Discover the story of the song > The Massacre Of Glencoe – The Corries

This song is about a tragic event called "The Massacre of Glencoe". The protagonist tells the story of a cruel snow that covered the grave of someone named Donald. One day, some people came to the protagonist's house seeking for help from the cold. The protagonist welcomed them, gave them food and shelter, but those people were actually enemies who came to kill everyone with the orders of King William. They killed the protagonist's family and some people managed to escape, but the house of MacDonald was destroyed forever.