Thanks David
Do you know the story behind the actual fight. eg:
Why were the Sinclairs hungover.?
Did they know the Campbells were in the area.? I take it these were
Campbells from Argyll. So they were a long way from home, how did they sneak
up to Caithness?
Where is Altimarlach in Caithness.?
Slainte Mhor
Donald Sinclair
-----Original Message-----
From: David & Gloria Bouschor <haggis@skypoint.com>
To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 3:01 AM
Subject: Re: The Sinclair's March
>
>Hi Donald,
> The Carls was very derisive of the Sinclairs because the wore trews
>when the were defeated by the Campbells at Altimarlach. The hungover
>Sinclairs were ambushed as the crossed the River Wick. It is called
thieves
>Burn as the Campbells looted the dead bodies after they killed them. The
>tune is not usally played by Sinclair pipers.
> Yours aye, David (a piper)
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Donald Sinclair <dmsin@mpx.com.au>
>To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
>Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 7:13 AM
>Subject: Re: The Sinclair's March
>
>
>>
>>A h-uile duine
>>Juli there is a piping tune called "The Carles wi' the Breeks"
>>It's a Campbell tune but it is suppose to be a direct reference to the
>>Sinclairs.
>>It was made around the time of the Sinclair / Campbell feud in the
>>1670's.The story goes that the Campbells had never seen any men wearing
>>trousers ( Breeks)
>>before, and it gave them a bit of a laugh.
>>
>>"Spaidsearachd Mhic nan Cearda" My gaelic dictionary translates this as
>"The
>>Sinclairs Strut"!!
>>
>>Donald Sinclair
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Juli <kalwa@cwix.com>
>>To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
>>Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:25 AM
>>Subject: The Sinclair's March
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Hello all -
>>>
>>>Hoping someone can help me. Looked on our web page but did not see any
>>>reference to the pipe music for Clan Sinclair. Robert Bain's The Clans
>and
>>>Tartans of Scotland lists the pipe music as "Spaidsearachd Mhic nan
>>Cearda"
>>>(The Sinclair's March.)
>>>
>>>Does anyone know the correct translation of the Gaelic? I have seen a
>>>reference to the Mac-na-Cearda being an Ancient Argyll family possibly
>>>relating to the McNockairds.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have a recommendation for a CD with "The Sinclair's March" on
>>>it?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance -
>>>
>>>Juli Anderson
>>>Princeton, NJ - but Forever Argyll
>>>
>>>
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