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Sermons of Angus MacBean (1785-1845), minister of Free Gaelic Church, Greenock

 Fonds
Identifier: MS MCB
Scope and Contents

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Dates: 1826-1827

‘An English and Gaelic Vocabulary’ by Alexander Robertson (fl.1800), schoolmaster, Kirkmichael, Perthshire

 Collection
Identifier: MS ROB1
Scope and Contents

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Dates: c.1800

Gaelic Bible belonging to John McLeod Campbell (1800-1872) (Bioball Gàidhlig aig Iain MacLeòid Caimbeul)

 Fonds
Identifier: MS CAMP1
Scope and Contents

Copy of Gaelic Bible, 'Leabhraichean an T-seann Tiomnaidh,' (Edinburgh, 1826) printed for the British and Foreign Bible Society, belonging to John McLeod Campbell (1800-1872); gifted to him by his sister Mary Campbell on 10th May 1829.

Dates: 1826-1829

Letters to Rev John Brown (1754-1832), Whitburn on translating catechisms and tracts into Gaelic and supplying them to the Highlands and Islands

 Fonds
Identifier: MS BOX 8.1 to MS BOX 8.2
Scope and Contents

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Dates: 1805-1826, 1951

Scrapbooks of Iain Moffatt-Pender

 Collection — Box CLX-A-1140
Identifier: Coll-1896
Scope and Contents Two personal scrapbooks of writer and Gaelic revivalist Iain Moffatt-Pender, comprising mostly clippings, photographs, and correspondence which together throw an interesting light on the social milieu of Scottish Gaelic revivalism in the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, including links with Irish artists and academics.The first album contains several black-and-white family photographs dating from the beginning and middle of the 20th century, a letter from John Macmillan...
Dates: 1950s-1960s

Collection of Professor Donald Mackinnon

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-98
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...
Dates: 15th-19th century

Scrapbooks of Margaret Jane Campbell Hunter and Daisy Helen Burnley-Campbell

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2080
Content Description These two scrapboosk were compiled by Margaret Jane Campbell Hunter (a.k.a. Mrs Burnley-Campbell of Ormidale (1857-1938)) and her daughter Daisy Helen Burnley-Campbell (later Warrand (1891-1973)). Dealing with both public and private life, they contain a substantial quantity of material relating to Margaret’s participation in the Gaelic movement, including events devoted to Gaelic language, Highland culture, games and music. They also record her involvement in the suffragette movement,...
Dates: 1909-1919

Papers of Robert Kirk

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-394
Scope and Contents

These might be referred to loosely as commonplace books. Extracts of texts by others predominate alongside original notes by Kirk.

Dates: 1660-1674

Papers of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1036
Scope and Contents The content of the Papers at shelfmark Gen. 273-286 include a manuscript volume of Gaelic songs, manuscripts and proofs of The songs of the Hebrides, papers relating to The Seal Woman, proofs of Life of Song, and newspaper cuttings. Correspondence at shelfmark Gen. 519-520 includes letters from various members of the Kennedy family in Italy to the family at home, 1879-1880, letters to...
Dates: 1879-1930

Musical manuscripts, artwork, and photographs relating to Helen Patuffa Hood

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-1102
Identifier: Coll-1393
Scope and Contents

This fonds contains paper documents such as correspondence to Helen Patuffa Hood, concerts programmes and other printed materials; artworks by Helen Patuffa Hood; and material related to the book Songs of the Hebrides. In the out-sized box are some photographs of Helen Patuffa Hood and Marjory Kennedy-Fraser.

Dates: 1909-1938

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Tales 1001
Argyllshire Scotland 471
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Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 141
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Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 36
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South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 30
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Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) 113
MacDonald (of Clanranald) 63
MacRury, John Ewen, c1853-1909 (Torlum | Benbecula) 60
Fraser, Marjory Kennedy-, 1857-1930 (singer, pianist, folk-song collector and arranger) 59
MacNeil (of Barra) 48
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MacNeil, Roderick, c1790-1875 45
Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille) 44
MacDonald (of Sleat) 37
Currie, Donald, c1826- (crofter | Islay) 33
MacPhail, Malcolm, Rev, 1837-1906 (minister | Kilmartin | Argyllshire) 29
Cameron, Duncan, c1818-1900 (police officer | Lochaline | Argyllshire) 27
MacAulay, John, fl1887 (Iain | fisherman | Gairloch | Ross and Cromarty | and Edinburgh) 27
MacColl, Donald, 1793-1886 (foxhunter | Glencreran | Argyllshire) 27
MacLellan, Duncan, c1816-1893 27
MacLeod (of Dunvegan) 27
MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist) 24
Livingstone, Baron of Bachuil (Lismore) 23
MacInnes, John, c1801-1894 22
Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) 22
Cyril, Saint (Curalan) 19
MacPhee, Donald, c1816-1869 18
Stewart (of Appin) 18
MacNiven, Duncan, 1804-1895 (Donnachadh Phadruig | schoolmaster | Airds | Taynuilt | Argyllshire) 17
MacPherson, John, c1820-1885 (Iain Pearson | cottar | Kentangaval | Isle of Barra) 17
MacRae, Mary, fl1903 16
Stewart, Mary, c1801-1877 16
MacIsaac, Janet, c1798-1882 15
MacMhuirich (hereditary bards of Clanranald) 15
Campbell (of Argyll) 14
MacDonald, Flora, 1722-1790 (Jacobite) 14
MacLeod (of Harris) 14
MacLeod, Hector, c1788- (Eachann mac Dhomhnaill ic Mhurchaidh ic Neill ic Coinnich ic Iain ic Ruaraidh ic Thormaid ic Uilleim ic Thorcail ic Leoid | Liniclate | Benbecula | Inverness-shire) 13
MacPhail, Donald, fl1884 (grocer | Quay | Oban | Argyllshire) 13
MacRae, Mary, c1790-1879 (dairymaid) 13
Morrison, Kenneth, c1800-1864 (mason | Trien | Isle of Skye) 13
Cameron, Roderick, c1836-1919 (Ruairidh | fisherman | Carbost | Isle of Skye) 12
MacAulay, Aulay, Rev, 1673-1758 (minister | Isle of Harris) 12
MacDonald, Margaret, fl1870 (Mairead nighean Aonghais Duinn | Gearraidh Iain | North Uist | Inverness-shire) 12
MacIntosh, Catherine, c1807- 12
MacLellan, Penelope, 1796-1873 12
MacMillan, Mary, c1825-1883 (domestic servant | Lionacuidhe | South Uist) 12
Maclean (of Duart) 12
Macleod, Kenneth, 1871-1955 (Church of Scotland minister and folklorist) 12
Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir, Prince, 1720-1788 ('Bonnie Prince Charlie' | 'The Young Pretender') 12
Brendan, Saint (the Elder) 11
Bride, Saint, c453-525 (Kildare) 11
Livingston, John, 1810-1895 11
MacDonald, Lord of the Isles 11
Hood, Helen Patuffa, 1889-1967 (harpist) 10
MacDiarmaid, Duncan, c1846-1881 (shepherd and cook on barge | Fernilea, Isle of Skye and Glasgow) 10
Morison, John, fl1630-1708 (tacksman | Bragar | Isle of Lewis) 10
Robertson, Charles, 1864-1927 (Reverend) 10
Campbell, Anthony, 1825-1904 (fisherman and crofter | Kentangaval | Barra) 9
Currie, Archibald, 1821-1896 9
Kirk, Robert, 1644-1692 (Folklorist and Church minister) 9
MacCodrum, Iain [John], c1693-1777 (Iain mac Fhearchair | Scottish Gaelic poet) 9
MacDonald, Alexander, fl 1861 9
MacIntyre, Donald, c1793-1868 9
MacLean, Marion, 1843-1927 9
MacNeil, Alexander, c1787-1881 ([Alastair mac Ruari bhain MacNeill ]; fisherman | Kentangaval | Isle of Barra) 9
MacQuien, Roderick, c1750-c1830 (catechist | Malaclete | North Uist) 9
Stewart, Donald, c1500 9
Campbell, Donald, Sir, -1651 (of Airds) 8
Campbell, John Francis, 1821-1885 (folklorist and polymath) 8
Chrosda, Colla ([Guala] | seer | Bonawe | Argyllshire) 8
Gunn, Angus, c1788-1875 (crofter) 8
MacAulay, Angus, c1788-fl1870 (An Cnoc | Isle of Lewis | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland) 8
MacDonald (of Boisdale | South Uist) 8
MacDonald, Alexander, c1610-1647 (Alasdair mac Colla | military leader | Taigh an Trithinn | Argyllshire) 8
MacDonald, Alexander, c1850 (Aladsair na h-Aibhne | Cladach Chirceboist | North Uist | Inverness-shire | Scotland) 8
MacDonald, Donald, fl1546 8
MacDonald, Donald, fl1885 (crofter | Griminish | Benbecula) 8
MacDonald, Duncan, c1785-1873 8
MacDonald, Marshal of France | Duke of Tarentum, 1765-1840 8
MacDonald, Sir James, 1741-1766 (8th of Sleat | Marcellus of the North | Seumas Ruadh) 8
Boyd, Mary, c1844-1915 7
Campbell (Scalpay) 7
Campbell (of Airds) 7
Carmichael, Mary Frances, c1843-1928 7
Clerk, Archibald, Rev, 1813-1887 (minister | Kilmallie | Inverness-shire) 7
Currie, Angus, c1787-1877 7
MacBain, Alexander, 1855-1914 (Celtic Scholar) 7
MacDonald, Ann, fl1901 (Achadoire | Gleann Spean | Lochaber) 7
MacDonald, Mac Uisdean (proprietor or factor | Griminis | North Uist) 7
MacDonald, Ranald, c1834-1913 (sheep farmer | Taransay | Inverness-shire | Scotland) 7
MacGregor, Donald, c1815-1887 (Bailegarbh | Lismore) 7
MacInnes, Angus, c1800-1871 (Aonghas mac Aonghais | Smeircleit | South Uist) 7
MacIntosh, Isabella, c1818-1900 7
MacKenzie, Kenneth, fl16th century (Coinneach Odhar or Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche or The Brahan Seer) 7
MacLeod (of Berneray) 7
MacLeod (of Lewis) 7
MacPhee, Donald, fl 1861 (Isle of Skye |) 7
Moluag, Saint, c530-592 (patron saint of Argyll) 7
Morrison, Peter, c1800-1881 (crofter | Balivanich | Benbecula) 7
Ross, William, 1762-1791 (Poet) 7
Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet) 7
Smith, Peter [Patrick], c1796-1877 7
Campbell, Ann (nian Dhonil ic Iain Oig | composer of the song 'Ailean Duinn') 6
Carmichael, Mary, c1812-1889 (Druimavuic | Glencreran | Argyllshire) 6
Chisholm, Isabel, fl1869 (traveller | temporarily in North Uist) 6
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