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Maclean, Donald, Gaelic tradition bearer, Mull, 1715-after 1803

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Collection of tales and verse compiled for Ronald MacDonald of Staffa, Advocate, by Iain MacMhuirich (John MacPherson), schoolmaster in Mull.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.73.2.1
Scope and Contents Tales and Ossianic verse written down from the recitation of Donald MacLean (born 1715), who had most of his material from his grandfather Malcolm MacPhail (Calum Mac Phail), Rothill, Torosay. Macpherson's foreword is dated April 1803; the date on the back of the final leaf gives the dating of ‘1802-3-& 4’.The contents are included as collection "P" in John Francis Campbell of Islay's 'Leabhar na Feinne' (London 1872), and page numbers are given below; see also pages...
Dates: 1802-1804, 1871.