Blair Collection > Celtic gleanings, or, Notices of the history and literature of the Scottish Gael

PREFACE. Vll
tion with regard to subjects of historical and
archasological research, than supplying them
with all necessary information. We earnestly
hope that they may be taken just for what they
profess to be. There is little in the way of close
discussion and producing of authorities ; but
as is usually the case with popular lectures, the
author gives the results of his own observation
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