OF

THE GAELIC SOCIETY

OF INVERNESS.

VOLUME XII.

1885-86.

UM

Clann nan Gaidheal an Guaillean a Cheile.

PRINTED FOR THE GAELIC SOCIETY OF INVERNESS,
BY R. CARRUTHERS & SONS;

AND SOLD BY JOHN NOBLE, JAMES H. MACKENZIE, JAMES MELVEN
WILLIAM MACKAY, AND A. & W. MACKENZIE,

BOOKSELLERS, INVERNESS;

AND MACLACHLAN & STEWART, EDINBURGH.

1886.

Dunning

Grant
12-20·39
39536

CONTENTS.

Office-bearers for 1885 and 1886

Constitution

Introduction

Fourteenth Annual Assembly-Speeches by Mr A. R. Mac-

kenzie, yr. of Kintail, and Rev. Archibald Macdonald

The Early Celtic Church in Scotland-Provost Macandrew

The Gaelic Names of Birds-Mr Charles Fergusson

Donnachadh Ban Mac-an-t-Saoir-Mr Neil Macleod

Fourteenth Annual Dinner-Speeches by Provost Macandrew,

Mr James Barron, Mr A. Macbain, Mr Duncan Campbell,

Mr A. C. Mackenzie, Mr E. H. Macmillan, Dr Aitken, Mr

Alexander Mackenzie, Mr William Mackay, Mr G. J.

Campbell, Mr A. Mackenzie (Silverwells) .

First Impressions of America, a Gaelic Poem-Mr Wm. Fraser,

Illinois.

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Old Gaelic Songs-Mr Colin Chisholm

118

The Isle of Man, its History and Language-Mr Duncan

Campbell

167

The Heroic and Ossianic Literature-Mr Alexander Macbain.

Unknown Lochaber Bards-Mrs Mary Mackellar

Archibald Grant, the Glenmoriston Bard-Mr Alexander Mac-

donald

180

211

226

A Famous Minister of Daviot, 1672-1726-Mr Wm. Mackay

Smuggling in the Highlands-Mr John Macdonald.

244

256

The Gael, his Characteristics and Social History-Rev. Mr

Bisset

Changes in the Ownership of Land in Ross-shire, 1756-1853-

Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Bart.

The Parish of Rosskeen-Mr Roderick Maclean

Etymological Links between Welsh and Gaelic-Canon Thoyts

The Dialects of Scottish Gaelic-Professor Mackinnon