What does the poem An Cuilthionn speak about?
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Highland Clearances
Answer
An Cuilthionn is a poem by Charles Murray that tells the story of the Highland Clearances, a series of evictions of Scottish Highlanders from their lands in the 18th and 19th centuries. The poem describes the hardships of the Highlanders, who were forced to leave their homes and way of life for the slums of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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