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BobKnight	Origins: The story behind MacPherson's Farewell (32)	RE: The story behind MacPherson's Farewell	21 Mar 18
Let me say this again - although he was accused of being a gypsy, he was NOT a gypsy. That was down to the ignorance of the authorities. His name, "McPherson" is as Scottish as you can get. He was a Scottish traveller. His major crime was that he was a "Gypsy" enough to get you hung at that time in 17/18th century Scotland. The verse about the pardon coming over the "Brig o' Banff," was a later addition, as the Brig O' Banff wasn't built until much later.

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