DUNCAN Currie MacIntyre was born on the July 14, 1943 in Campbeltown. He was the first child of Mary and Archibald (Baldy) MacIntyre and following his birth went to live with his parents and grandparents at Lagganbuie, on the shores of Loch Feochan, on the outskirts of Oban.
He was the eldest of six children and was followed by Iain, Catherine, Betty, Mary and Susan.