“HIS LINE WAS CURSED.”
Old) SEER’S WARNING. DEATH OF LORD SEAFORTH. The death was recently announced in England of Lord Seaforth, of Brahan Castle, Ross-shire. Lord Seaforth, who was 76, leaves no heir. Better known as Colonel StewartMackenzie, Lord Seaforth had a distinguished Army career. He was at one time military secretary to the Governor of Madras, and served under Lord Roberts in the Afghan campaign (1878-80), in which he showed himself a gallant cavalry leader. His most brilliant exploit was a dashing charge against 10,000 Afghans, whom he routed after his own gunners had been shot down. FORFEITED ESTATES. Few hereditary titles have suffered more vicissitudes. The third earl’s estates were forfeited after he joined his fortunes with those of Charles 11. The fifth earl had no better luck under “ The Old Pretender,” estates and title being forfeited. Re-created in 1771, the titl e became extinct in 1781. A third creation expired in 1815. The present barony was revived in 1921. Th e family history contains a curious story of a “ curse.” It was pronounced by “ The Seer of Brahan,” and covered a period of 200 years. DEATH FOR THE SEER
This ancient seer was consulted in Scotland by the countess while her husband was absent in Paris. She was so angered by what the seer saw that she had him sentenced to death. “ Your line shall end in sorrow,” he said when dying, “ and the last of your house shall be deaf and dumb.
“He will be the father of four sons, all of whom he will follow to, the tomb. He himself shall sink into the grave after lamenting the last of his sons, and his possessions shall be in. herited by a white-coifed lassie (a widow) from the East, and she shall kill her sister.
“The sign by which you shall know these things are come to pass will be shown by four great lairds of the day, one shall be hair-lipped, another buck, toothed, another half.witted, and the fourth a stammerer.”
Two hundred years after this pro. phecy was made it w r as fulfilled to, the letter.
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Shannon News, 4 May 1923, Page 2
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