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Black, Ronald, “The Gaelic Academy: the cultural commitment of the Highland Society of Scotland”, Scottish Gaelic Studies 14:2 (1986): 1–38.

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“The Gaelic Academy: the cultural commitment of the Highland Society of Scotland”
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1–38
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General
Black, Ronald, “The Gaelic Academy. Appendix: the Ingliston papers”, Scottish Gaelic Studies 15 (1988): 103–121.
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Scotland 18th century 19th century Scottish Gaelic language Scottish Gaelic literature
History, society and culture
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Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of ScotlandRoyal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
Highland Society of Scotland

Originally the Highland Society of Scotland, a Scottish society founded in Edinburgh in 1784 to further the economy and living conditions of the Highlands and the Scottish islands as well as the preservation of Highland culture and traditions. Its current name was adopted in 1834, when its focus had shifted towards agricultural activities.


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(1756–1805)
Scottish army surgeon, and Gaelic scholar, scribe and owner of manuscripts; was the younger brother of Rev. John Smith, who wrote and translated in Scottish Gaelic. Ronald Black (below, p. 11): “a native of Glenorchy and graduate of St Andrews, had been a surgeon in Crieff, with the Black Watch in America, and with the Breadalbane Fencibles at Enniskillen in Ireland. Now holding a staff appointment in Edinburgh, he had built up a big personal collection of old manuscripts, gleaned mainly in Ireland. He had written a ‘Disquisition on the Ancient Celts’ and an ‘Ancient History of the Scots’, neither of which was published”.
See more John Smith [1747-1807]Smith (John) ... 1747-1807
(1747–1807)
Smith (John) ... of Campbeltown, Mac a’ Ghobhainn (Eòin) ... 1747-1807
Church of Scotland minister of Campbeltown (Argyll) and Gaelic scholar, author and translator, who was involved in translating the Bible into Scottish Gaelic and argued in favour of the authenticity of the Ossian poems.
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