Old Photograph Dalnaspidal Scotland

Old photograph of Dalnaspidal in the Highlands of Scotland. The Battle of Dalnaspidal was a battle during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and one of the last engagements of the Scottish Civil War, bringing an end to the Royalist rising of 1651 to 1654. The Earl of Glencairn raised the Clan MacGregor from the Isle of Rannoch. He would have no difficulty recruiting them because one of their opponents was the Earl of Argyll, a Campbell, one of their hereditary enemies. Alexander, the 12th chief of Clan Robertson led his men from Fea Corrie. Both forces met above Annat and marched up the old path to Loch Garry. On the evening of 19 July 1654, Thomas Morgan surprised John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton at Dalnaspidal near Loch Garry on the Drumochter Pass. The Royalist horse had become separated from the foot. When Morgan's superior forces advanced towards them, most of Middleton's cavalry fled, leaving the infantry unprotected. As Morgan's cavalry continued to advance, the Royalist infantry also turned and ran. The fight at Dalnaspidal broke the Royalist insurrection in the Highlands. Although wounded, Middleton managed to escape into the mountains, but he was never able to gather a substantial force again. Monck wanted all the leaders of the uprising put to death, but the Protector and Council promised a pardon to all those who submitted. The Earl of Glencairn himself surrendered to General Monck in September 1654. Middleton escaped back to the Continent and rejoined Charles II at Cologne early in 1655.



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Old Photograph Whitsome Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, people and shop in Whitsome, a small rural village in the Scottish Borders area ofScotland. Whitsome is located on the B6437, near Duns, Fogo, Ladykirk, Leitholm and Swinton.



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Old Photograph Rhu Scotland

Old photograph of the Post Office and houses in Rhu village on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that visitors would pronounce it correctly. Rhu is located North West of the town of Helensburgh on the Firth of Clyde, in the historic county of Argyle and Bute. Like many villages in the area, it became fashionable in the 19th century as a residence for wealthy Glasgow shipowners and merchants.





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Old Photograph Post Office Kilfinan Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office in Kilfinan, Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish village has important links with Clan Lamont and the Clan McEwen. Clan Lamont is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan is said to descend from Ánrothán Ua Néill, an Irish prince of the O'Neill dynasty. As a part of this lineage, the clan claims descent from the legendary Niall Noigíallach, High King of Ireland. Clan Ewen of Otter, Clan MacNeil of Barra, Clan MacLachlan, and Clan Sweeney are also descendants of Anrothan, and thus are distant kin to Clan Lamont. Lamont and associated kinsmen are thus descendants of Conn Cétchathach.



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Tour Scotland Video Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu Song St Ninian's Cathedral Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a singer singing Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu song in St Ninian's Cathedral on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Verses by Rosa of Vatnsendi is a traditional Icelandic song. The lyrics are a poem written by Rósa Guðmundsdóttir the melody is a traditional lullaby, arranged by Jón Ásgeirsson/

Augað mitt og augað þitt,
og þá fögru steina
mitt er þitt og þitt er mitt,
þú veizt, hvað eg meina.
Langt er síðan sá eg hann,
sannlega fríður var hann,
allt, sem prýða mátti einn mann,
mest af lýðum bar hann.
Þig eg trega manna mest
mædd af tára flóði,
ó, að við hefðum aldrei sést,
elsku vinurinn góði.
Engan leit eg eins og þann
álma hreyti hjarta.
Einn guð veit eg elskaði hann
af öllum reit míns hjarta.
Þó að kali heitur hver,
hylji dali og jökul ber,
steinar tali og allt, hvað er,
aldrei skal eg gleyma þér.
Augað snart er tárum tært,
tryggð í partast mola,
mitt er hjartað sárum sært,
svik er hart að þola.
Beztan veit eg blóma þinn,
blíðu innst í reitum.
Far vel Eyjafjörður minn,
fegri öllum sveitum.
Man eg okkar fyrri fund,
forn þó ástin réni.
Nú er eins og hundur hund
hitti á tófugreni.

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