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LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHN MACGREGOR, M.D. 21
desolation of the Highlands. He is Honorary President
of the Lewis and Harris Association and of the Paisley-
Gaelic Club, Vice-President of the Glasgow Gaelic
Musical Association, Patron of the Edinburgh University
Shinty Club, ex -Vice-President of the Gaelic Society of
London and of the " Comunn Gaidhealach," for the
preservation of the Gaelic language ; member of the
Highland Society of London and of the Society of
Authors, &c.
In 1896 Colonel Macgregor married Mabel Phoebe
Annie Mary, elder daughter of the late Samuel Hyde
Parrish and Elizabeth Mary O'Brien, Ravensworth,
Essex. He has two sons, Alastair Alpin Douglas and
Iain O'Brien; and two daughters, Jessie Alpina and
Margaret Helen Mabel. He has always been a genuine
Highlander, fond of his country, the Gaelic language,
and the loyal race from which he springs.

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Modern Gaelic bards
DescriptionGaelic and English text. "Lives of contemporary and recent Gaelic poets ... and a large and varied selection of their compositions, including, in many cases, the melodies to which they are sung." -Pref.
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Matheson Collection
DescriptionItems from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.