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PREFACE. vii.
Collection is '' Giir li-e mise tha pràmhail," and the
tirst of the poems collected by myself is " Thogainn
fonn gun bhi trom."
I have tried to make this Collection a work which
may be read and sung by all persons, and in any
company. I would rather burn all the songs in my
possession than publish one which would have a
tendency to do harm, or contain indelicate expres-
sions.
Many Gaelic songs of great excellence have been
published to which readers in general have at
present no access. They lie buried in such old
works as Ronald McDonald's Collection, Gillies'
Collection, A. and D. Stewart's Collection, Turner's
Collection, Donald M'Leod's Collection, and M'Far-
lane's Collection. It is to be hoped that some of
our Gaelic Societies will take an interest in them,
and have them re-published. They are too good to be
left in their present inaccessible state. In the
meantime let us be thankful for the Dean of Lis-
more's book, Campbell's ''Leabhar na Feinne,"
Mackenzie's " Sar-obair nam Bard," Macpherson's
"Duanaire," and Archibald Sinclair's "Oranaiche."
Crii. ma fada bed a Ghàidhllg.
A. MACLEAN SINCLAIR.
January G, 1880.
Collection is '' Giir li-e mise tha pràmhail," and the
tirst of the poems collected by myself is " Thogainn
fonn gun bhi trom."
I have tried to make this Collection a work which
may be read and sung by all persons, and in any
company. I would rather burn all the songs in my
possession than publish one which would have a
tendency to do harm, or contain indelicate expres-
sions.
Many Gaelic songs of great excellence have been
published to which readers in general have at
present no access. They lie buried in such old
works as Ronald McDonald's Collection, Gillies'
Collection, A. and D. Stewart's Collection, Turner's
Collection, Donald M'Leod's Collection, and M'Far-
lane's Collection. It is to be hoped that some of
our Gaelic Societies will take an interest in them,
and have them re-published. They are too good to be
left in their present inaccessible state. In the
meantime let us be thankful for the Dean of Lis-
more's book, Campbell's ''Leabhar na Feinne,"
Mackenzie's " Sar-obair nam Bard," Macpherson's
"Duanaire," and Archibald Sinclair's "Oranaiche."
Crii. ma fada bed a Ghàidhllg.
A. MACLEAN SINCLAIR.
January G, 1880.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Clàrsach na coille > (11) |
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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