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The Bulletin
Fix this textSAFER SURGERY — PAGE 27
Fix this text“The Bulletin,’” Vol. 77—No. 3966
Fix this textWednesday, February 15, 1958
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for transmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textNo. 285: the Homeland Series by The House of Seppelt.
Fix this textFLORA MACDONALD'S MONUMENT IN SKYE, SCOTLAND
Fix this textTHE Isle of Skye, or Misty Isle as it is sometimes called, is renowned in
Fix this textprose and poetry for the wild beauty of its scenery and for the legends
Fix this textwith which it is associated. It is the largest of the ten islands off the west
Fix this textcoast of Scotland known as the Inner Hebrides. Its length is about fifty miles
Fix this textand its width varies from four to twenty-four miles, with a population ot
Fix this textabout 11,000, most of whom are engaged in farming on the croft system.
Fix this textUntil the 13th century the Norsemen were masters of Skye and its
Fix this textstormy history continued until the 18th century with clan waifare and the
Fix this textstruggles of the Lords of the Isles against the Crown. It was in this remote
Fix this textand, in former days, almost inaccessible island, that Prince Charles sought
Fix this textrefuge after the defeat of his forces at Culloden in 1746. For many months
Fix this texthe hid in the Highland mountains with a price of £30,000 on his head. His
Fix this textescape to the Isle of Skye was assisted by Flora Macdonald, who disguised
Fix this texthim as her maid, Betty Burke. Prince Charles sheltered at several places
Fix this texton Skye, including Elgol and at Kingsburgh, in Flora s home which was
Fix this textlater replaced by another house which can be seen today. It was m this
Fix this textoriginal house that Johnson and Boswell were entertained by the laird and his
Fix this textwife, Flora Macdonald. Johnson slept in the bed used by Prince Charles but,
Fix this textin his own words, he had no ambitious thoughts about it.
Fix this textPrince Charles escaped to France towards the end of the year 1746; two
Fix this textyears later he was expelled from France and spent the remainder of his lite
Fix this textas a fugitive on the Continent.
Fix this textFlora Macdonald was arrested for her part in helping the Prince to
Fix this textescape but she was released in 1747 and three years later she married
Fix this textMacdonald of Kingsburgh. Later they went to America but soon letuined
Fix this textto Scotland, where Flora died in 1790. She was buried at Kilmuir on Skye,
Fix this texttwenty miles from Portree, and one of the largest memorial crosses of its
Fix this textkind in Scotland, shown in the accompanying illustration, was erected over
Fix this texther grave. It stands 28jft. high.
Fix this textThe historic funeral of Flora Macdonald was conducted according to the
Fix this text_ij traditional stvle • the long procession of mourners on their sixteen-mile
Fix this textwalk I the is fefuted to have consumed three-hundred gallons
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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