Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and Illustrations

CHAPTER XV.--VISIONS AND SECOND-SIGHT.

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Distinction between visions and second-sight--Old Alastair's vision of Hector Roy and his bodyguard--A young man sees a ghost--Two men see a woman in a house--Spectre seen before a shoot--Two kinds of second-sight--Jessie the cripple--Ducked as a witch--Her vision of a shepherd, his dog and sheep, fulfilled--The smith's son sees a crowd on Poolewe bridge--His vision fulfilled--The great storm on Loch Ewe--Great sight at Mellon Udrigil--Fleet of ships and boats filled with red coats--Visions of soldiers in red uniforms near Inveran--These visions compared with similar sights elsewhere 169