupils and friends in memory of the early
settlers, most of whom came from the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Below the stone bearing the plaque is embedded the corner
stone from the, Grey Ox School which reads School System,
Noy.. 6, A.D. 1874.