Old photograph of the Five Sisters Of Kintail, Scotland. Kintail was originally part of the estates of Clan Mackenzie but by 1793, most all of the inhabitants of Kintail were of the Clan Macrae. The hills to the north-east of Glen Shiel are known as the Five Sisters Of Kintail. According to legend, the five sisters are the oldest of seven sisters, as the youngest two sisters fell in love with two Irish princes who washed ashore during a storm. Their father would only allow them to marry once the older sisters has also been married, and so the princes agreed to send their other five brothers once they had returned to Ireland with their new wives. Although the princes failed to appear, the five sisters continued to wait, eventually turning into mountains to extend their vigil into eternity.
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