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NOTES. 189
the young chief of Sky was there, as was also the true Maclean.
The Evan mentioned is likely the Sir Evan Dhu Cameron men-
tioned likewise in the succeeding song. The rest it is impossible
to trace ; but it is likely that they may all be wrong spelled. A
Highland gentleman whom I consulted, supposes that by Mac-
rabrach is meant a son of the laird of Coll, and that it should
have been spelled M'Abrach. If this could be ascertained, it is
no great stretch of fancy, to suppose that Hector and Eeoch Bane
were likewise chieftains of the clan Maclean, and that the song
may be derived from some Caelic rhyme made by a bard of that
sept. The air is strongly characteristic of that country ; and the
character of the hero who succeeds to Lindsay, and whose name is
not mentioned, seems very applicable to Alaster Macdonald of
Grlengary, who carried King James' standard at the battle of
Killicrankie.
SONG XVII.
^^e :i5attle of i^iHicranfeie,
This celebrated battle was fought on the 17th of July 1689, in
the upper part of Athol, in the Highlands of Perthshire, a little
to the north of the romantic pass from which the engagement
takes its name. The Whigs were commanded by General Mackay ,
a Scots gentleman of considerable renown as a leader ; and the
clans, who still adhered strenuously to the cause of the Stuarts,
by John Graham of Claverhouse, better known in the north by
the title of "the gallant Dundee," and in the south by that of
" the bloody Clavers." " Let every ane roose the ford as they
find it," is a good old Scots proverb ; and if the history of this
leader is traced throughout, it will be found that the Lowlanders
did not bestow their epithet without good cause. Neither was
that given by the Highlanders purely ideal, as the following
sketch of the incidents leading to this battle will fully illustrate.
It has been alleged against him, that on his advance southward
to support his master against the prince of Orange, he oifered his
the young chief of Sky was there, as was also the true Maclean.
The Evan mentioned is likely the Sir Evan Dhu Cameron men-
tioned likewise in the succeeding song. The rest it is impossible
to trace ; but it is likely that they may all be wrong spelled. A
Highland gentleman whom I consulted, supposes that by Mac-
rabrach is meant a son of the laird of Coll, and that it should
have been spelled M'Abrach. If this could be ascertained, it is
no great stretch of fancy, to suppose that Hector and Eeoch Bane
were likewise chieftains of the clan Maclean, and that the song
may be derived from some Caelic rhyme made by a bard of that
sept. The air is strongly characteristic of that country ; and the
character of the hero who succeeds to Lindsay, and whose name is
not mentioned, seems very applicable to Alaster Macdonald of
Grlengary, who carried King James' standard at the battle of
Killicrankie.
SONG XVII.
^^e :i5attle of i^iHicranfeie,
This celebrated battle was fought on the 17th of July 1689, in
the upper part of Athol, in the Highlands of Perthshire, a little
to the north of the romantic pass from which the engagement
takes its name. The Whigs were commanded by General Mackay ,
a Scots gentleman of considerable renown as a leader ; and the
clans, who still adhered strenuously to the cause of the Stuarts,
by John Graham of Claverhouse, better known in the north by
the title of "the gallant Dundee," and in the south by that of
" the bloody Clavers." " Let every ane roose the ford as they
find it," is a good old Scots proverb ; and if the history of this
leader is traced throughout, it will be found that the Lowlanders
did not bestow their epithet without good cause. Neither was
that given by the Highlanders purely ideal, as the following
sketch of the incidents leading to this battle will fully illustrate.
It has been alleged against him, that on his advance southward
to support his master against the prince of Orange, he oifered his
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| Description | Being the songs, airs, and legends, of the adherents to the house of Stuart. Collected and illustrated by James Hogg. Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, 1819-1821. [First series] -- second series. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.194-194a |
| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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