An Laoidheadair Gaelic na ain spioradail

lOd MAC-AN-LLOKA.
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loss with grealei pain, seeing nothing let't theui but naked
fields. The strath in which those harmless people had
been left, may be thus described
Mar chrogan sgithich loisgte
Na clachani lom na traghadh,
B'amhail sin's st'rhath-sgeodanais,
Cun chro, gun lon, gun ardach
The many battles which had taken place, for a period
of about 200 years in Scotland, through various causes, are
dreadful to relate ; they hadoften threatened to desolate the
whole Kingdom, especially Argyleshire. The history of
Scotland by Robert Simpson, 20th edition, Edinburgh,
183 4, takes particular notice of the disasters this C'oll
M'Donnell and his son Alexander had brought on this illfated
country.
" In Argyleshire the houses on his Lordship's estafes
and that of the peasantry, were burnt, the woods, the
niiUs, and the gardens destroyed ; the fishing-boats and
the nets, of the starving inhabitants, torn in pieces ; the
jails fiUed with prisoners, if not hurried to instant execution,
were left to linger out Ufe in circumstances of want and
misery."
^Ve insert the foUowing ^erse by way of a contrast to
these calamitous times
Nach eibhneach dhninne cumhached mor an reachd,
Dinidb e'm fann, is cheannsaich gach do-bheairt ;
Gach neach gun sgath gheibh tumh na fhardaich fein,
Gun ghort na leon, 's gheibh eolas air Mac Dhe.
CoZ/, after he had destroyed Strath-sgoidiìus^ comprehending
Ca??ij)bell of Dimtrooii aud Kil/?iarti?ie''s
Estates, moved forward N. N. E. to the Estates of the
Ca??ipbells of Ederli?ie, I?iverliver Aucha?ieila?i, which
he piUaged, except the last, whom he favoured as he was
prior of the estabUshed church ; and to this fact, the
family possess in the church-yard of Kihnartine (in forin of
caibeal, ) burial place which bears testimony to this day. ITve
natives style this family of Auchaneilan, Slioch a?i Easbidg.
inoved on VV. to castle Craig?nsh, when the Laird, by
his sagacity, hospitaUty, and good address, prevailed on
CoU to pass hini unmolested, upon promising to supply him
wilh monoy and provisions sulÙcient to maintain his troops
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