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2 volumes of celtic class notes taken by Rev Charles Robertson. It is likely that the lectures in these notebooks were delivered by Donald Mackinnon. Contents include gaelic translations, gaelic phonetics, proverbs and riddles, old gaelic hymns, literature and philology.

Scope and Contents The collection of Professor Donald Mackinnon includes lecture notes on the Gaelic language and culture, copies of Gaelic songs and poetry, religious texts such as hymns and sermons, fragments of medieval manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and photographs. As the first Chair in Celtic at the University of Edinburgh, Professor Mackinnon was very diligent in his work to document and share Gaelic language, literature, and history. The collection not only includes primary and secondary sources, it...

Scope and Contents Notebook containing notes on Gaelic Grammar and Vocabulary. It is likely that these are class notes produced by the Rev Charles Robertson from Donald Mackinnon's lectures in the Celtic Department at Edinburgh University. This is possibly not the original notebook but a copy of Robertson's work. The notebook includes, notes on 'The Celt in English Art' taken from an article by Grant Allen in the Fortnightly Review February, 1891, pp267. Also notes on Old...