Campbell, John Francis, of Islay, folklorist, ? 1821-1885
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Found in 4 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
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. 3
- Hymns. Songs. 1
- Lists. 1
- Manuscripts. 1
- Photocopies. 1