BARONESS CAROLINA See also:NAIRNE (1766-1845)
, Scottish See also:song writer, was See also:born in the " auld hoose " of Gask, See also:Perthshire, on the r6th of See also:August 1766
.
She was descended from an old See also:family which had settled in Perthshire in the 13th See also:century, and could boast of kinship with the royal See also:race of See also:Scotland
.
Her See also:father, Laurence See also:Oliphant, was one of the foremost supporters of the Jacobite cause, and she was named Carolina in memory of See also:Prince See also:Charles See also:Edward
.
In the schoolroom she was known as " See also:pretty See also:Miss See also:Car," and afterwards her striking beauty and pleasing See also:manners earned for her the name of the " See also:Flower of Strathearn." In 18o6 she married W
.
M
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See also:Nairne, who became See also:Baron Nairne (see below) in 1824
.
Following the example set by See also:Burns in the Scots Musical Museum, she undertook to bring out a collection of See also:national airs set to appropriate words
.
To the collection she contributed a large number of See also:original songs, adopting the See also:signature " B
.
B."—" Mrs Bogan of Bogan." The See also:music was edited by R
.
A
.
See also:- SMITH
- SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
- SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
- SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
- SMITH, CHARLES EMORY (1842–1908)
- SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
- SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
- SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
- SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
- SMITH, G
- SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
- SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
- SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
- SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
- SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
- SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
- SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
- SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
- SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
- SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
- SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
- SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
- SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
- SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
- SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
- SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
- SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
- SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
- SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
- SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
- SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
- SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
- SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
- SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
- SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)
Smith, and the collection was published at See also:Edinburgh under the name of the Scottish See also:Minstrel (1821-1824)
.
After her See also:husband's See also:death in 183o See also:Lady Nairne took up her See also:residence at Enniskerry, Co
.
See also:Wicklow, but she spent much See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time abroad
.
She died at Gask on the 26th of See also:October 1845
.
Her songs may be classed under three heads: (1) those illustrative of the characters and manners of the old Scottish gentry, such as " The See also:Laird o' Cockpen," " The See also:Fife Laird," and " See also:John See also:Tod "; (2) Jacobite songs, composed for the most See also:part to gratify her kinsman See also:Robertson, the aged See also:chief of Strowan, among the best known of which are perhaps " Wha '11 be See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King but Charlie
?
" " Charlie is my See also:darling," " The See also:Hundred Pipers," " He's owre the Hills," and " Bonnie Charlie's noo awa "; and (3) songs not included under the above heads, ranging over a variety of subjects from " Caller Herrin' " to the " See also:Land o' the
See also:pink crystals of See also:orthoclase, has been employed as a See also:building See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone
.
On the denuded See also:surface of the See also:schists the Old Red See also:Sandstone was deposited and formerly doubtless covered most of the See also:county; outlying patches still remain near Drynachan See also:Lodge and near Highland Boath in Mackie See also:Burn
.
The See also:Lower Old Red rocks are basal breccias followed by shales with calcareous nodules containing fossil See also:fish
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The Upper Old Red, which is found usually nearer the See also:coast, is unconformable on the Lower See also:series; it consists of red shales and See also:clays and obliquely bedded sandstones
.
Glacial deposits are widely spread; they comprise a Lower See also:Boulder See also:Clay, a series of gravels and sands, followed by an Upper
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Boulder Clay, above which comes a series of See also:gravel deposits forming ridges on the See also:moor-land between the See also:Nairn and Findhorn See also:rivers
.
A See also:fine See also:kame, resting on the See also:plain of See also:sand and gravel, lies between Meikle Kildrummie and See also:Loch Flemington, See also:south of the railway
.
Traces of the old marine terraces at toe ft., .50 ft. and 25 ft. are found near the coast, as well as considerable accumulations of blown sand
.
See also:Climate and See also:Industries.—The climate is healthy and equable
.
The temperature for the See also:year averages 47° F., for See also:January 38° F., and for See also:July, 58° F
.
The mean See also:annual rainfall is 25 in
.
The See also:soil of the alluvial plain, or Laigh, is See also:light and porous and careful cultivation has rendered it very fertile; and there is some See also:rich land on the Findhorn
.
Although the most advanced methods of See also:agriculture are in use, but a small proportion of the surface is capable of tillage, only one-fifth of the whole See also:area being under crops
.
The hills are mostly covered with See also:heath and pasture, suitable for See also:sheep, and See also:cattle are kept on the lower lying ground
.
The county accords many facilities for See also:sport
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A few distilleries, some sandstone and See also:granite quarries and the See also:sea and See also:salmon See also:fisheries of the Nairn practically represent The industries of the See also:shire, apart from agriculture
.
The Highland Railway from See also:Forres to See also:Inverness crosses the See also:north of the shire
.
See also:Population and See also:Government.—In 1891 the population numbered 9155 and in 1901 it was 9291, or 57 persons to the sq. m
.
Besides the county See also:town of Nairn (pop
.
5089), there are the parishes of Ardclach (pop
.
772), and Auldearn (pop. of See also:parish 1292, of See also:village 313)
.
Nairn and See also:Elgin shires combine to return one member to See also:parliament, and the county town belongs to the Inverness See also:district See also:group of See also:parliamentary burghs (Forres, See also:Fortrose, Inverness and Nairn)
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The shire forms a sheriffdom with Inverness and Elgin and a See also:sheriff-substitute sits alternately at Nairn and Elgin
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See also:History.—The See also:country was originally peopled by the Gaelic or See also:northern Picts
.
Stone circles believed to have been raised
Leal." For vivacity, genuine pathos and See also:bright wit her songs are surpassed only by those of Burns
.
Lady Nairne's husband, See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:- MURRAY
- MURRAY (or MORAY), EARLS OF
- MURRAY (or MORAY), JAMES STUART, EARL OF (c. 1531-1570)
- MURRAY (or MORAY), SIR ROBERT (c. 1600-1673)
- MURRAY, ALEXANDER STUART (1841-1904)
- MURRAY, DAVID (1849– )
- MURRAY, EUSTACE CLARE GRENVILLE (1824–1881)
- MURRAY, JAMES (c. 1719-1794)
- MURRAY, JOHN
- MURRAY, JOHN (1778–1820)
- MURRAY, LINDLEY (1745–1826)
- MURRAY, LORD GEORGE (1694–1760)
- MURRAY, SIR JAMES AUGUSTUS HENRY (1837– )
- MURRAY, SIR JOHN (1841– )
Murray Nairne (1757–183o)
.
He was descended from See also:Sir See also:Robert Nairne of Strathord (c
.
162o-1683), a supporter of Charles II., who was created Baron Nairne in 1681
.
After his death without issue the See also:barony passed to his son-in-See also:law, See also:Lord William Murray (c
.
1665–1726), the husband of his only daughter See also:Margaret (1669–1747) and a younger son of John Murray, 1st See also:marquess of Athole
.
William, who took the name of Nairne and became and Baron Nairne, joined the See also:standard of the See also:Jacobites in 1715; he was taken prisoner at the See also:battle of See also:Preston and was sentenced to death
.
He was, however, pardoned, but his See also:title was forfeited
.
His son John (c
.
1691–1770), who but for this See also:forfeiture would have been the 3rd Baron Nairne, was also taken prisoner at Preston, but he was soon set at See also:liberty
.
In the rising of 1745 he was one of the Jacobite leaders, being See also:present at the battles of See also:Prestonpans, of See also:Falkirk and of See also:Culloden, and consequently he was attainted in 1946; but escaped to See also:France
.
His son John (d
.
1782) was the father of William Murray Nairne, who, being restored to the barony of Nairne in 1824, became the 5th baron
.
The male See also:line became See also:extinct when his son William, the 6th baron (1808–1837), died unmarried
.
The next See also:heir was a See also:cousin, Margaret, Baroness See also:Keith of See also:Stonehaven Marischal (1788–1867), wife of Auguste Charles See also:Joseph, See also:comte de Flahaut de la Billarderie, but she did not claim the title
.
In 1874, however, the right of her daughter, the wife of the 4th marquess of See also:Lansdowne, was allowed by the See also:House of Lords
.
For Lady Nairne's songs, see See also:Lays from Strathearn, arranged with Symphonies and Accompaniments for the See also:Pianoforte by See also:Finlay Dun (1846) ; vol. i. of the See also:Modern Scottish Minstrel (185g); See also:Life and Songs of the Baroness Nairne, with a Memoir and Poems of See also:Caroline Oliphant the Younger, edited by Charles See also:Rogers (1869, new ed
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1886)
.
See also T
.
L
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Kington-Oliphant, Jacobite Lairds of Cask (1870)
.
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