HIGHLAND BARDS BEFORE THE FORTY-FIVE
“The Owlet”—Three Macgregor songs—The old bardic system
superseded—Era of modern Gaelic poetry—Mary Macleod—Details of
her life—Famous songs—Iain Lom—Ardent poet and politician—His
“Vow”—Eventful career—Poems—Created Gaelic
Poet-Laureate—Influence on Highland history—Other minor bards
and bardesses—Imitations by Sir Walter Scott—The blind harper,
and the blind piper—A comic poet—Two major bards—Maccodrum’s
Muse—Characteristics of the group before the Forty-five 262