Life of Flora Macdonald and her adventures with Prince Charles

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His " Parish of Kilmuir," published in the " New Statis-
tical Account" in 1842, extends to 50 pages, and is one of
the most valuable contributions to that work. What he
had written for that publication would have made about
20 pages additional, but the Editor found it necessary to
limit the various writers to a much smaller space than Mr.
Macgregor was actually allowed. We have perused the
original MS., and can safely assert that some of the most
interesting portions to Highlanders were left out. These
have, however, found their way into print in the Celtic
Magazine, and elsewhere in connection with other subjects.
He translated the Apocrypha into Gaelic several years ago,
at the request of Prince Lucien Bonaparte, who paid him a
visit in Inverness, and afterwards published Mr. Macgregor's
beautiful translation in a handsome volume. The MS., apart
from its high literary merit, was itself a work of art. Several
of his most valuable contributions to Gaelic Literature were
delivered in the form of Lectures and speeches at meetings
of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, all of which are pre-
served in their Annual Volume of Transactions. Among
these will be found a Gaelic Lecture of great value, delivered
on the 24th of October, 1873, on the Highlanders, their
Language, Poetry, Music, Dress, and Arms.
Mr. Macgregor's knowledge of Highland music was equal
to his other Celtic acquirements. He was an excellent per-
former on the great Highland Bagpipes and on the violin ;
and he was almost invariably, for many years, one of the
judges of Highland music at the Northern Meeting. He was
a popular lecturer, and delivered several on Highland sub-
jects, in Inverness, always to large and appreciative audiences.