Campbell, John Francis, 1821-1885 (folklorist and polymath)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Account of a trip to Ìle/ Islay entitled 'Iain Og Ile', 3 June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/4
Scope and Contents
Account of a trip to Ìle/ Islay entitled 'Iain Og Ile' in which Alexander Carmichael describes how he travelled there and his meeting with the Marquis of Lorne before the inauguration of the monument to Iain Òg Ìle [John Francis Campbell of Islay]. He notes the afterdinner speakers, describing his own speech as 'a bungled affair', and also describes Islay House, noting the gardener as Thomas Hill and his connections with the Campbells of Islay.
Dates:
3 June 1887
Note of a request for 'Mary of Callart', 15 August 1883
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/7
Scope and Contents
Note which reads 'Get Campbell of Islay to send Mary of Callart'.
Dates:
15 August 1883