On 10 March 560, St Kessog, the Irish missionary in the Lennox area and southern Perthshire, was killed.

Kessog was Scotland's patron saint before Andrew, and his name was used as a battle cry by the Scots. Son of the king of Cashel in Ireland, St Kessog is said to have worked miracles, even as a child. He left Ireland and became a missionary bishop in Scotland. Using Monks' Island in Loch Lomond as his headquarters, he evangelized the surrounding area until he was martyred, supposedly at Bandry, where a heap of stones was known as St Kessog's Cairn.

On 10 March 1998, Alberto Morrocco, the Scottish painter noted for his murals and portraits in oil and watercolours, died. Morrocco's most famous work is probably that of the Queen Mother, painted while she was Chancellor of Dundee University. In 1993, he was awarded the OBE for his services to art in Scotland.

Today's recipe: an exotic fish dish from the Far East. Vanilla miso yellowtail with cavolo nero and parsnip dauphinoise.