Hereditary in two senses—When they ceased—The Mac Crimmons—A traditional genealogy—A Mac Gregor tradition—The Mac Crimmon College— Dr. Johnson—College broken up—An Irish college—Its system—A Mac Crimmon’s escapades—Respect for the Mac Crimmons—The Rout of Moy—The last of the race—How they excelled—The Mac Arthurs—The Mac Intyres— The Mac Kays—The Rankins—The Campbells—The Mac Gregors. CHAPTER XIX.—SOME LATTER DAY PIPERS, 276 Angus Mac Kay—Queen Victoria’s first piper—His book—Donald Mac Kay—John Bane Mac Kenzie—The Queen’s offer—The piper’s reply—Donald Cameron— His achievements—His theory of pipe music—His system of noting—His last competition—A special reed—“The King of Pipers”—Other latter day pipers. CHAPTER XX.—HOW PIPING IS PRESERVED, 287 The waking—Professor Blackie—Highland Society of Scotland—Highland Society of London—The system of competitions—The first competition— The venue changed—The gold medal—Present day competitions—Some suggestions—R.L.S.—Pipe bands—Examples from high life—Quality of music—The pipes abroad—Sir Walter Scott. CHAPTER XXI.—THE OLDEST PIPE TUNES, 299 Unreliability of tradition—Lost in antiquity—Occasions of tunes— Interest of stories—The Mac Raes’ March—Story of “Suarachan”—Hal o’ the Wynd—The Mac Intosh’s Lament—Two different stories—_A Cholla mo run_—Duntroon’s Salute—The Campbells are coming. CHAPTER XXII.—SOME WORLD-FAMOUS PIBROCHS, 314 Mac Crimmon’s Lament—Best known of all pipe tunes—Its story—Blackie’s poetry—Scott’s—The war tune of Glengarry—A tragic story—The Pibroch o’ Donuil Dhu—Too long in this Condition—Pipers and inhospitality—Oh, that I had three hands—Lochaber no More—Allan Ramsay’s verses—An elated Mac Crimmon—Rory _Mòr’s_ Lament—Clan Farlane Pibroch—Pipers, poetry, and superstition. CHAPTER XXIII.—SOME WELL-KNOWN GATHERINGS, 335 A Tune with four stories—The Carles wi’ the Breeks—The Mac Gregor’s Gathering—Scott’s verses—_Caber Feidh_—The Camerons’ Gathering—Well- matched chiefs—The Loch of the Sword. CHAPTER XXIV.—MORE STORIES AND A MORAL, 346 The Clan Stewart March—Mac Gregor of Ruaro—The Braes of the Mist— Episode at a Dunvegan competition—A Mac Crimmon surpassed—Mac Pherson’s Lament—Burns and the story—Rob Roy’s Lament—The Mac Lachlans’ March—_Gille Calum_—The Reel o’ Tulloch—The Periwig Reel— Jenny Dang the Weaver—Mac Donald’s Salute—Mac Leod’s Salute— Disappearing lore—What might be done. APPENDIX. THE SCALE OF THE PIPES, 369 PRACTICAL HINTS, 375 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PIPE MUSIC, 383