november scottish free church minister parishes scotland avid collector traditional stories secretary ill health prevented taking employment minister initially approved preach later appointed duke objected manner preaching anecdotes amassed published magazines death work began tales published years death fluent languages including legends precisely dictated early life education born near fourth child second son captain campbell officer ship short memoir published based information sister states fairy defined cast spell father ancestors proclaiming shall grow like rush like family moved local school provided education years old attended higher school glasgow moving career law subject chose study completing education primary interest folklore topic fascinated college days appointed secretary secured licence preach unable commence work clergyman time owing ill health spent beginning collection folklore stories appointed clergyman united parishes duke early objections initially raised members congregation found boring devoid upheld main complaints appeal concerns expressed health robust serve needs challenges parish appeal heard general_assembly defence arguing main thrust complaints actually founded congregation desire preferred minister appointed motion upheld minister parishes position held thirty years folklore collections interest mythology folklore gained momentum quarter 19th century probably contentious debates surrounding authenticity poems published continued build collection started period preserving traditional tales quoted time known mythology books published corresponded men fluent languages including letters discuss variations folk tales stating versions story style legends stories dictated individual rarely tales comments christian ministers scotland differed attitudes traditional beliefs myths dismissive considered persisted enthusiastically adding collection late 1800s concerned shown fellow collectors speaking believed myths result loss valuable resource regarded having powers mind highest order published work traditional tales collected published inaugural edition quarterly periodical march reproduced translated following pages english entitled great death told son king ireland went hunting hill sought answer death great legends collection included volumes review published tales given english translation sir corn involved king ireland included explanatory notes highland monthly journals published folklore reprinted collection set traditional tales verses combat printed series books death legacy health deteriorated years life especially death mother helen died november seeing final printed edition fellow publisher chronicled details life introduction second compilation collection myths popular tales western highlands islands published books published posthumously highlands islands scotland second sight following year american author director describes worthy rank celtic author felt writing vivid engaging contemporary praise entirely universal anonymous review islands scotland included scottish northern notes scottish historical review described work book considerable stated need citing printing errors
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