# MacMurrough — Waverley character guide

> MacMurrough in Waverley by Walter Scott.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** MacMurrough nan Fonn

**First appearance:** 0025-part-i-xx-a-highland-feast

## Who they are

Fergus MacIvor's bard who sings at the Highland feast.

## In the story

### [XX: A Highland Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xx-a-highland-feast)

The family bard who chants Celtic verses and receives a silver cup from the chieftain.

### [XXI: The Chieftain’s Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxi-the-chieftain-s-sister)

The bard who composed a song praising Flora's beauty.

### [Highland Minstrelsy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxii-highland-minstrelsy)

The family bard whose song at the feast is discussed; his verses are said to include allusions to Waverley.

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