Story about a dispute over a march at Meall a Bhogaire, 1883
Scope and Contents
Story probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra GhĂ idheal/Argyllshire, about a dispute over a march at Meall a Bhogaire between the Stewarts and Glencoe, in which a MacFhraing [Rankin] is shot by a Stewart through a cleft in the rock and the Glencoe men fled and never came back. The rock is known as 'Clach Mhic Fhraing'.
Dates
- Creation: 1883
Language of Materials
English,Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 1 notebook ; 17.5 x 10.8 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 47r, line 11 to folio 47r, line 20
Subject
- MacDonald (of Glencoe) (Family)
- Rankin (Fort William | Inverness-shire) (Family)
- Stewart (of Appin) (Family)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
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