Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Volume 3 of 4

by John Francis Campbell

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"This is J. F. Campbell's four-volume collection of Scottish folklore. Campbell, who was fluent in Gaelic, spent years in the field eliciting these stories from people in all walks of life. This was a salvage project, as the stories and the storytellers were rapidly dying out under the impact of the dominant British culture and the inroads of the industrial revolution. It is because of Campbell's pioneering effort that we have a comprehensive record of this rich vein of folklore.

This is a critical edition, which contains an extensive introduction, variations on each tale, and endnotes. Campbell is often cited in folklore studies, and many other anthologies of Scottish and general folklore include one or more stories from this collection.

The original book also includes the Gaelic text for most of the stories. Some of the more extensive Gaelic texts had to be omitted from this [...] version, although all the English translations are included. This is indicated by ellipsis marks in green. Most short and medium length Gaelic texts are included, including all of the Gaelic poetic texts." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of

Publisher's Preface; The Rider Of Grianaig, And Iain The Soldier's Son; Fionn's Questions; Diarmaid And Grainne ; The Lay Of Diarmaid; The Story Of The Lay Of Diarmaid. No. 1; The Lay Of Diarmaid No. 2; The Lay Of Yeearmaid. No. 3; The Lay Of Diarmaid No. 4; Fables; How The Fox Took A Turn Out Of The Goat; How The Cock Took A Turn Out Of The Fox, And No Creature Ever Took A Turn Out Of Him But That Cock; The Hen; The Keg Of Butter; The Fox And The Little Bonnach; Caol Reidhinn. Why The Name Was Given To It; Lxviii; Thomas Of The Thumb; The Bulls; The Hoodie Catechising The Young One; The Hoodie And The Fox; The Yellow Muilearteach; The Story Of The Lay Of The Great Fool; The Lay Of The Great Fool; Guaigean Ladhrach 's Loirean Spagach; Lxvi. Conall Gulban; Or Guilbeinach, Or Gulbairneach; John, Son Of The King Of Bergen; The Master And His Man; The Praise Of Goll; Osgar, The Son Of Oisein; The Lay Of Osgar; How The Een Was Set Up; The Reason Why The Dallag (dog-fish) Is Called The King's Fish; The Lay Of Magnus; Manus; The Song Of The Smithy; Duan Na Ceardach, Etc; Nighean Righ Fo Thuinn. The Daughter Of King Under-waves; Endnotes

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374 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1861

About the author

John Francis Campbell (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Frangan Caimbeul), also known as Young John of Islay (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Òg Ìle), was a Scottish author and scholar who specialised in Celtic studies. He was an authority on Celtic folklore and of the Gaelic peoples. He also invented a sunshine recorder that bears his name as the Campbell-Stokes recorder. He was heir to the island of Islay, until his father was forced to sell his estate in 1847.

With the assistance of contemporary scholars, such as Hector MacLean, Hector Urquhart, John Dewar and Alexander Carmichael, Campbell amassed a vast collection of original manuscripts related to Gaelic language and literature, which was later published as Popular Tales of the West Highlands (1860 - 62).