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1746 CE - Bagpipes outlawed

by Caoimhin O'Brolcain and Iain MacAnTsaoir

In 1746, the same year as the Bonnie Prince's defeat at Culloden, the Government enacted a law making it illegal for Highlanders to own or possess weapons. By the same act, a Highlander was forbidden to own a horse worth more than 2 Pounds. Even the Bagpipes were outlawed, they being considered an instrument of war.

For more information on bagpipes and other gaelic instruments, see Musical Instruments Found In Gaelic Celtic Culture, prepared by Caoimhin O'Brolcain and Iain MacAnTsaoir.


Sources:

Encyclopedia Brittanica Vol. 15

Scottish Gaelic Studies, Vol V, part II, Chadwick, Nora K.,

Old Irish and Highland Dress, Henry Foster McClintock, 1947


prepared by Iain MacAnTsaoir

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