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    1. An Old Banner
    2. Hugh Niven
    3. I was wondering if any of you have seen the banner mentioned in the following article, or know of a good photo of the artifact. "Although not at Glenfinnan, there is one other historic Glenalladale relic in the neighbourhood which is well worth the additional mileage to go and see. Indeed the detour south by the new road from Lochailort to Kinlochmoidart is a feast of scenery and interest in itself, but just before leaving Moidart at Shiel Bridge the traveller will come to the little Catholic church of Mingary. There, in the church hall and preserved under glass, hangs an old banner, By tradition - and, mind you, oral tradition goes a long, long way back in Moidart - this was the banner carried by Glenalladale's men of the Clanranald regiment throughout the 'Forty-five' and ending at Culloden. History doesn't relate how it escaped capture and destruction, nor the name of the brave one (a MacMaster?) who carried it back to the safety of "The Glens" and Moidart. No doubt Father Ireland, the priest of Mingary, could be persuaded to tell visitors more, or else they could read for themselves what a famous! former priest of Mingary, Father Charles MacDonald, had to say in his classic "Moidart, or among the Clanranalds." Thanks Hugh

    01/08/2005 01:12:02