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Manuscript containing Gaelic poetry of Iain MacDhùghaill (John MacDougall), Ardgour, headed 'Orain Gha'elach maille ri aireamh bheag do dhuain coluinn le Iain Mac Dhughaill ann an Ionarsannda Airdghobhar'.
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Identifier: Acc.14246
Content Description
A volume of poetry mostly of Iain Mac Dhùghaill (John MacDougall), 1821-1890, Ardgour. The poet, known as 'am bàrd ruadh', worked as a teacher but also spent time working as a policeman in Glasgow. Maclean's 'Typographia Scoto-Gadelica', pages 207-210, records several publications by Macdougall between 1857 and 1870 and mentions MacDougall's intention to publish further volumes of poetry. The songs contained in this manuscript appear to be unpublished. The volume was probably...
Dates:
between 1837 and ca. 1850.