Fraoch Eilean

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Fraoch Eilean is the traditional war cry associated with the Clan Macdonald of Sleat in the Scottish Highlands.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Fraoch Eilean nan Gael 1

Statements (20)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish Gaelic phrase
war cry
associatedWith Clan Macdonald of Sleat NERFINISHED
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition Highland clans NERFINISHED
category Scottish clan war cries
culturalContext Scottish clan tradition
culturalSignificance symbol of clan identity for Clan Macdonald of Sleat
hasMeaning Heather Island NERFINISHED
hasRole battle slogan
clan rallying cry
language Scottish Gaelic
region Scotland
relatedTo Clan Donald NERFINISHED
subgroupOfUserClan Clan Macdonald of Sleat NERFINISHED
timePeriod traditional era of Scottish clan warfare
usedAs traditional war cry
usedBy Clan Macdonald of Sleat NERFINISHED
usedIn ceremonial contexts
martial contexts

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clan Donald clanSlogan Fraoch Eilean
Clan Donald clanSlogan Fraoch Eilean
this entity surface form: Fraoch Eilean nan Gael
Clan Donald clanWarCry Fraoch Eilean
Clan MacDonald of Keppoch clanWarCry Fraoch Eilean
Clan MacNaughton clanWarCry Fraoch Eilean
Macdonald of Sleat clanWarCry Fraoch Eilean