Isobel was the daughter of Grant of Tulloch (aka Fear Thulach, aka McJokkie).[1] 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.[1]
The MacGregors, and other men, are alleged to have attacked John Steuart, near Tulloch, Strathspey and the report states they:
'[S]hot him through the thighs, broke his thigh bones, cut off his fingers and cut off his head and danced and made merry about him a long time'.[1]
Legacyedit
This murderous event is believed to have inspired the composition of the Reel of Tulloch, a specific dance for males [1] derived from a rough game of football that Tulloch men played with the severed head of an enemy.
Referencesedit
^ abcdeEwan, Elizabeth, ed. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 174. ISBN978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.
External linksedit
The Reel of Tulloch on the Traditional Tune Archive
January 01, 1970
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