{"id":1928,"date":"2010-04-25T00:55:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-24T22:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/bletherskite\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2010-04-25T00:55:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-24T22:55:56","slug":"macnicol-mor-and-the-macleods-of-raasay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project1-m9gb2xku8.live-website.com\/?p=1928","title":{"rendered":"MacNicol Mor and the Macleods of Raasay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-macneacail\/\">MacNicol<\/a> Mor, a chief of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-nicolson\/\">MacNicol clan<\/a> was engaged in a heated discussion with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-macleod\/\">MacLeod<\/a> of Raasay. While the two men argued away in English a servant, who could speak only gaelic, presumed that the two leaders were quarreling. 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