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SUPfiRSTlTlON. 103
and credulous people. To tell them all would fill
volumes, as almost every action was regulated by some
superstitious ceremony. In the home rowan berries
would be hung, and a rowan tree planted near the door
to protect the inmates from the fairies. In many cases
it now marks only where the dwelling once stood.

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Romance of the Highlands
DescriptionBy Alex. Campbell.
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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.
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