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Glencoe
Glencoe, Glen Coe [ScG comhann, narrow]. One of the most resonant names in the Highland imagination, a 10-mile long glen surrounding the River Coe in the western Highlands, in the north of the former (until 1974) *Argyllshire, south of Loch Leven, east of the town of Ballachulish. Although it was once known as the realm of the Cadineag, all previous folkloric associations were displaced by the slaughter of the MacDonalds here, 13 February 1792, at the hands of the Campbells who had been their house guests.
Bibliography See John Prebble , Glencoe (London, 1966). |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Glencoe." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Glencoe." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Glencoe.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Glencoe." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Glencoe.html |
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Glencoe
Glencoe , valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane, and John Dalrymple, 1st earl of Stair. |
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"Glencoe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Glencoe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GlencoeSco.html "Glencoe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GlencoeSco.html |
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Glencoe
Glencoe , residential village (1990 pop. 8,499), Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. Glencoe is among the several scenic North Shore suburbs N of Chicago. It has light manufacturing. |
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"Glencoe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Glencoe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GlencoeUS.html "Glencoe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GlencoeUS.html |
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Glencoe
Glencoe Highland. Glenchomure 1343, Glencole 1491. ‘Valley of the River Coe’. Gaelic gleann. The meaning of the river name is unknown.
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A. D. MILLS. "Glencoe." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Glencoe." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Glencoe.html A. D. MILLS. "Glencoe." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Glencoe.html |
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