Highland Scottish Folklore and Beliefs by MacLeod, C.I.N - 1975

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada: Formac Limited, 1975. Presumed First Printing. Wraps. good. Contains 8 full-page black and white drawings, as well as a bibliography containing 23 sources. Document is 45 pages long, and measures 5.5 inches long by 8.5 inches high. Major C.I.N. MacLeod was born in Dornie, Scotland. His father was the local schoolmaster and he was a graduate of Celtic Studies programs in Glasgow and Edinburgh. He emigrated to Nova Scotia in 1959 and took up the recently established post of Gaelic Adviser to the Nova Scotia Department of Education. His role in this position was to train Gaelic teachers and establish a form of curriculum that could be used in adult Gaelic language classes. He was hired to establish the department of Celtic Studies at St. Francis Xavier University in 1958, a position which he held until his death in 1977. While at the university, he cooperated with Helen Creighton in producing the book, Gaelic Songs IN Nova Scotia. The contents of this book range from… Read More