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LECTURE I. O
must have received a large admixture of foreigii
blood. Putting aside at present the question
of who the Picts were, whether Celts or Teu-
tons, with whom the Scots must have largely
intermingled ; we have from the ninth century
downwards the constant irruption into the
north of Scotland of Scandinavian invaders ;
and that, not merely as invaders, but as set-
tlers and possessors of the soil. For four hun-
dred years did these continue their occupation,
a period about equal in duration to the exist-
ence of the Koman power in Britain. They
founded a powerful monarchy in the Isle of
Man, embracing under its sway the whole He-
brides, together with the promontory of Kin-
tyre. Indeed, at one time the whole of Scot-
land north of the Frith of Forth was subject to
them, with the exception, of a portion of the
counties of Argyle and Perth. Their hordes
were continually pouring into the country, mak-
ing settlements ; and no doubt after a while,
when the earlier animosities were quieted, inter-
marrying with the natives. That such import-
ant occurrences should have left no traces on
the after condition of the country and its popu-
lation it is impossible to conceive. In fact we
know it to be otherwise. One-half of the names
of places on the west coast of Scotland are
must have received a large admixture of foreigii
blood. Putting aside at present the question
of who the Picts were, whether Celts or Teu-
tons, with whom the Scots must have largely
intermingled ; we have from the ninth century
downwards the constant irruption into the
north of Scotland of Scandinavian invaders ;
and that, not merely as invaders, but as set-
tlers and possessors of the soil. For four hun-
dred years did these continue their occupation,
a period about equal in duration to the exist-
ence of the Koman power in Britain. They
founded a powerful monarchy in the Isle of
Man, embracing under its sway the whole He-
brides, together with the promontory of Kin-
tyre. Indeed, at one time the whole of Scot-
land north of the Frith of Forth was subject to
them, with the exception, of a portion of the
counties of Argyle and Perth. Their hordes
were continually pouring into the country, mak-
ing settlements ; and no doubt after a while,
when the earlier animosities were quieted, inter-
marrying with the natives. That such import-
ant occurrences should have left no traces on
the after condition of the country and its popu-
lation it is impossible to conceive. In fact we
know it to be otherwise. One-half of the names
of places on the west coast of Scotland are
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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