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The Statutes of Iona, passed in Scotland in 1609, required that Highland Scottish clan chiefs send their heirs to Lowland Scotland to be educated in English-speaking Protestant schools. As a result, some clans, such as the MacDonalds of Sleat and the MacLeods of Harris, adopted the new religion. Other Clans notably the MacLeans of Morvern & Mull, MacDonalds of Clanranald, Keppoch, Glengarry, and Glencoe, remained resolutely Roman Catholic. ==Provisions== Amongst the provisions of the statutes were: *The provision and support of Protestant ministers to Highland Parishes; *The establishment of hostelries; *The outlawing of beggars; *The prohibition of traditional hospitality and strong drink; *The education of chiefs’ heirs in Lowland schools where they “may be found able sufficiently to speik, reid and wryte Englische" *Limitations on the bearing and use of arms, *The outlawing of bards and other bearers of the traditional culture *The prohibition on the protection of fugitives In the view of some writers, this enaction was "the first of a succession of measures taken by the Scottish government specifically aimed at the extirpation of the Gaelic language, the destruction of its traditional culture and the suppression of its bearers"〔''Gaelic – A past and Future Prospect''. MacKinnon, Kenneth. The Saltire Society 1991, Edinburgh. P 46〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Statutes of Iona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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