Willie Ross of Pitmaduthy by W J Munro
One of several articles from the Peoples Journal in 1932 written by W J Munro from Tain.
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Doctor Ross and the Sackcloth
Dr. Ross dodges the humiliation of appearing before the congregation of Tain in a Sackcloth.
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MacDonald Ross the Notorious Robber
A horrible story or perhaps just 15th-century propaganda against the powerful MacDonald Earls of Ross.
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The Conflict of Bealach-na-Broige
A short account of the Battle of 'Bealach nam Broig' where the Munro and Dingwall Clans were said to have won a 'sorrowful victory' which resulted in the deaths of both their chiefs.
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THE WAIL OF THE WHALE
A poem regarding a concerned whale warning his son of the dangers of the Dornoch Firth, written by an unknown author likely after the tragic stranding of a pod of whales there in 1927.
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‘Customs and Traditions in Easter Ross’
An extract from a set of notes on Death and Dying.
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William Smith, Tain’s 19th century Photographer
An article on William Smith Tain's Photographer for almost 50 years.
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The Chapter House and School
This Decree of Council from James VI in 1588 ordered Alexander Ross of Balnagown, under pain of rebellion, to return the Chapter House and School of the St Duthac Collegiate Church.
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Tain Burgh Books 1663
17th Century Crime and Punishment and the horrific use of a Cucking-stool in the Royal Burgh of Tain.
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