Campbell, John Francis, of Islay, folklorist, ? 1821-1885
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Letter of John Francis Campbell of Islay to the Rev. Charles W. Shepherd
Item
Identifier: Acc.13334
Scope and Contents
A letter to Charles William Shepherd, a northern traveller and author of travelling descriptions, requesting him to observe the hot springs during his impending trip to Iceland, and to take notes for him.
Dates:
1862
Lists and notes of John Francis Campbell of Islay and miscellaneous matter., 1871-ca. 1900
File
Identifier: MS.14859
Scope and Contents
A miscellaneous folder containing the following:Campbell of Islay, John Francis. Two lists, in Campbell's hand, of the contents of MacNicol's collection. Campbell described MacNicol's collection and published his Ossianic ballads in his 'Leabhar na Feinne' as text 'D'. The lists are:List headed "Amongst MacNicols Collection of poetry are the following Ossianic ballads". With a note on folio 2 recto dated Feb. 16, 1871. Formerly Acc.2152/69. Folios 1-2.List...
Dates:
1871-ca. 1900
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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The MacNicol collection, comprising Gaelic songs and other papers collected by the Reverend Donald MacNicol, minister of Lismore, and his son Dugald MacNicol, with some added papers and listings of later owners and users of the collection.
Papers from the collections of John Francis Campbell of Islay, 1877 and undated
File
Identifier: Acc.13865/15
Scope and Contents
Papers formerly belonging to John Francis Campbell of Islay and mostly in his hand. Comprising: (i) A gathering headed "Columba Translations" (i.e. translated on board the 'Columba'), all from the Dewar manuscripts, dated August 1877, containing I. MacLachain of Dun fhad and Mac Ghilleain of Loch Buidhe; II. P.b. How the Caimbeulaich first got land in Mac Leoid's Country. III. There will be more about it than was about the cheese. IV. The Battle of the string of Lorn. With some unrelated...
Dates:
1877 and undated
Photocopy of a letter of J F Campbell of Islay to Peter Christen Asbjørnsen.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3645
Dates:
1872.
The MacNicol collection, comprising Gaelic songs and other papers collected by the Reverend Donald MacNicol, minister of Lismore, and his son Dugald MacNicol, with some added papers and listings of later owners and users of the collection.
Collection
Identifier: MSS.14850-14864
Scope and Contents
A collection of Gaelic songs and associated papers, brought together by the Rev. Donald MacNicol (1735-1802), minister of Lismore, and continued by his son Dugald (b. 1791), an army officer. The Gaelic songs are from a range of periods and include Ossianic verse, waulking songs and songs by contemporaries of the collectors, such as Dugald Buchanan, Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre and Seumas Mac Gille-Sheathanaich (Shaw). The Ossianic verse was published in John Francis Campbell's 'Leabhar na...
Dates:
1752-ca. 1900 and undated, with most of the material dating from the later 18th and early 19th century.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 4
- Lists. 2
- Poetry. 2
- Folk tales. 1
- Hymns. Songs. 1