Volume 1

The Scotish Gaël; or, Celtic manners, as preserved among the Highlanders: being an historical and descriptive account of the inhabitants, antiquities, and national peculiarities of Scotland; more particularly of the Northern, or Gaëlic parts of the country, where the singular habits of the aboriginal Celts are most tenaciously retained / [James Logan].

  • Logan, James, 1794?-1872.
Date:
1831
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Scotish Gaël; or, Celtic manners, as preserved among the Highlanders: being an historical and descriptive account of the inhabitants, antiquities, and national peculiarities of Scotland; more particularly of the Northern, or Gaëlic parts of the country, where the singular habits of the aboriginal Celts are most tenaciously retained / [James Logan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS OF VOL. 1 INTRODUCTION. OBJECT OF TIIE PRESENT WORK AND ACCOUNT OF ITS FORMATION, WITH SOME NOTICE OF ANCIENT HISTORICAL ANNALS, &C. Page. ix CHAPTER I. OF THE CELTIC RACE, COMPOSING THE VARIOUS NATIONS THAT FORMERLY INHABITED EUROPE. .. .. .. 1 CHAPTER II. BRITAIN-THE ORIGIN OF ITS ANCIENT INHABITANTS HISTORI¬ CALLY DEDUCED .. .. .. .. ..33 CHAPTER III. APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY-EXTENT AND PRODUCTIONS OF THE ABORIGINAL FORESTS .. .. .. 73 CHAPTER IV. CELTIC POPULATION—-PERSONS AND DISPOSITIONS OF THE CELTS-THEIR MILITARY EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONS- ANECDOTES OF THEIR BRAVERY AND HEROISM-EXPLOITS OF THE ANCIENT CALEDONIANS AND PRESENT SCOTS . . 89 CHAPTER V. CUSTOMS IN WAR AND MILITARY TACTICS .. .. 137 CHAPTER VI. ON THE DRESS OF THE ANCIENT CELTS, AND COSTUME OF TIIE • • PRESENT GAEL .. .. .. .. .. 217 CHAPTER VII. OF THE ARMS AND MILITARY ACCOUTREMENTS OF THE CELTS 237