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Description of the curious monuments and antiquities in the Island of Icolumkill
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DescriptionAlso, an Account of the Island of Staffa, where the rural throne of the late King Fingal is extant : being the chief of the heroes so much admired by the poets by a gentleman who made the tour of Europe, prior to this description, in a letter to a friend ...
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DescriptionSelected 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.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
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