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| According to Monsignor Thomas Wynne, "It was in the nature of a summer [[shieling]] ({{lang-gd|Àirigh}}), a command center for monitoring the traditional activities of [[cattle raiding|cattle reivers]]; as such it combined a civilising role with the building up of a Catholic mission outside Cameron territory in a way which must have reassured Lochiel on both counts." | According to Monsignor Thomas Wynne, "It was in the nature of a summer [[shieling]] ({{lang-gd|Àirigh}}), a command center for monitoring the traditional activities of [[cattle raiding|cattle reivers]]; as such it combined a civilising role with the building up of a Catholic mission outside Cameron territory in a way which must have reassured Lochiel on both counts." |
| This secret cave dwelling commanded a wide view of the surrounding landscape, which further allowed the three Jesuits to keep watch for priest hunters or posses of redcoats coming to arrest them.<ref> Thomas Wynne (2011), ''The Forgotten Cameron of the '45: The Life and Times of Alexander Cameron, S.J.'', Print Smith, [[Fort William, Scotland]]. Pages 50-51.</ref> The cave at Brae of Craskie accordingly remained the centre of the Catholic mission in Lochaber at the time, where Fr. Cameron and the two brothers secretly ministered to the local Catholics<ref> ''Rev. John Farquharson, Priest of Strathglass'', by Colin Chisholm, ''[[The Celtic Magazine]]'', Volume 7 | This secret cave dwelling commanded a wide view of the surrounding landscape, which further allowed the three Jesuits to keep watch for priest hunters or posses of redcoats coming to arrest them.<ref> Thomas Wynne (2011), ''The Forgotten Cameron of the '45: The Life and Times of Alexander Cameron, S.J.'', Print Smith, [[Fort William, Scotland]]. Pages 50-51.</ref> The cave at Brae of Craskie accordingly remained the centre of the Catholic mission in [[Lochaber]] and [[Strathglass]] at the time, where Fr. Cameron and the two brothers secretly ministered to the local Catholics<ref> ''Rev. John Farquharson, Priest of Strathglass'', by Colin Chisholm, ''[[The Celtic Magazine]]'', Volume 7 |
| 1882, pp. 141-146.</ref> and, whenever possible, they secretly visited the covert "Mass houses" at [[Fasnakyle]], [[Crochail]], [[Strathfarrar]] ({{lang-gd|Srath Farair}}),<ref> [https://stmarysbeauly.org/cannich/christianity-in-strathglass/ Christianity in Strathglass], From the Website for St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, [[Beauly]].</ref> and at [[Balanahaun]].<ref> "Rev. John Farquharson, Priest of Strathglass", by Colin Chisholm, ''The Celtic Magazine'', Volume 7, 1882, pp. 142-143.</ref> | 1882, pp. 141-146.</ref> and, whenever possible, they secretly visited the covert "Mass houses" at [[Fasnakyle]], [[Crochail]], [[Strathfarrar]] ({{lang-gd|Srath Farair}}),<ref> [https://stmarysbeauly.org/cannich/christianity-in-strathglass/ Christianity in Strathglass], From the Website for St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, [[Beauly]].</ref> and at [[Balanahaun]].<ref> "Rev. John Farquharson, Priest of Strathglass", by Colin Chisholm, ''The Celtic Magazine'', Volume 7, 1882, pp. 142-143.</ref> |
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