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Reic Còirneal Caimbeul rèisimeid de Mhuilich do phrionnsa In...

Date 21 April 1977
Track ID 49537
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1977.93.A11

Original Tape ID

SA1977.093

Summary

Colonel Campbell sold a regiment of Mull men to an Indian prince.

Colonel Campbell raised a regiment of Mull men and took them to India. He sold them to an Indian prince and fled. Seventeen of them escaped and walked across Europe and England. Some died on the way, but seven reached Mull. Only one man, Duncan MacSherry, survived the ordeal unscathed. Information about his descendants.

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good