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THE LAIRDS OF GLENLYON. 31I
of landlords from their estates was to be deprecated. There
was scarcely anything that would fully make up for the
proprietor's absence. Factors were in many instances
admirable men, and filled their often difficult posts well.
Shooting tenants were also all very well — at least some of
them were — but what was most to be desired was that the
proprietor should pass a considerable portion of his time at
home among his people ; and for a considerable portion of
the year at least they were glad to think that Sir Donald
and Lady Currie and their family would be resident on the
Barony of Garth and Glenlyon.
Sir Donald proposed the health of Colonel Campbell,
the late proprietor of Glenlyon, which was received with
acclamation. After dark, bonfires were lit on the emi-
nences above Glenlyon and Drumchary, and as the night
was clear they were seen from a long distance.
of landlords from their estates was to be deprecated. There
was scarcely anything that would fully make up for the
proprietor's absence. Factors were in many instances
admirable men, and filled their often difficult posts well.
Shooting tenants were also all very well — at least some of
them were — but what was most to be desired was that the
proprietor should pass a considerable portion of his time at
home among his people ; and for a considerable portion of
the year at least they were glad to think that Sir Donald
and Lady Currie and their family would be resident on the
Barony of Garth and Glenlyon.
Sir Donald proposed the health of Colonel Campbell,
the late proprietor of Glenlyon, which was received with
acclamation. After dark, bonfires were lit on the emi-
nences above Glenlyon and Drumchary, and as the night
was clear they were seen from a long distance.
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| Description | Historical sketches relating to the districts of Appin, Glenlyon, and Breadalbane. [With special reference to Sir Donald Currie of Garth and Glenlyon.] By Duncan Campbell. Perth : [Printed by] S. Cowan & Co., 1886. A collection of the author's articles contributed to the “Perthshire Advertiser” between August, 1855, and June, 1858, revised and republished for Sir Donald Currie. Printed for private circulation. |
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| Shelfmark | A.113.b |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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