Robert Craig Maclagan
Published: 2015-06-13
Total Pages: 286
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Excerpt from The Games Diversions of Argyleshire When the Folk-Lore Society suggested the collecting of county folk-lore, the writer sent a circular (August 1893) to all clergymen, school-teachers, and some others in Argyle and its attached islands, asking if they would assist. Headings for the various subjects and hints on the best methods of collecting and noting information were given. One of the first answers, on the specimen collecting-sheet sent out, was: - "In two volumes, by... viz.,... and... published by William Paterson, Edinburgh (now Paterson Company, Paternoster Row, London). Dr. Maclagan will find all that could be collected of any interest in the 'Superstitions and Folk-Lore of the West Highlands,' September 1st, 1893." Though unsigned, and without locality of origin, this was not encouraging, but all hope of finding something worth recording was not abandoned. That much was yet to be done has been proved by the work of Gregorson Campbell of Tiree, and Malcolm MacPhail of Kilmartin. This is a further endeavour in the same direction, and it is hoped, while it is, so far as known, the only collection of nothing but Scottish games, that it may, even if imperfect, form a groundwork for a complete exposition, probably by other observers. This is the age of co-operation, and of my fellow-workers I wish to acknowledge specially the assistance of: - Miss Elizabeth M.Kerr, till recently of the F. C. Manse, Port Charlotte, Islay, a colleague without whose enthusiastic assistance this collection would never have appeared. Also Miss Jessie Macleod, Auchoish, Ardrishaig. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.