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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMOET OP
THE REV. NOEMAN MAC LEOD, D.D.
MINISTER OF ST. COLUMBA CHURCH, GLASGOW ;
A MAN WORTHY TO BE REMEMBERED
WITH AFFECTIONATE VENERATION
BY ALL LOVERS OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS,
THEIR PEOPLE, AND THEIR LANGUAGE ;
WHOSE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF GAELIC PROVERBS,
AND HAPPY USE OF THEM,
GAVE A SPECIAL CHARM TO
HIS HIGHLAND DIALOGUES,
WHICH IN WISDOM, HUMOUR, TENDERNESS,
IN HEIGHT OF AIM, PURENESS OF SPIRIT,
AND SIMPLE BEAUTY OF STYLE,
HAVE NOT BEEN SURPASSED
IN THE LITERATURE OF ANY COUNTRY.

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Collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases
Description"... based on Macintoshs collection". Edited by Alexander Nicolson. Second edition, revised.
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Blair Collection
DescriptionA 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.
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.