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Of the Persons who favoured the Editors uiih the
different Poems inserted in this Work.
1. Dargo, the Son of Druiditi*, obtained from
Duncan Mathison, parish of Snizort, Isle of
Skye. The Reverend Malcolm M'Leod, minister.
2. Crcm-Glen, from Hector M'Phail, parish of
Torosay, Isle of Mull. The Reverend Alexander
Frazer, minister.
3. Evir-Ahiin, from the papers of Mr. Donald
M'lnnes, schoolmaster, Griban, Isle of Mull,
parish of Kilninian. The Reverend
MArthur, minister.
4. The Fingalicms* Great Distress, from the pa-
pers of the Reverend Donald M'Donald, D. D.
of Kiilean; also, another version from Malcolm
M'Calium in said parish ; another from Duncan
M'lntyre, Gleii-lyon, Perthshire, and one from
Archibald M'Phcrson, Assint. Dr. M'Donald
thought proper, that this poem should be inserted
in this work, although formerly published b)^ Mr.
Gillies. The Dr. announces that the poem be-
fore us is of a decided preference to that published
by Mr. Gillies.
* Mr. John Thomson, Ia(e of Craigroy, obtained another edition of the
same poem from the papers of Mr. JM'Neill of Kilinolnag, seventy years
aj;i>, bntii in the parish of Kiilean, Kintyre; and we can prove that Ar-
chibald Thomson, Esq. Engineer, London, saw it in Mr. J. Thomson's
pu»se&»ioii.
Of the Persons who favoured the Editors uiih the
different Poems inserted in this Work.
1. Dargo, the Son of Druiditi*, obtained from
Duncan Mathison, parish of Snizort, Isle of
Skye. The Reverend Malcolm M'Leod, minister.
2. Crcm-Glen, from Hector M'Phail, parish of
Torosay, Isle of Mull. The Reverend Alexander
Frazer, minister.
3. Evir-Ahiin, from the papers of Mr. Donald
M'lnnes, schoolmaster, Griban, Isle of Mull,
parish of Kilninian. The Reverend
MArthur, minister.
4. The Fingalicms* Great Distress, from the pa-
pers of the Reverend Donald M'Donald, D. D.
of Kiilean; also, another version from Malcolm
M'Calium in said parish ; another from Duncan
M'lntyre, Gleii-lyon, Perthshire, and one from
Archibald M'Phcrson, Assint. Dr. M'Donald
thought proper, that this poem should be inserted
in this work, although formerly published b)^ Mr.
Gillies. The Dr. announces that the poem be-
fore us is of a decided preference to that published
by Mr. Gillies.
* Mr. John Thomson, Ia(e of Craigroy, obtained another edition of the
same poem from the papers of Mr. JM'Neill of Kilinolnag, seventy years
aj;i>, bntii in the parish of Kiilean, Kintyre; and we can prove that Ar-
chibald Thomson, Esq. Engineer, London, saw it in Mr. J. Thomson's
pu»se&»ioii.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Original collection of the poems of Ossian, Orrann, Ulin, and other bards, who flourished in the same age > (230) |
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Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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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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