The Sun Dances: Prayers and Blessings from the Gaelic

by Alexander Carmichael

A selection of lyrical and Gaelic poetry taken from the Carmina Gadelica, the definitive collection of Gaelic poems and prayers.

124 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author. Between 1860 and his death Carmichael collected a vast amount of folklore, local traditions, natural history observations, antiquarian data, and material objects from people throughout the Scottish Highlands, particularly in the southern Outer Hebrides where he lived, worked, and brought up his family between 1864 and 1882. Alexander Carmichael is best known today for Carmina Gadelica, an influential compendium of Highland lore and literature published in six volumes between 1900 and 1971.