▁communic ations ▁within ▁the ▁High lands , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁rail ways , ▁a ▁compet ing ▁circuit ▁emer ged ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁pre - em inent ▁compet itions ▁being ▁held ▁at ▁In ver ness ▁and ▁O ban , ▁the ▁former ▁desc ended ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁F alk irk ▁competition . ▁ ▁The ▁or ally ▁transm itted ▁p ib ro ch ▁re per toire ▁was ▁collected ▁and ▁documented ▁in ▁a ▁diverse ▁range ▁of ▁manuscript s ▁mostly ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁collections ▁were ▁the ▁can nt aire ach d ▁not ations ▁in ▁the ▁Campbell ▁Can nt aire ach d ▁MS ▁( 1 7 9 7 ▁& ▁ 1 8 1 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Neil ▁Mac Le od ▁G esto ▁Can nt aire ach d ▁MS ▁( 1 8 2 8 ) ▁collected ▁from ▁John ▁Mac C rim mon ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁manuscript s ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁documented ▁p ib ro ch ▁in ▁staff ▁notation , ▁including ▁the ▁Hann ay ▁– ▁Mac Aus lan ▁MS ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 1 5 ), ▁a ▁primary ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁Donald ▁Mac Donald ▁MS ▁( 1 8 2 0 ) ▁the ▁John ▁Mac G reg or / Ang us ▁Mac Ar thur ▁MS ▁( 1 8 2 0 ), ▁the ▁Donald ▁Mac Donald ▁J nr . ▁MS ▁( 1 8 2 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁John