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THE PEAT-FIRE FLAME
And it is said that, when everyone was exhausted with
dancing, the local shoemaker ascended the pulpit and held
forth with a fire worthy of Calvin or of John Knox. A
number of tailors and weavers then installed themselves
as elders, and were duly ' sessioned.' Meantime, the
precentor's place had been taken by the village blacksmith,
who is described as having led the congregation in " a gude
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Peat-fire flame
DescriptionFolk-tales and traditions of the Highlands & Islands by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor.
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Ossian Collection
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.
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