Morrison, Hew, 1850-1935 (Librarian, Edinburgh Public Library, Gaelic scholar)
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Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers., Undated, but probably ca. 1880-1925.
Series
Identifier: Acc.14317/21-31
Scope and Contents
Papers concerning Morrison's research into the diary of the Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness (1696-1763). The whereabouts of this diary, which covered the years 1737-1763 in eight octavo volumes, are not currently known, although a number of extracts were copied from it. MacDonald's position as minister of Rob Donn's parish during the poet's lifetime makes his diary a valuable document that links to many references in Rob Donn's poetry.According to Morrison's account...
Dates:
Undated, but probably ca. 1880-1925.
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