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A

HISTORY

OF THE

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

HIGHLAND CLANS

AND

HIGHLAND REGIMENTS

WITH AN ACCOUNT OF
THE GAELIC LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND MUSIC
BY THE REV. THOMAS MACLAUCHLAN, LL.D., F.S.A. SCOT.

AND AN ESSAY ON HIGHLAND SCENERY
BY THE LATE PROFESSOR JOHN WILSON

EDITED BY
JOHN S. KELTIE, F.S.A. SCOT.

Illustrated
WITH A SERIES OF PORTRAITS, VIEWS, MAPS, ETC., ENGRAVED ON STEEL,
CLAN TARTANS, AND UPWARDS OF TWO HUNDRED WOODCUTS,
INCLUDING ARMORIAL BEARINGS

VOL. II.

A. FULLARTON & CO.
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
1875

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

CHAPTER PAGE

PART FIRST _continued_.--GENERAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS 1

XLII. Social Condition of the Highlands--Chiefs--Land
Distribution--Agriculture--Agricultural Implements--Live
Stock--Pasturage--Farm Servants--Harvest Work--Fuel--Food
--Social Life in Former Days--Education--Dwellings
--Habits--Wages--Roads--Present State of Highlands, 1

XLIII. State of Highlands subsequent to 1745--Progress of
Innovation--Emigration--Pennant’s account of the country
--Dr Johnson--Wretched condition of the Western Islands
--Introduction of Large Sheep Farms--Ejection of Small
Tenants--The Two Sides of the Highland Question--Large
and Small Farms--Depopulation--Kelp--Introduction of
Potatoes into the Highlands--Amount of Progress made
during latter part of 18th century, 31

XLIV. Progress of Highlands during the present century
--Depopulation and Emigration--Sutherland clearings
--Recent State of Highlands--Means of Improvement
--Population of chief Highland Counties--Highland
Colonies--Attachment of Highlanders to their Old
Home--Conclusion, 54

XLV. GAELIC LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, AND MUSIC. By the Rev.
THOMAS MACLAUCHLAN, LL.D., F.S.A.S., 66

PART SECOND.--HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS.

I. Clanship--Principle of _Kin_--Mormaordoms--Traditions
as to Origin of Clans--Peculiarities and Consequences
of Clanship--Customs of Succession--Highland Marriage
Customs--Position and Power of Chief--Influence of
Clanship on the People--Number and Distribution of
Clans, &c., 116

II. The Gallgael or Western Clans--Lords of the Isles--The
various Island Clans--The Macdonalds or Clan Donald--The
Clanranald Macdonalds--The Macdonnells of Glengarry, 131

III. The Macdougalls--Macalisters--Siol Gillevray--Macneills
--Maclachlans--MacEwens--Siol Eachern--Macdougall
Campbells of Craignish--Lamonds, 139

IV. Robertsons or Clan Donnachie--Macfarlanes--Argyll
Campbells and offshoots--Breadalbane Campbells and
offshoots--Macleods, 169

V. CLAN CHATTAN--Mackintoshes--Macphersons--Macgillivrays
--Shaws--Farquharsons--Macbeans--Macphails--Gows
--Macqueens--Cattanachs, 197

VI. Camerons--Macleans--Macnaughtons--Mackenricks
--Macknights--Macnayers--Macbraynes--Munroes--Macmillans, 217

VII. Clan Anrias or Ross--Mackenzies--Mathiesons--Siol Alpine
--Macgregors--Grants--Macnabs--Clan Duffie or Macfie
--Macquarries--Macaulays, 235

VIII. Mackays--Macnicols--Sutherlands--Gunns--Maclaurin or
Maclaren--Macraes--Buchanans--Colquhouns--Forbeses
--Urquharts, 265

IX. Stewarts--Frasers--Menzies--Chisholms--Stewart Murray
(Athole)--Drummonds--Grahams--Gordons--Cummings
--Ogilvies--Fergusons or Fergussons, 297

PART THIRD.--HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND REGIMENTS.

INTRODUCTION.--Military Character of the Highlands, 321

42ND ROYAL HIGHLAND REGIMENT (Am Freiceadan Dubh, “The Black
Watch”), 324