The Brave Sons Of Skye

Subtitle: Containg the Military Records (compiled From Authentic Sources) of the Leading Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Private Soldiers Whom "eilean a Cheo" Has Produced General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1899 Original Publisher: Eyre and Spottiswoode Subjects: Scotland Genealogy Scotland Biography

"This is an account of the most celebrated sons of Skye who served in the British military in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It includes representatives of such families as: Bethune, Campbell, Chisholm, Elder, Fraser, Gardiner, Gilstrap, Grant, Lindsay, MacAlister, MacBeth, MacCaskill, MacCrimmon, MacDonald, MacGilvray, MacInnes, MacIntosh, MacIntyre, MacIvor, MacKenzie, MacKinnon, MacLean, MacLeod, MacLure, MacNabb, MacPherson, MacQueen, MacRa, MacRae, MacSween, Martin, Matheson, Morrison, Munro, Nicolson, Ramsay, Robertson, Ross, Smith, Stewart, Tarrington, and Tolmie. The list includes not only distinguished high-ranking officers, but also enlisted men whose valiant deeds had become part of imperial lore. For many of these individuals, there is extensive historical and genealogical information, and the whole is a thorough account of those men who left Skye to take part in the great imperial adventures of the British military in North America, in India, and throughout the world"--Container.

In 1962, Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum first visited the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. After surveying the land and finding it a stark contrast to the fertile fields of South Carolina's lowcountry, he understood why, after generations, his forbears had chosen to leave the Scottish isle and cross the Atlantic. However, over the next two decades he made annual visits to Scotland and slowly uncovered the rich history of the MacQueen and Macfarlane families.

This book marks the centenary of Neil MacLeod's death in 1913 with the republication of some of his work. It also publishes for the first time all of the identifiable work of his brother, Iain Dubh (1847 - 1901), and of their father, Domhnall nan Oran (c.1787 - 1873). Their contrasting styles mark a fascinating period of transition in literary tastes between the 18th and early 20th centuries at a time of profound social upheaval. Neil Macleod left Glendale in Skye to become a tea-merchant in Edinburgh. His songs were prized by his fellow Gaels for their sweetness of sentiment and melody, which placed a balm on the recent wounds of emigration and clearance. They are still very widely known, and Neil's collection Clarsach an Doire was reprinted four times. Professor Derick Thomson rightly described him as 'the example par excellence of the popular poet in Gaelic'. However, many prefer the earthy quality of the work of his less famous brother, Iain Dubh. This book contains 58 poems in all (32 by Neil, 14 by Iain and 22 by Domhnall), with translations, background notes and the melodies where known. Biographies are given of the three poets, while the introduction reflects on the difference in style between them and places each in his literary context. An essay in Gaelic by Professor Norman MacDonald reflects on the social significance of the family in the general Gaelic diaspora.

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