Highlands Scotland
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
The Claim of Celtic Studies upon the Lowland Scot, 1913
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/1/2/14
Scope and Contents
A script or notes for a lecture, apparently to be address to graduates in Celtic at the University of Edinburgh, on 4 July 1913. The subject appears to be on the Highland-Lowland divide, and why Lowlanders should care about Celtic.
Dates:
1913
Unfinished essay entitled 'The Bards and Bardism of the Highlands', 16 October 1865
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/1
Scope and Contents
Unfinished essay entitled 'The Bards and Bardism of the Highlands', written by Alexander Carmichael over several sessions. Carmichael makes comparisons between noted Gaelic poets such as William Ross [Uilleam Ros] and Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair [Alexander MacDonald] and Robert Burns and Lord Byron. He asserts that some of the finest poetry written in English has come from the Gaelic tradition. He refers to the importance of poetry in society citing the loss of Gaelic manuscripts by...
Dates:
16 October 1865