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Born October 21st. He was the last of the great Haggischarmers. These showmen, with their troops of performing haggises, were once common throughout the highlands of the northeast. As the number of wild haggises dwindled, however, so did the Haggischarmers, and few young people showed an interest in this ancient art. Stewart himself was the only apprentice of his master, Black Maggie McDonnell. He could find no one to train, and said on his deathbed that the secret of haggischarming died with him. The last of Stewart's haggises were released on the moors after his death. Local legend has it that for many years, on Christmas Day, a wild haggis would lie down on his grave.

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