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p. vii

NAME.

TOLD BY

DATE.

PLACE.

COLLECTOR.

PAGE

XII. THE CHEST

Mrs. MacGeachy

April 1859

Islay, Argyll

Hector MacLean

10

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

16

Notes

John Mackinnon, stable-boy

Sept .1860

Broadford, Skye

J. F. C.

21

XIX. THE INHERITANCE

Donald Macintyre,

Sept. 6, 1859

Benbecula

J. F. C.

24

XX. THE THREE WISE MEN

...

Do.

Do.

Do.

28

Notes

Donald MacPhie, S. Uist

Sept. 1860

...

...

32

XXI. A PUZZLE

Kenneth MacLennan

July 1859

Turnaid, Ross

Hector Urquhart

33

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

41

XXII. THE KNIGHT OF RIDDLES

John Mackenzie, fisherman

April 1859

Inverary

Do.

36

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

41

Notes

...

...

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44

XXIII. THE BURGH

Alex. M'Donald, tenant, and others.

July 1859

Barra

Hector MacLean and J. F. C.

47

Gaelic

...

Sept. 1860

...

...

48

XXIV. THE TULMAN

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

49

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

49

XXV. THE ISLE OF PABAIDH

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

51

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

51

XXVI. SANNTRAIGH

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

52

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

54

XXVII. CAILLIACH MHOR CHLIBHRICH.

W. Ross, stalker

...

Sutherland

C. D.

56

XXVIII. THE SMITH AND THE FAIRIES.

...

...

Islay

Rev. T. Pattison

57

Twenty-nine Fairy Stories,

Various sources

...

Various parts of Scotland.

Different Collectors

60

XXIX. THE FINE.

Alex. M'Donald, etc.

July 1859

Barra

Hector Maclean

85

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

89

Notes

...

...

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...

92

XXX. THE TWO SHEPHERDS

...

Do.

...

Do.

94

Gaelic

...

...

...

A member of the Ossianic Society.

96

2. Big Black John

...

...

...

...

97

3. The Red Book

An old carter, John

1860

Ardkinglas

Hector Urquhart

98

p. viii

p. ix

4. How the Book was got

An old carter, John

1860

Ardkinglas

Hector Urquhart

99

5. Headless Trunk

A dancing master

Do.

Kilberry

John Campbell, Esq. of Kilberry.

101

6. The Bauchan

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

103

7. The Herdsman

Johanna MacCrimmon

Aug. 1859

Berneray

Hector MacLean

105

8. Uistean Mor and the Earl of Antrim's Daughter.

John Campbell

1859

Strathgairloch

Hector Urquhart

109

9. Do. and the Goat

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

110

10. Same Story

Alex. M'Donald

Do.

Inverasdale

...

112

XXXI. OSEAN AFTER THE FEEN

...

Aug. 1859

Barra

Hector MacLean

113

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

116

2. Same Story

MacDonald, tinker

...

Inverary

J. F. C.

117

3. Do.

Several men

...

South Uist

J. F. C.

118

4. The Last of the Giants

A gamekeeper

...

Sutherland

J. F. C.

118

5. Do.

Hugh MacColl, gardener

...

Ardkinglas

H. MacColl

120

XXXII. BARRA WIDOW'S SON

Alexander MacNeill, tenant

...

Ceann Taugval, Barra

Hector MacLean

121

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

132

XXXIII. THE QUEEN WHO SOUGHT A DRINK FROM A CERTAIN WELL

Mrs. MacTavish

...

Islay

Mrs. MacTavish

140

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

143

Notes

...

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...

...

144

XXXIV. THE ORIGIN OF LOCH NESS.

Thomas MacDonald, game-keeper.

...

Dunrobin, Sutherland

J. F. C

147

XXXV. CONALL

Alexander MacNeill, tenant and fisherman

...

Barra

Hector MacLean

148

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

167

Notes

...

...

...

...

179

XXXVI. MAGHACH COLGAR

Alexander MacNeill

...

Do.

Do.

181

Gaelic

...

...

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...

192

Notes

...

...

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199

XXXVII. BROLACHAN

Widow Calder

...

Sutherland

C. D.

203

10 Stories

Various sources

...

Sutherland, Islay, etc.

C. D. etc.

204

XXXVIII. MURACHADH MAC BRIAN.

Donald Shaw, old soldier

...

Islay

Hector MacLean

209

Gaelic

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...

...

...

220

Notes

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...

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229

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p. xi

XXXIX. THE THREE WIDOWS

Hector Boyd, fisherman

Aug. 1859

Barra

Hector MacLean

232

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

239

2. Ribin Robin, etc.

Donald MacLean,

...

Edinburgh

Rev. Mr. M'Lauchlan.

243

3. Brian Briagach

Margaret Mackinnon

...

Berneray

Hector MacLean

247

4. Eobhan Iurrach

...

...

Argyllshire

John Dewar

249

Notes

...

...

...

...

250

XL. THE SON OF THE SCOTTISH YEOMAN.

Donald MacLean

...

Edinburgh

Rev. Mr. M'Lauchlan.

253

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

264

2. The Clever Thief

Donald MacCraw, drover

1859 and 1860

North Uist

J. F. C

272

3. The Clever Thief

(?)

...

Sutherland

C. D.

275

4. The Big Weaver

Alexander Macalister

...

Islay

Hector MacLean

275

5.

...

...

Benbecula

J. F. C

275

Notes

...

...

...

...

275

XLI. THE WIDOW AND HER DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. MacGeachy, Islay

...

Islay

Hector MacLean

279

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

284

Notes

...

...

...

...

288

XLII. THE TALE OF THE SOLDIER.

John MacDonald, travelling tinker.

...

Inverary

Hector Urquhart

290

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

295

XLIII. THE SHARP GREY SHEEP.

John Dewar

...

Glendaruail

J. Dewar

300

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

303

Notes

...

...

...

...

306

XLIV. THE WIDOW'S SON

Donald MacPhie and Donald MacCraw.

...

South Uist

J. F. C.

307

XLV. MAC-A-RUSGAICH

John Dewar

April 1860

Clachaig

J. Dewar

318

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

333

Notes and References

...

...

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...

341

XLVI. MAC IAIN DIREACH

Angus Campbell, quarryman

...

Rosneath

Do.

344

XLVII. FEARACHUR LEIGH,

(?)

...

Sutherland

C. D.

377

Stories about Serpents, etc.

Various sources

...

...

...

380

XLVIII. SGIRE MO CHEALAG

John Campbell

Gairloch

Hector Urquhart

...

388

XLIX. CAT AND MOUSE

Hector MacLean

...

Islay

Hector MacLean

404

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p. xiii

L. THREE QUESTIONS

Brothers MacCraw

1859

North Uist

Brothers MacCraw

406

A lot of Riddles

Various sources

...

...

Various

407

LI. GRUAGACH BAN

Alex. MacNeill, fisherman

...

Barra

Alex. MacNeill

424

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

440

Notes, etc.

...

...

...

...

449

LII. KNIGHT OF THE RED SHIELD.

John MacGilvray, labourer, Colonsay, and Alexander Campbell, farmer, Islay

...

...

...

451

Gaelic

...

...

...

...

470

2. Notes, Abstracts, etc

...

...

...

...

488

For intervening Stories, See XVII. a, b, c, d, in Volume I.

LVII. THE TAIL

John Campbell, piper, and others lately

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...

J. F. Campbell

494