Blair Collection > Gaelic bards

Sprudhar, fragments, broken pieces. Fardal, delay.
Meomhair, memory, recollection. Sparrag, a difficult}', a
bridle-bit. Curing or curinn, a support, a coverlet. Calldach
or calldachd, loss. Air snasadh, reduced to order, brought
to obedience.
Allan Cameron of Lochiel, Ailain nam Biodag,
married a daughter of Stewart of Appin, by whom
he had John, Donald, Jean, and Catherine. John
married Margaret, daughter of Robert Campbell
of Glenfalloch, by whom he had two sons, Ewen
and Allan. John died before his father. Donald
was the progenitor of the Camerons of Glendes-
sary. Jean was married to Alexander, Alasdir
Dearg, eldest son of Donald Macdonald, eighth of
Glengarry, and was the mother of Angus of Glen-
garry, who was created Lord Macdonell and Aross
in 1660. Catherine was married to Allan Maclean
of Ardgour.
Ewen Cameron, Eoghan Dubh Lochiall, son of
Ailain nam Biodag, was born in February, 1629, in
the Castle of Kilchurn, the residence of his
mother's family. He succeeded his grandfather in
1647. He left home at the head of one thousand
of his followers to join the Royal Standard against
Cromwell in July, 1651. Whilst on his march he
heard of the disastrous battle of Inverkeithing
and returned home. He joined the Earl of
Glencairn with seven hundred followers in the
spring of 1652, He gave in his submission to
Cromwell in May, 1655. He accompanied
General Monk to England in 1660, and was very
graciously received by Charles H. He bought
the lands of Glenlui and Locharkaig from Mack-
intosh in September, 1665, — lands which had been
in dispute between the Camerons and Mackin-
toshes about 360 years. He was knighted in
Edinburgh by the Duke of York about 1676. He
marched under the Marquis of Atholl, in 1685,