{"id":2393,"date":"2010-10-21T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T11:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/bletherskite\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2010-10-21T13:27:27","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T11:27:27","slug":"a-collection-of-macneil-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project1-m9gb2xku8.live-website.com\/?p=2393","title":{"rendered":"A collection of MacNeil Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5873\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/clan-macneil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5873\" alt=\"Clan MacNeil\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/clan-macneil.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clan MacNeil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I came across some MacNeil legends, would be interested in finding out more about them, oranyone else knows any <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-macneill-of-barra\/\">MacNeill of Barra<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-macneill-of-colonsay\/\">MacNeill of Colonsay<\/a> tales?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;There is a Saying in the Highlands of Scotland That in the long genealogy of the MacNeils, The biblical Noah is not to be found. 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