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| TITLE: The Emperor's New Kilt AUTHOR: Jan-Andrew Henderson PUBLISHER: Mainstream Publishing ISBN 1 84018 378 0 |
A must for anyone seeking a resume of Scotland’s stamp on the world. Written in an easy chronological style Jan charts the progress of the Scots from earliest times.
Starting with a chapter titled MacArthur the author proceeds to recount and dispel the myths of Scotland’s heroes through the Dark Ages to the industrial age of enlightenment. Listing scores of Scottish inventions Jan’s account offers much for the Scots to be proud of, although his conclusion may not rest so easy with true patriots. |
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A fine collection of anecdotes and Clan history, this is the story of Eoin's Family, Loch Fyne's ferries, steamers and coaches with a good slice of historical background, including the writer of the Para Handy stories; Neil Munro (also descended from Clan Arthur). It includes tales of the wartime history of the Loch as an invasion training centre in WW2, as well as the story of the people of Loch Fyne. |
TITLE: Return To Loch Fyne AUTHOR: Eoin McArthur PUBLISHER: ?? ISBN ?? |
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Iona Celtic Art AUTHOR: E. Mairi MacArthur PUBLISHER: The New Iona Press ISBN 0953893804 |
In
the summer of 1899, on a celebrated Hebridean island, a new shop set out
its wares: IONA CELTIC ART. Over the next forty seasons, Alexander and
Euphemia Ritchie designed and sold a huge range of finely wrought silver
jewellery. Much of their inspiration was drawn from the rich patterns
of interlace, foliage and knotwork on Iona’s carved stones and crosses.
More than sixty
years after the shop closed, the Ritchies’ craftwork is still
widely admired. Theirs was a pioneering artistic venture, renowned in
its day, which has influenced succeeding generations of silversmiths.
This book tells its story. 85 Colour + 75 B&W photos. |
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The Hebridean island of Iona has been the focus of intense outside interest for over 1,400 years, from the time of St Columba's monastry in the 6th century through to the transfer of its renowned monuments into the care of Historic Scotland in the year 2000. Yet the people who lived and worked alongside its sacred sites have been largely overshadowed - until now. This book is the first to redress the balance, taking an in-depth look at Iona's economic and social history . . . . to create a lively picture of Iona's past. |
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IONA - The Living Memory of a Crofting Community AUTHOR: E. Mairi MacArthur PUBLISHER: Polygon At Edinburgh ISBN 1902930274 |
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The MacArthur-MacGregor Manuscript of Piobaireachd (1820) contains thirty compositions for the Highland bagpipes for use on ceremonial occasions, complied by the pipers Angus MacArthur of Trotternish in Skye and John MacGregor of Fortingall in Perthshire, and overseen by Andrew Robertson of the Highland Society in London. This Piobaireachd Society manuscript (deposited in the National Library of Scotland) is published here for the first time in a volume comprising extensive background material, critical and performing editions of the music and a facsimile of the original music pages. |  |
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For the
Gaels, it is I Chaluim Chille. From here, Colum Cille - or St.
Columba - and his successors spread their Christian mission throughout
Scotland and beyond. An early King of Dal Riata was consecrated
here, and later, the mighty Lords of the Isles brought their chieftains
for burial on Iona's soil. In more recent times the island was the setting
for the Iona Community, a radical experiment in church witness and worship.
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Over The Top With The Tartan Army AUTHOR: Andrew McArthur PUBLISHER: Luath Press Ltd ISBN 0946487456 |
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. . Scotland has witnessed the growth of a new and curious military
phenomenon. Grown men bedecked in tartan, yomping across most of the
globe, hell-bent on benevolence and ritualistic bevvying. . . In what
noble cause do they serve? Why football of course - at least in theory. |
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