Dalavich (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Abhaich) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the western bank of Loch Awe and has a population of around 70. (It is located 30 miles from the main town and port of Oban, connected by the villages of Kilchreanan and Taynuilt)
"Dalavich" is Gaelic in origin and means "meadows/valley of the River Avich". The village was established by the Forestry Commission in 1952 to facilitate timber operations in the surrounding Inverliever forest.This was labour-intensive and horses were used to extract timber from the forest - it is possible to get a glimpse of this history by visiting the "old stables" which contain material from this epoch. Nowadays, a number of villagers still earn their living directly from forestry.
Inverliever forest was acquired by HM Officer of Woods in 1907 and was one of the original "State Forests". In September 1919, the Forestry Act came into force, setting up the Forestry Commission and giving it responsibility for woods in England, Scotland and Wales. The basis of forestry policy in the 1920s was the need to rebuild and maintain a strategic timber reserve. As the surrounding area could not supply adequate labour, the forestry village at Dalavich was established. In 1971, Inverinan forest was added to Inverliever.
Dahlia and I were taking a bath
And dahlia was smoking a cigar
And she said to me
"i bet you've never taken a bath
With a girl smoking a cigar before"
And she told me all about her car accident
She was overdosed on valium
And she made an attempt to cross "the west side highway"
Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong
Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong
Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong
But dahlia, you know you've done me wrong too
She wore an old camel t-shirt
With some magic of it's own
And we listened to the stones
Sucking cherry charms blowpops