Blair Collection > Celtic monthly > Volume 2, 1894

THE CELTIC MONTHLY.
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TONGUE AND ITS HISTORIC
SURROUNDINGS.
By John Mackay, C.E., J. P., Hereford.
Part VI. — Ian Abrach, and the Battle
OF Driu.m-na-Cupa.
{Continued from page 17"2).
|pI^|HlS was a dodge of the King to get the
y^ heirs of the principal Highland chiefs into
^^^ his custody, to civilize them in the South
of Scotland and near his own court as he himself
had been educated and civilized in England.
In this artair Angus Du succeeded admirably in
spite of his traducers. Tiie King saw that he
was more sinned against than sinning.
CLANS SUTHERLAND AND MACKAY.
From "Highlanders of Scotlanrf," bv Kenneth Macleay, R.S..\., (The Queen's
of tfie Clnnx), published by Mr. .Mitchell, London, in IS70.
(1). .I.inies Sutherland, born in 1833, at Doll, Brora, Sutherland ; was series
the Sutherland Ritle Volunteers.
(-2). Adam Sutherland, born in 1843, at Knockarthur, Rogart, Sutherland.
(■■>). Neil Mackay, born in 1830, at Achvoulderock, Tongue Ferry, Sutherland :
Ferryman at Hope, parish of Durness.
The truculent and cowardly Earl of Suther-
land still plotted against his powerful neighbour,
Angus Du, though shorn of the territory given him
liy the Lord of the Isles as the dower of his
wife, by the unfortunate action of his cousin
Thomas. It was seen by the Earl that Angus
Du was getting into years and was deprived of
his son and heir who niitrht never return. He
again had recourse to Angus Murray of Pul-
rossie to try to persuade his sons-in-law, Morgan
and Neil Mackay that they now were the
successors of Angus Du, his son Neil being
taken away by the King, and that John the
younger son had not so good a title to
the territory or the chiefship, as they had.
No doubt these young ruffians had by the