This manuscript was compiled by Angus MacKay in about 1840 and is the property of the Piobaireachd Society.
The following index lists the tunes by their modern names.
The manuscript contains a number of blank pages, which we didn't bother to scan. The last five pages - the Ceol Beag above - are mostly in a different hand, although Angus MacKay appears to have written the verse on the second last page.
This scan was made by Roderick Cannon and Ross Anderson on Jan 19 2008 from a National Library of Scotland microfilm of the manuscript. The National Library of Scotland states that `These manuscripts are available for non-commercial playing and study uses only, including downloading and printing. Written permission for any other uses (including reproduction, publication, adaptation, manipulation of images, rental and leasing) must be obtained form the Manuscripts Collections Division of the National Library of Scotland.'
For more on piobaireachd, see the Wikipedia entry and the Piobaireachd Society. For sound samples, listen to John MacDonald of Inverness playing the Lament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon and the Lament for the Children (recorded in 1927 and 1929 respectively).
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