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Isobel Grant
Isobel Grant or Iseabail Dhubh Thulach fl. 1637 was a historical figure in Scotland who was involved in an infamous case of murder. Biography Isobel was the daughter of Grant of Tulloch (aka Fear Thulach, aka McJokkie). The Grants and the MacGregors were brought into dispute when Isobel had supposedly given her affections to a MacGregor named Iain Dubh Gearr. A fight ensued near her family homestead when a rival suitor tried to claim her hand. The MacGregors, and other men, are alleged to have attacked John Steuart, near Tulloch, Strathspey and the report states they: Legacy This murderous event is believed to have inspired the composition of the Reel of Tulloch, a specific dance for males derived from a rough game of football that Tulloch men played with the severed head of an enemy. References {{Reflist External links The Reel of Tulloch on the Traditional Tune Archive 17th-century Scottish women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulloch, Perth And Kinross
Tulloch, formerly known as Bleachfield,'' The Courier'', 27 June 1893, p. 5 is a residential area of Perth, Scotland, approximately north-west of the centre of Perth. Tulloch is the western part of the area that borders Hillyland. The main access road to Tulloch, from the east or west, is Tulloch Road, reached via the Crieff Road ( A85), which bounds it to the south. It is also accessible, albeit less directly, from the Dunkeld Road ( A912), which bounds it to the north-east, via a modern housing development. It is bounded to the north-west by the A9. Tulloch has a small shopping precinct, Tulloch Square, located just off Tulloch Terrace. Tulloch Primary School, founded in 1969, is located on Gillespie Place. It can accommodate 400 pupils. Primrose Crescent, a main thoroughfare which, upon merging from Tulloch Road and Hillyland, circumnavigates Tulloch's oldest residential area before joining up with Tulloch Road again just before its western junction with Crieff Road. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathspey, Scotland
Strathspey ( gd, Srath Spè, ) is the region around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, split between the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland. The term Strathspey usually refers to the upper part of the strath from the source of the Spey down to the capital, Grantown-on-Spey, whereas the anglicised form, ''Speyside'', refers to the area from Grantown-on-Spey to the mouth of the river at Spey Bay. Recently there has been some controversy over attempts to anglicise the name into ''Spey Valley''. The tourist area from the south starts at Dalwhinnie and continues North along the A9 towards Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore and on towards Grantown-on-Spey. The Canadian merchant Robert Simpson, founder of Simpson's department store, was born there in 1834. Speyside is one of the main centres of the Scotch whisky industry, with a high concentration of single malt distilleries in the region, including the Glenfiddich and Balvenie distillerie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reel Of Tulloch
Highland dance or Highland dancing ( gd, dannsa Gàidhealach) is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th centuries, in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games. It was created from the Gaelic folk dance repertoire, but formalised with the conventions of ballet,Newton, Michael. ''A Handbook of the Scottish Gaelic World''. Four Courts Press, 2000. p.282 and has been subject to influences from outside the Highlands. Highland dancing is often performed with the accompaniment of Highland bagpipe music, and dancers wear specialised shoes called ghillies. It is now seen at nearly every modern-day Highland games event. Highland dance should not be confused with Scottish country dance, cèilidh dancing, or clog dancing, although they too may be performed at Highland games and like competitions. Basic description of Highland dancing Highland dancing is a competitive and technical dance form requiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
