Sharp County record., 1881-05-26
.LARLEINE, OR THE BATTLE OF
THE SHIRTS.
A Story of Highland Warfare.

: The sail up the Caledonian Canal
ION Inverness to Oban-the weather
t,ropitious one of the most enjoya-
vIle of Highland tours. Historically or
IrchaeologicaIy, there are few routes
> nat present so rich a field to CLEAN
!, ,,'om as the "Great Glen" And the
q )urist who, intent only on luxuriating
y i abundance of fresh air, or on feast
/ lg his eyes on the beauties of magnifi-
am snt Scenery, will have his reward.
r,I orneswiftly along in the well-equipped
assenger boat, he gazes on pano-
y, imic Exhibition, that unfolds one after
mother scenes so attractive, and that
Impress the memory with "reminiscences
t5) agreeable, that there are few who
AVE seen those sights but would glad
h enjoy a repetition of the tour. We
link the scenery along this route is not
m-luch, if at all, inferior to the far
r,Gmed Rhine scenery.
i \ Let us suppose ourselves at the point
which the steamer leaves the canal
,ad enters Loch Lochy-the fourth in
u lie chain of lakes that lie along the val
.b,y. The ground through which the
anal passes here was formerly known
y the name of Dalruairi-a considera-
ale part of which was submerged when
n le water level was raised to serve
anal purposes. On this ground was
r,ught, on the 10Th of July, 1j44, one
t the, best contested and bloodiest
|, ghts In the annals of Highland war
ts-lrer "a very Otterburn of Highland
Tyc ombats literally realizing the fable of
pprle Kilkenny cats, that ate each other
y ) the tails.
i Allan Mac Ruairi, of Eileantioram. in
ludart, was Chief and Captain of Clan
'Brlnald from 1881 till 1909, when he was
VEecuted in presence of James ". at
nelair Athole. What the crime laid to
norls charge was, for which he suffered
10 ae last penalties of the law, is not very
: sHear: The probability is that his prin-
pal offense was the part he acted in a
sid upon Athole headed by Donald
gbubh, the well known aspirant to the
ltordship of the Isles. This Clanranald
i lief was twice married. His first wife
to as daughter of Macian, the Macdon-
t. d Chief of Ardamurchan; and after
Tor death he espoused the Honorable
sit abella Fraser, daughter of Thomas,
urth Lord Lovat and sister to HUGH,
g Oth Lord Lovat. This lady, after The
( sath OF Clanranald, her first husband
bsarried John Nor Grant, first of the
|. cant lairds of Glenmoriston. The
IN lenmoriston tradition is, that, after
bat death ofClanranald, she left Mudart
Er her brothers residence in the Arid
on visit or with the pur-
drpse OF permanently residing there is
cicertain' Anyhow she passed through
gHenmorlston on her way-encamped
srDere with her attendant retinue-and.
cording to the courtesies of those
90 'ries, sent one of her band to the laird
6 slnform him of her arrival at the same
ne Soliciting his protection. Lady
ID panranald and her retinue were hos.
o4tably entertained, and so favorablv
vt pressed by the good qualities of her
cSe'sS tnat before parting she consented
owl pc his wife. Their sons were Patrick
$50 James. Patrick was one of the
ID w who survived the Cinlochlocbv
aid mt unwounded-where he and his
hE en- fought bravely in the interest Of
segs brother, Ranald Gallda.
lIby y, ms first wife Macian's DAUGHTER
" /, Allan Mac Ruairi had two sons Ra-
10 ia and Alexander. Ranald was q man
,; action and ability, and for a time
s 'sered the Clanranald bark safely be.
= cen the rocks, and through the break
ps OF many danoerons el, -,
az entual ly driven by self interest or stress
ns weather. to the commission of crimes
y"llch made him amendable to canitaI
P lnlshment he also suffered the last
u snasty OF the law at Perth in the wear
,s Y -. -. he was succeeded in the chief.
!, ! aaP aSnP oy his son Dugald. He also
PPN - ,a,.: s untimely death. because of
oelties and crimes against his own
! ne was assassinated and his sons
g FINALLY excluded from succeeding oo to
. y Gmeitalnship. The command of
se'an and possession of the family
'a'es reverted to his uncle Alexander.