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MacDonald, Alexander, c1610-1647 (Alasdair mac Colla | military leader | Taigh an Trithinn | Argyllshire)

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Story about Alastair mac Colla and the 'laogh alla', 1884

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/254
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Story about Alastair mac Colla [Alexander MacDonald] and the 'laogh alla' [wild calf] that when he came to 'Taigh an Tuirn' [possibly Taigh an Trithinn], he tried to put it on fire but he was unable to do so because the laogh alla [wild calf] was there. The laogh alla 'brought a charm to the place he visited'. Notes that 'alla' means wanderer roaming going wild and uncontrolled.

Dates: 1884

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  • Subject: Taigh an Trithinn Argyllshire Scotland X
  • Subject: Superstition X