{"id":1019,"date":"2022-04-19T15:28:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/?page_id=1019"},"modified":"2023-04-12T16:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:14:41","slug":"c4-modal-2-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/ceumannan-4\/c4-modalan\/c4-modal-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"C4 &#8211; Modal 2.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1019\" data-postid=\"1019\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1019 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row c4-green tb_kkvz694 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_k0rp694 first\">\n                    <!-- module post -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post tb_rmd4818 \">\n    <div  class=\"builder-posts-wrap loops-wrapper modules list-post classic tf_clear tf_clearfix\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <article id=\"post-52\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-52 modules type-modules status-publish hentry ceumannan_modules-c4 ceumannan_modules-c4-m2 ceumannan_modules-c4-m2-1 no-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n                                        <!--themify_builder_content-->\n    <div  class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-52 themify_builder not_editable_builder in_the_loop\" data-postid=\"52\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_6lmu194 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7t4x195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8vpp440   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Modal 2 Aonad 1<\/h1>\n<h2>An ceann mo chosnaidh<\/h2>\n<p>Say what job someone has. 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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module template_part -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row c4-green section-2 tb_r8f5781 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_7k68781 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ow0c512   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Cultar<\/h1>\n<h2>Obraichean oighreachail \u2013 Hereditary professions<\/h2>\n<h3>The family business<\/h3>\n<p>Although it is not unheard of to find shops, companies, and businesses with the title \u2018&#038; sons\u2019 attached to their name, nowadays it is not so common for children to follow in their parents\u2019 footsteps and enter exactly the same profession, generation after generation.<\/p>\n<p>However, back in the days of Clans and Chiefs there were some families that were famous for generations for being masters of particular professions.<\/p>\n<p>Two such families were the Beatons (sometimes known as MacBeths), who were doctors, and the MacCrimmons, who were pipers.<\/p>\n<p>Generations of both families were employed by Clan Chiefs and Royalty for their particular skills.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fvqn990 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"121\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/family-business.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4795 lazyload\" alt=\"The Family Business\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/family-business.png 538w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/family-business-300x67.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 538px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 538\/121;\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_np26160   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Clann \u2019ic Beatha\/Na Peutanaich \u2013 The Beatons<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cClann \u2019ic Beatha a\u2019 ghrinn,<br \/>Luchd snaidheadh chn\u00e0mh is chuislean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cMacBeths of the polished ways,<br \/>Men who slit bones and veins.\u201d<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_l14g756 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"80\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scroll.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4825 lazyload\" alt=\"Scroll\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scroll.png 538w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scroll-300x45.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 538px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 538\/80;\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    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They were employed for many generations to tend the health of the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald in South Uist, Morar and Moidart, and to the Chiefs of the MacLeans in Mull.<\/p>\n<p>As well as looking after the health of the nobility, the Beatons also provided a medical service to many of the common people and clansfolk in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>Some historical accounts claim that the Beatons held their position as hereditary physicians to the nobles and Royals of Scotland for more than 400 years.<\/p>\n<p>Historians believe that the first family of Beaton doctors came from Ireland and settled in Islay around 1300AD and it is claimed that almost every Scottish King from the 14th until the 18th Century received medical care from a Beaton physician.<\/p>\n<p>Possibly one of their most famous patients was Robert the Bruce.<\/p>\n<p>The last written record of the Beatons\u2019 employment comes from a medical certificate written in 1716 by a Dr Donald Beaton, the last hereditary physician to Macdonald of Sleat in the Isle of Skye.<\/p>\n<p>Such was their skill, that it is said that only once was one of the Beaton doctors unable to diagnose a medical problem.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter of the very first Beaton doctor fell ill, and despite his medical expertise, he could not prevent her death.<\/p>\n<p>When a post-mortem was carried out, the girl\u2019s death was put down to the presence of a live frog found in her stomach!<\/p>\n<p>After her death, Doctor Beaton Tr\u00eced to find a cure for this peculiar affliction, and eventually found nettle soup to be the answer!<\/p>\n<p>It is said that he used this to cure another girl who had swallowed a tadpole which grew into a frog in her stomach.<\/p>\n<p>A memorial to the famous Beaton family stands on the Isle of Mull \u2014 the island with which they are most commonly associated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ylpb201 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"439\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beaton-doctors-memorial-mull.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4800 lazyload\" alt=\"Beaton Doctor Memorial Mull\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beaton-doctors-memorial-mull.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beaton-doctors-memorial-mull-300x206.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 638px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 638\/439;\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uocr523   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.scotclans.com<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_v7m7781 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_wg0n85 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"439\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dunvegan-castle1.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4807 lazyload\" alt=\"Picture of Dunvegan Castle\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dunvegan-castle1.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dunvegan-castle1-300x206.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 638px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 638\/439;\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_by4w463   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Clann \u2019icCruimein<\/h3>\n<p>The MacCrimmons were extremely gifted professional pipers, and their name is famous in the piping world to this very day.<\/p>\n<p>They were employed by the Clan MacLeod at their seat, Dunvegan Castle, in the Isle of Skye.<\/p>\n<p>Historians estimate that the MacCrimmon pipers held their position with the Clan Macleod for more than two hundred years, beginning around the early sixteenth century.<\/p>\n<p>There is some uncertainty about where the MacCrimmon family came from.<\/p>\n<p>Some believe they came over to Scotland from Northern Ireland, and other accounts claim that they originated in the small town of Cremona in Italy.<\/p>\n<h3>Why would a chief employ a piper?<\/h3>\n<p>Every morning, the piper would play to wake the Chief and his family with a special tune. He would also play on important occasions involving members of the clan, to commemorate weddings, births and funerals.<\/p>\n<p>When the chief wanted to hold a meeting, the piper played a gathering tune to call the members of the clan to assemble.<\/p>\n<p>Being a piper was an esteemed and well-respected profession. They were well paid by their chiefs and would sometimes be gifted land and property as payment.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ahsr438 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"439\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macrimmon-memorial1.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4808 lazyload\" alt=\"The MacCrimmon Memorial\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macrimmon-memorial1.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macrimmon-memorial1-300x206.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 638px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 638\/439;\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i40d152   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>The MacCrimmon craft<\/h3>\n<p>The MacCrimmons were given lands by MacLeod in the village of Borreraig, close to Dunvegan, where they set up a famous piping school.<\/p>\n<p>Because they were known to be the elite of pipers, Chiefs from all over Scotland would send their own pipers to Borreraig to learn the MacCrimmons\u2019 art.<\/p>\n<p>The MacCrimmon course of study took at least seven years to complete; to become a MacCrimmon-certified master of piping, a piper had to learn at least 196 tunes.<\/p>\n<p>It was an extremely difficult task, and some students took over a decade to accomplish it.<\/p>\n<p>The MacCrimmon family remained at Borreraig until around 1770, when the last full time and resident hereditary MacCrimmon piper, Iain Dubh, gave up his post and returned the lands to the MacLeods.<\/p>\n<p>The Macrimmons\u2019 piping school no longer remains, although their legacy will never be forgotten by piping enthusiasts the world over.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate the family, a cairn has been built to mark the spot where they lived and taught for well over two hundred years.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hij9979  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4813 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crown.gif\" alt=\"Picture of The Crown\" width=\"87\" height=\"89\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 87px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 87\/89;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>An robh fios agad?<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know that the Queen has her own personal piper?<br \/>Every weekday at 9.00am he plays the pipes for about fifteen minutes under her window when she is in residence at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse or Balmoral Castle. How\u2019s that for a personal alarm clock?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cultar Obraichean oighreachail \u2013 Hereditary professions The family business Although it is not unheard of to find shops, companies, and businesses with the title \u2018&#038; sons\u2019 attached to their name, nowadays it is not so common for children to follow in their parents\u2019 footsteps and enter exactly the same profession, generation after generation. However, back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5809,"parent":597,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"class_list":["post-1019","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leabhar-4","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h1>Cultar<\/h1> <h2>Obraichean oighreachail \u2013 Hereditary professions<\/h2> <h3>The family business<\/h3> <p>Although it is not unheard of to find shops, companies, and businesses with the title \u2018& sons\u2019 attached to their name, nowadays it is not so common for children to follow in their parents\u2019 footsteps and enter exactly the same profession, generation after generation.<\/p> <p>However, back in the days of Clans and Chiefs there were some families that were famous for generations for being masters of particular professions.<\/p> <p>Two such families were the Beatons (sometimes known as MacBeths), who were doctors, and the MacCrimmons, who were pipers.<\/p> <p>Generations of both families were employed by Clan Chiefs and Royalty for their particular skills.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/family-business.png\" alt=\"The Family Business\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/family-business.png 538w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/family-business-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Clann \u2019ic Beatha\/Na Peutanaich \u2013 The Beatons<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cClann \u2019ic Beatha a\u2019 ghrinn,<br \/>Luchd snaidheadh chn\u00e0mh is chuislean.\u201d<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cMacBeths of the polished ways,<br \/>Men who slit bones and veins.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scroll.png\" alt=\"Scroll\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scroll.png 538w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scroll-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/>\n<p>The Beatons were exceptionally talented doctors. They were employed for many generations to tend the health of the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald in South Uist, Morar and Moidart, and to the Chiefs of the MacLeans in Mull.<\/p> <p>As well as looking after the health of the nobility, the Beatons also provided a medical service to many of the common people and clansfolk in these areas.<\/p> <p>Some historical accounts claim that the Beatons held their position as hereditary physicians to the nobles and Royals of Scotland for more than 400 years.<\/p> <p>Historians believe that the first family of Beaton doctors came from Ireland and settled in Islay around 1300AD and it is claimed that almost every Scottish King from the 14th until the 18th Century received medical care from a Beaton physician.<\/p> <p>Possibly one of their most famous patients was Robert the Bruce.<\/p> <p>The last written record of the Beatons\u2019 employment comes from a medical certificate written in 1716 by a Dr Donald Beaton, the last hereditary physician to Macdonald of Sleat in the Isle of Skye.<\/p> <p>Such was their skill, that it is said that only once was one of the Beaton doctors unable to diagnose a medical problem.<\/p> <p>The daughter of the very first Beaton doctor fell ill, and despite his medical expertise, he could not prevent her death.<\/p> <p>When a post-mortem was carried out, the girl\u2019s death was put down to the presence of a live frog found in her stomach!<\/p> <p>After her death, Doctor Beaton Tr\u00eced to find a cure for this peculiar affliction, and eventually found nettle soup to be the answer!<\/p> <p>It is said that he used this to cure another girl who had swallowed a tadpole which grew into a frog in her stomach.<\/p> <p>A memorial to the famous Beaton family stands on the Isle of Mull \u2014 the island with which they are most commonly associated.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beaton-doctors-memorial-mull.jpeg\" alt=\"Beaton Doctor Memorial Mull\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beaton-doctors-memorial-mull.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/beaton-doctors-memorial-mull-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.scotclans.com<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dunvegan-castle1.jpeg\" alt=\"Picture of Dunvegan Castle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dunvegan-castle1.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dunvegan-castle1-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\n<h3>Clann \u2019icCruimein<\/h3> <p>The MacCrimmons were extremely gifted professional pipers, and their name is famous in the piping world to this very day.<\/p> <p>They were employed by the Clan MacLeod at their seat, Dunvegan Castle, in the Isle of Skye.<\/p> <p>Historians estimate that the MacCrimmon pipers held their position with the Clan Macleod for more than two hundred years, beginning around the early sixteenth century.<\/p> <p>There is some uncertainty about where the MacCrimmon family came from.<\/p> <p>Some believe they came over to Scotland from Northern Ireland, and other accounts claim that they originated in the small town of Cremona in Italy.<\/p> <h3>Why would a chief employ a piper?<\/h3> <p>Every morning, the piper would play to wake the Chief and his family with a special tune. He would also play on important occasions involving members of the clan, to commemorate weddings, births and funerals.<\/p> <p>When the chief wanted to hold a meeting, the piper played a gathering tune to call the members of the clan to assemble.<\/p> <p>Being a piper was an esteemed and well-respected profession. They were well paid by their chiefs and would sometimes be gifted land and property as payment.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macrimmon-memorial1.jpeg\" alt=\"The MacCrimmon Memorial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macrimmon-memorial1.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/macrimmon-memorial1-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\n<h3>The MacCrimmon craft<\/h3> <p>The MacCrimmons were given lands by MacLeod in the village of Borreraig, close to Dunvegan, where they set up a famous piping school.<\/p> <p>Because they were known to be the elite of pipers, Chiefs from all over Scotland would send their own pipers to Borreraig to learn the MacCrimmons\u2019 art.<\/p> <p>The MacCrimmon course of study took at least seven years to complete; to become a MacCrimmon-certified master of piping, a piper had to learn at least 196 tunes.<\/p> <p>It was an extremely difficult task, and some students took over a decade to accomplish it.<\/p> <p>The MacCrimmon family remained at Borreraig until around 1770, when the last full time and resident hereditary MacCrimmon piper, Iain Dubh, gave up his post and returned the lands to the MacLeods.<\/p> <p>The Macrimmons\u2019 piping school no longer remains, although their legacy will never be forgotten by piping enthusiasts the world over.<\/p> <p>To commemorate the family, a cairn has been built to mark the spot where they lived and taught for well over two hundred years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storlann.co.uk\/ceumannan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crown.gif\" alt=\"Picture of The Crown\" width=\"87\" height=\"89\" \/><\/p> <h3>An robh fios agad?<\/h3> <p>Did you know that the Queen has her own personal piper?<br \/>Every weekday at 9.00am he plays the pipes for about fifteen minutes under her window when she is in residence at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse or Balmoral Castle. 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