6/12/2023 0 Comments Handless bagpipe player ghost![]() Night, the MacIntyre piper was also there to take part in the action. Was that when the MacDonald clan came upon Duntrune Castle in the middle of the He was toĪccompany Colkitto and the MacDonald warriors on their campaign. In thanks for hisĪssistance, the MacIntyre chief gave Colkitto his favorite piper. Was also known to have assisted Clan MacIntyre of Glen Coe. He was a master at warfare and not only fought for his own clan but MacDonald clan was led by a hulk of a man that came to be known by the nameĬolkitto. Readers may wish to do further reading and research and come acrossĪnother tale that you find more believable or fascinating. Here I will give the account that I first Was the heart of the problem concerning Duntrune Castle. Happened to find themselves on opposing sides of King Charles’ war. However, the fact still remains that in the mid-17 thĬentury, when there were sides to be chosen, the Campbells and the MacDonalds ![]() ![]() Seem to think that a lot of the riff between the two clans has been blown out Even to this day, you can still find places in Scotland that refuse to serve patrons who are in possession of a certain clan name of Campbell. The bad feelings between these two clans make the American Hatfield’s and McCoy’s feud look like a playground scuffle. These were the infamous Campbells and the MacDonalds. Others joined the Covenanters who sided with Parliament.Īmongst these divided Highlanders were two clans that knew hundreds of years of quarreling. Time to choose sides, some clans followed King Charles (the Royalists), and Many cultural and religious beliefs held by the disparate clans. Civil disobedience soon turned into armed defiance.” WikipediaĬlans of the Highlands were of differing opinions on Charles and his policies. “Riot sparked by Jenny Geddes over the imposition of Charles I’s Book of Common Prayer in Presbyterian Scotland. They were loyal to the king and supported King Charles’ policies of They were also known as the King’s ScottishĪrmy. The Covenanters were also knownĪs Parliamentarians, due to their support of Parliament over King Charles. Scotland over a hundred years earlier and had caused dissent between theĬatholic Scots and those who fought for reformation. The Covenanters had their roots in Presbyterianism, a movement that had shaken The Scottish involvement in this war were the Covenanters and the Royalists. This not only involved the people of England, but Scotland and Ireland wereĪlso thrust into the disputes between Charles and his Parliament. War was one component of a bigger war known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. One of those causes was deeply rooted in religious disagreements.Īt first, Scotland made an attempt to steer clear of the problems in England,īut it soon became apparent that they would eventually be dragged into the Of events, for there were underlying causes that put the two ruling forces at Satisfied until Charles was dethroned and beheaded in 1649. This threw the country into a civil war that wasn’t Charles eventually dissolved Parliament and decided to Is the English civil war that took place between King Charles I and hisĭisagreeing Parliament.
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