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Ho o ho na ha o hi, Mu'n luid nach toir cuisleach da gluasad air? Bha gnothach beag eile mu dheighinn Bholoinne, 'S gu'n innis mi soilleir 's an uair so e, Bha creach Mac-an Tòiseich aig muinntir Shrath Lòchaidh 'S na gaisgaich Clanndonaill thug bhuapa i. 'S math is aithne dhomh 'n t-àite 's na choinnich na hàrmainn, Fir lira a' Bhra»had 's an uair sin iad, Bha iubhair Loch Treig aig na fiùrain nach gèilleadh, 'S bu shnnntach 'nan dèigh fir Ghlinn-Ruaidh leatha. Tha còmhdach air fhathast far am beil iad 'nan laidhe, Gu'n robh iad mu'n sleibhtrichaigianlaith an t-slèibhe tì na chaidh dhachaidh le sgeul diubh, bu shuarach e. Ceann-feadhna air maithibh Iain Mor Shliochd-antighe, S ioma ceann bharr na h-amhaich a dh'fhuadaich e, Ma's fhior mo luchd-sgeòil-sa chuir e thairis air Lòchaidh, Am beagan 'bha beò dhiubh 's an ruaig orra ! Alexander Boloinne died unmarried. 1564.—Raonull Og IX. of Keppoch, was the second son of Raonull Mor, was progenitor of the houses of Fersit, and Inch. He assisted Glenorchy against the MacGregors and fought under King James V. till the battle of Solway Moss. 1579.—Ranald Og defended Glengarry against Argyll. 1591.—Alastair nan Cleas X., chief, married Janet MacDougall of Lorn and had 5 sons, 1 Ranald Og, 2 Donald Glas, 3 Alastair Biiidhe, 4 Donald Gorm, 5 Aonghuas Og— progenitor of tlie Achnancoichans, and grandfather of " Nigliean Mhic Aonghuas Oig," the poetess. At the instigation of Huntly he made a foray into Strathspey, seized the castle of Inverness, which he was soon obliged to evaoiate. He fought in 1594 at the battle of Allt-Ghuailleachain in Strathspey, or near Ballindallach. 1602.—He is mentioned in the Act ordaining a levy of Highlanders to assist the Queen of England in her wars in Ireland. 1615.—In conjunction with his son Raonull Og, and the eldest son of Mac Mhic Ailein, assisted Sir James MacDonald to escape from Edinburgh Castle, Raonull Og using a false key, and accompanied him through the Isles to Ireland, and assisted him in his rebellions. 1616.—Commission was given to Lord Gordon for the seizure of Mac Ranald and his son. In 1617-18 Alastair-nan-Cleas and his son Ranald escaped to Spain, and in 1620 Alastair was recalled from Spain and received a pension of 200 nierks sterling. 1640.—Angus Og, son of Ranald og mortally wounded at the battle of Stron a' Chlachain, was carried to Corracharamaig where he was killed by the enemy, who discovered his where- abouts. 1645.—Donald Glas XL, chief, was the second son of Alastair nan Cleas. He invaded Argyll in 1644 and was at the 2nd battle of Inverlochy where the MacDonalds were again victorious. He was forfeited for the part he took in the battle. He married a daughter of Forrester of Kilbaggie in Forfarshire, and had two sons, Alexander and Ranald, who were the subjects of the Keppoch tragedy. His daughter was the authoress of " Cumha Ni' Mhic Raonuill." Alexander XII. , murdered along with his brother in 1663. 1653.—Alastair Buidhe XIII.—Chief and third son of Alastair nan Cleas joined the Earl of Glencairne's rising. The general belief in Lochaber is that he was innocent of the murder of the Keppoch brothers, but that his son Ailein Deargwas guilty. 1675.—Gilleasbuig na Ceapaich XIV. was a famous poet as well as chief. He married a daughter of MacMartin of Letterfinlay, the oldest branch of the Camerons of Lochiel, by whom he had two sons and eight daughters. Coll, and Angus Odhar, and Alexander were poets, also Silis, the 4th daughter, who married Gordon of Baldornie in Banffshire and Kildrumnie in Aberdeenshire, ancestors of the Gordons of Wardons. The other daughters whose names are known were Mor, Seonaid, and Catriona (Catherine) who married MacPherson of Strathanashie, one was married to MacLean of Kin^airloch, one to Maclntyre of Glenoe, one to Campbell of Barcaldine, one to MacLauchlan of Castle Lauchlan, one to another MacLauchlan and one to ^lacDonald of Glencoe who was massaciiMÌ in Kill.;. Gilleasbuig was eilucated at Foiios. In SrptiMiiber, 1675, he joined Glengarry and Lot-liiel when they went to xMuU to assist "the MacLeans against Argyll, on which occasion the following verses were composed by a "witch wife" who promised the MacLeans that as long as she lived the Earl of Argyll should not enter Mull. Chorus. Hi haori ri iù, Hiri am boho hug eile Chall oho hi iù. Chunnacas long seach an caolas Hi haori ri iù etc. Ceart aogasg Mhio-Cailein, Chall oho hi 111.
Ach gu'n caisg an Righ Mor e, Hi haori hi iù, Hiri am boho hug eile, Chall oho hi iù. Ma tha Dubhart air aire Chall oho hi iù. Giiidheam tonn thair a tobhta, Hi haori hi iii, Hiri am boho hug eile, Chall oho hi iii. Dh'fhiach an tog dheth 'marachd Chall oho hi iù. He was one of the chiefs who had to present themselves at Inverlochy in 1678. He was a poet of great ability, composed a number of excellent songs, and died in 1682. 1685.—Coll XV., chief, was only 18 years of age when his father died, and he was taken home from the university of St. Andrews. In the year 1685 he joined the Duke of Gordon, the Marquis of Athole, and Lord Strathnaver, when they invaded Argyll. He took the castle of Kuthven, besieged the castle of Inverness and plundered the town, for which he was ordered to restore 4000 merks to the burgh. He also fought the last clan battle, viz., the battle of Mulroy, near Keppoch in 1688, against theMacIntoshs, and was, as usual with the MacDonalds, victorious, and took Macintosh a prisoner (and where MacKenzie of Suddie was slain). 1698.—He fought at Killicrankie, and in 1715 he fought at Sheriffmuir where he routed the English cavalry. He married Barbara, daughter of Sir Donald MacDonald of Sleat, and died about 1728-30. 1745-46.-Alexander XVI. " the gallant Keppocli of the forty-five," fought in all the battles of that disastrous campaign, also at Sheriilmuir with his father Coll, and was killed at the battle of Culloden, April IGth, 174(). Hisbrother, Donald, was also killed at the same battle. He had been 10 years in the French Anny, and was esteemed one of the best ollicers in the service. He commanded the clan in 1745, and it was on his advice that the Jacobite army gave battle to "Johnny Cope "* at Prestonpans, and on all critical occasions during the campaign his advice was eagerly sought for. He knew the country well, and what the clans could do. This is borne out in the account of Keppoch's nephew, Donald, who was executed at Kennington in August, 1766. This latter was one of the pluckiest in the whole Jacobite Army though only 20 years of age. Alexander of Keppoch and Gillies MacBain were the grandest heroes of the campaign. * Sir John Cope. 1759.—Ranald XVII., a major in Erasers Highlanders, fought at the siege of Quebec under Wolfe and the other battles in the American campaign. He married Miss Cargill of Jamaica, and died before 1798. He was buried on the top of Tom-Aingeal in Cille-Chaorraill, Lochaber. 1793.— Alexander XVIII. was a major in the Royal Scots, who died unmarried. He fought at the siege of Toulon, at the battle of Aboukir, where he was wounded, and in the Peninsular AVar. 1809.—Richard XIX., a lieutenant in the Gordons, also died without issue. He fought at Walcheren, Orthos (where he was wounded), Quatre-Bras, and Waterloo, where he was also wounded. Chichester XX. of Keppoch, was a son of Major Alexander of the Glengarry Fencibles, was married, and had two sons who died without issue. John XXI. was another son of Major Alexander and died unmarried. This ends the male line direct. Angus XXII. was a grandson of Barbara, daughter of Alexander of the " forty-five," who married the Rev. Patrick MacDonald of Kilmore and Kilbride, the 1st great collector of Highland airs, pulilislied in 17S4. He married his cousin, Christina MacNab, a daughter of Jessie—Mrs MacNab of Garvabeg—and granddaughter of Charlotte, 6th daughter of Alexander killed at Culloden. There were some of Angus's poems in MS. which have been lost. A daughter of Patrick MacDonald's (Flora) also composed some poems, but they don't seem to have been preserved. Alice and Josephine, daugliters of Angus XXII., are the last poetesses of the family. Donald XXIII., son of Angus, was a young man of considerable ability. He had a great natural gift for caricaturing, and would undoubtedly have become distinguished in that line if he had live
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MACDONALD BARDS MEDIEVAL TIMES. KEI
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INDEX. Page. Alexander MacDonald, B
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Donald Donn p. 12, see also p. 95.
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MacDonald Bards from Mediaeval Time
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which stood the chapel and palace o
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Ann I was ever since I was born, In
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ander and Ronald. Alexander—Alasd
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ilaughter of the Earl of Gowrie. He
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nighean donn." poem, " 'S truagh, a
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GILLEASBUIG NA CEAPAICH. (ARCHIBALD
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Fonn (Chorus). 0, 'chruinneag, e 'c
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— 'S daingeann a bhuail iad às g
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Some of our minor Scotch poets take
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— ! — Bha Iain gun teagaibh Gu
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— went down with her and took awa
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'S mairg a mhol a' Mhòrthir robach
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— The late Thomas Pattison of Isl
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so is " Tearlach Mac Sheumais " (Ch
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Ma chaidh thu nunn thar linntichean
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— Mhac Mhic Alastair," and said t
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Latin Verses. Verses written by Sir
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Page 51 and 52: Translation by Mr L. MacBean of som
Page 53 and 54: The Alex. MacDonald above referred
Page 55 and 56: t Mrs Grant translates the verse as
Page 57 and 58: Och, aluchd-àiteacluiidli iia h-ua
Page 59 and 60: He ultimately married a young girl
Page 61 and 62: Here the merry lark ascends on dewy
Page 63 and 64: 'Mhuintir dh' an suaicheantas fraoc
Page 65 and 66: KAONAILD NIUHEAN MHIC NEIL. (RACHEL
Page 67 and 68: Yet 'mid the drift, wert thou but n
Page 69 and 70: Donald swept onward, spreading havo
Page 71 and 72: MAIRI NIGHEAN IAIN BHAIN (MARY, DAU
Page 73 and 74: Tha ùrnuigh nam bochdan, Do 'n a n
Page 75 and 76: Loch Moidart, Loch-nan-uanih, Loch
Page 77 and 78: His pibroch is a long one, and, I t
Page 79 and 80: Bhagair ar eascaird eitidh borb, Ma
Page 81 and 82: Another fine hymn of tMenty-nine ve
Page 83 and 84: Oir thàinig oirnn naigheachd 'bha
Page 85 and 86: Dòmhnuill," 1896 (a poem); (2) " T
Page 87 and 88: Lo ])rasgan de Ghaidheil, Làn àrd
Page 89 and 90: IAIN DOMHNALLACH AN BALL, OBAN. (BL
Page 91 and 92: who was a grand-danghter of Charlot
Page 93 and 94: all subsequent documents the name a
Page 95 and 96: Maidens ! softly touch the clàrsac
Page 97 and 98: Let, the free-born sons of the moun
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Page 103 and 104: 'Nuair a thàinig e as a colainn, '
Page 105 and 106: — NIGHEAN MHIC AONGHUIS OIG. Besi
Page 107 and 108: Nach co-ion da 'blii 'caig rium Is
Page 109 and 110: In this elegy there are 13 verses,
Page 111 and 112: Gur a binn leam 'bhi leughadh Mu'n
Page 113 and 114: Latha Sliabh-an-t-siona, Bu churaid
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Page 117 and 118: and imprisoned. His papers were car
Page 119 and 120: On what she did, now many look, Won
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Page 123 and 124: 10. " Spaidsearachd Dlionuill Ghrua
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Page 127 and 128: Another beautiful poem by " Fear Gh
Page 129 and 130: De Chlann DòmhnuiU tlo-rireaclli,
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