Download or read book Place names in much of north east Scotland written by Adam Watson and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Celtic, Scots and English place names across large sections of north-east Scotland, based on interviews with indigenous residents working the land and the sea, along with historical sources and maps.
Download or read book Farm Life in Northeast Scotland 1840 1914 written by Ian Carter and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study shows how the Protestant reformers' early promises to create a new and godly society provoked a backlash - extremism had to be abandoned and a more conciliatory approach adopted. The result was that power remained in much the same hands in the 1580s as it had in the 1540s, with one real difference - there was more of it.
Download or read book Doric written by J. Derrick McClure and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dialect of North-East Scotland, one of the most distinctive and best preserved in the country, survives as both a proudly maintained mark of local identity and the vehicle for a remarkable regional literature. The present study, after placing the dialect in its historical, geographical and social context, discusses in some detail a selection of previous accounts of its distinctive characteristics of phonology and grammar, showing that its shibboleths have been well recognised, and have remained consistent, over a long period. Passages of recorded speech are then examined, with extensive use of phonetic transcription. Finally, a representative selection of written texts, dating from the eighteenth century to the present and illustrating a wide variety of styles and genres, are presented with detailed annotations. A full glossary is also included. This study clearly demonstrates both the individuality of the dialect and the richness of the local culture of which it is an integral part.
Download or read book The Late Medieval Landscape of North east Scotland written by Colin Shepherd and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landscape of the north-east of Scotland ranges from wild mountains to undulating farmlands; from cosy, quaint fishing coves to long, sandy bays. This landscape witnessed the death of MacBeth, the final stand of the Comyns earls of Buchan against Robert the Bruce and the last victory, in Britain, of a catholic army at Glenlivet. But behind these momentous battles lie the quieter histories of ordinary folk farming the land - and supping their local malts. Colin Shepherd paints a picture of rural life within the landscapes of the north-east between the 13th and 18th centuries by using documentary, cartographic and archaeological evidence. He shows how the landscape was ordered by topographic and environmental constraints that resulted in great variation across the region and considers the evidence for the way late medieval lifestyles developed and blended sustainably within their environments to create a patchwork of cultural and agricultural diversity. However, these socio-economic developments subsequently led to a breakdown of this structure, resulting in what Adam Smith, in the 18th century, described as 'oppression'. The 12th-century Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation and the Industrial Revolution are used here to define a framework for considering the cultural changes that affected this region of Scotland. These include the dispossession of rights to land ownership that continue to haunt policy makers in the Scottish government today. While the story also shows how a regional cultural divergence, recognized here, can undermine 'big theories' of socio-political change when viewed across the wider stage of Europe and the Americas.
Download or read book Territorial Soldiering in the North east of Scotland During 1759 1814 written by John Malcolm Bulloch and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notes on the Folk lore of the North East of Scotland written by Walter Gregor and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aberdeen and North East Scotland written by Ian Shepherd and published by Mercat Press Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume details a range of monuments in and around North-East Scotland. The history of early burghs such as Aberdeen and Elgin can be traced through their fine cathedrals and town houses, while the estate improvements of the 18th and 19th centuries have left important bridges and harbours.
Download or read book Singing the Gospel along Scotland s North East Coast 1859 2009 written by Frances Wilkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following three years of ethnomusicological fieldwork on the sacred singing traditions of evangelical Christians in North-East Scotland and Northern Isles coastal communities, Frances Wilkins documents and analyses current singing practices in this book by placing them historically and contemporaneously within their respective faith communities. In ascertaining who the singers were and why, when, where, how and what they chose to sing, the study explores a number of related questions. How has sacred singing contributed to the establishment and reinforcement of individual and group identities both in the church and wider community? What is the process by which specific regional repertoires and styles develop? Which organisations and venues have been particularly conducive to the development of sacred singing in the community? How does the subject matter of songs relate to the immediate environment of coastal inhabitants? How and why has gospel singing in coastal communities changed? These questions are answered with comprehensive reference to interview material, fieldnotes, videography and audio field recordings. As one of the first pieces of ethnomusicological research into sacred music performance in Scotland, this ethnography draws important parallels between practices in the North East and elsewhere in the British Isles and across the globe.
Download or read book North East Scotland at War written by Alan Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jacobites of 1715 North East Scotland written by Frances McDonnell and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this diminutive bipartite book is to help persons of Scotch-Irish descent make the linkage first to Ulster and then back to Scotland. The work identifies some 1,200 Scotsmen who resided in Ulster between the early 1600s and the early 1700s. Many of the persons so identified were young men from Ireland attending universities in Scotland. In a number of cases Mr. Dobson is able to provide information on the man or woman's spouse, children, local origins, landholding, and, of course, the source of the information. While there is no certainty that each of the persons identified in Scots-Irish Links or their descendants ultimately emigrated to America, undoubtedly many did or possessed kinsmen who did.
Download or read book Primitive Beliefs in the North east of Scotland written by Joseph McKenzie McPherson and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm Life in Northeast Scotland 1840 1914 written by Ian Carter and published by Edinburgh : Donald. This book was released on 1979 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Nairn.
Download or read book Emigration from North east Scotland written by Marjory Harper and published by [Aberdeen] : Aberdeen University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aberdeen Street Names written by George M. Fraser and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lochnagar written by Alexander Inkson McConnochie and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book True Links written by George Peper and published by Artisan Books. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most challenging, most invigorating holes a golfer can tackle. In this beautiful book, Peper and Campbell, two writers who know golf inside and out, provide a concise and entertaining tour of the world's best links courses. Full color.
Download or read book North East Roots written by H. Lesley Diack and published by Aberdeen & North East Scotland Family History Society. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the names and addresses of various libraries and archival repositories with a brief description of their holdings as well as visitation hours.
