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Tales of Dunlichity
Description
Tales
of Dunlichity - The Stories of Willie MacQueen, edited by Charlie
Fraser Larimer, is set of rural Scotland stories told by 84-year Willie
MacQueen to his American nephew, Charlie Fraser Larimer. These stories
include:
The Last
Wolf in Scotland
MacCrimmon's
Lament,
Bonnie
Prince Charlie and Jacobites sharpening their swords at Dunlichity Burial
Ground,
The
Beating,
How
Willie Ran King George V off the road,
How
Dunlichity Got Its Name,
The
Promise of the Lost Fortune,
The Pig,
The
Horse and River Findhorn,
A
Penny's Worth of Broth and Two Spoons
and
many others.
These
stories are of particular interest to those familiar with the Inverness
and Culloden area, as well as those associated with Clan Chattan.
Clan
Chattan, a confederation of clans initially drawn together for protection
against some of their fierce neighbouring clans, encompasses clans
Mackintosh, MacGillivary Davidson, MacPhail, MacBean, MacAndrews,
Farquharson, MacDuff, MacIntyre, MacLean, MacPherson, MacQueen, MacThomas,
Shaw, and Smith/Gow. Willie MacQueen was a neighbor and friend of the
MackIntosh of MackIntosh and his wife, and the stories include several
references to Moy Hall, the seat of Clan Chattan.
Maps are
included.
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Testimonials
"Tales of
Dunlichity is an absolute delight for those of us from Inverness and for
those `over the water.' The stories show not only the events and how they
affected the people, but Tales of Dunlichity brings the reader home to
experience the very essence of the Highlander. I swear I could smell the
heather and the sea as I read these stories. It was like talking to a
neighbor over the fence."
-Dave
MacLean, Director, Cupid Albanna Domhan
The Celtic
Broadcasting Network
"A
fascinating dialogue between the Scottish diaspora and homeland."
-Paul Basu,
Homecoming Project
Highland
Folk Museum
Kingussie,
Scotland
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Author
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Willie
MacQueen was born and raised in an area about 10 miles south of Inverness,
which is in the Highlands of Scotland. He worked as a farmer, and was
largely self educated, being an avid reader. He was known throughout the
area as being an expert story teller. He died in February 2001 at the age of
87. He is survived by his wife Chrissie, two sons and a daughter, and
several grand children.
Of Scot
heritage, Charles F. Larimer was born to an American father and Canadian
mother in a US Army Hospital in the Free Territory Trieste in 1953, amidst
the conflict between Italy and Yugoslavia over that Adriatic seaport and the
surrounding lands. He was raised in Sioux City, Iowa where he attended
public schools, and he graduated from the University of Iowa in 1975. He now
lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Larimer met
his distant uncle Willie MacQueen when MacQueen enlisted his help in
searching for a long-lost MacQueen fortune. |
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