The Highlanders of Scotland - Clan Strachan Society

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CHAPTER \'
C^icneral History of the Highlands from the first Norwegian invasion
of that district to the accession of Malcolm Kenmore, and to
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the termination of the Norwegian kingdom of the Highlands
and Islands, ... ... ... .- ••• •• ••• •• 5^
CHAPTER \T.
General History of the Highlands, from the accession of Malcolm
Kenmore to the termination of the history of the Highlanders
as a peculiar and distinct people, in the abolition of heritable
jurisdictions and the introduction of sheep farming,
CHAPTER Vll.
Constitution and Laws of the Highlanders — Clanship — Law of Succession—
Law of Marriage, and Gradation of Ranks 99
CHAPTER YIII.
Religion of the Highlanders —The Culdee Church— Its Constitution
and form of Government— Poetry — Ossian considered as an
historical Poet— New pi-oof of his authenticity — Music, ... ii8
CHAPTER IX.
The Highland Dress—Three Varieties of Dress worn previous to the
their —Arms Antiquity and Armour
Seventeenth Century ; and
— Character of the ... ... ...
Highlanders, 142
APPENDIX. .
The Seven Provinces of Scotland, 157
PART II.—THE HIGHLAND CLANS.
CHAPTER I.
Traditional Origins of the Highland Clans— History of Highland
Tradition— Succession of false Traditions in the Highlands —
Traces of the oldest and true Tradition to be found— Effect to
be given to the old Manuscript Genealogies of the Highland
Clans, ... ... ... ... ... •.• •• ••• ••• 175
CHAPTER II.
I. The Gallgael, 190
Argyll,
I. Siol Cuinn 196
1. Clan Rory, or Matrorys,... ... ... ... ... 208
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