Search Results: Skye and the Hebrides from Focloir

Gaelic527 Thomson, Derick S. The Companion to Gaelic Scotland. Oxford: England: Blackwell Publishing, 1983, xx, 363 pages, illus, bib, index. Good in dust jacket. $32.50

Gaelic 194 Mac-a-Phì, Aonghas. Cunnartan Cuain. Loanhead, Midlothian: C. Macdhòmhnaill, 1981, 87p, ill., maps. Paperback. Skye sketches. Good, clean, tight copy. $21.50

Gaelic 212 (McDonald, Allan, Fr., 1859-1905). Murray, Amy.
Father Allan's island. With a foreword by Padraic Colum. Edinburgh/ London: The Moray Press, 1936, x, 240p, illus (music). Lettering on spine is dulled else very good in very good dust jacket, which in turn is protected by a mylar dust jacket. Biography of the great priest and Scottish Gaelic folklorist, Fr. Allan McDonald. Very scarce. $65.00 Box70

Gaelic497 Shaw, Margaret Fay. Folksongs and folklore of South Uist. Third edition. Aberdeen University Press, 1986, xiv, 309p, bib, index, illus. Very good in dust jacket. Music and lyrics. Scottish Gaelic with accompanying English translation. Margaret Shaw, a musicologist, was married to the great Scottish Gaelic folklorist, John Lorne Campbell. An important work. $95.00

Gaelic499 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. In the middle of the wood: a novel. London: Victor Gollancz, 1987, 186p. Fine in dj. Ian Crichton Smith is a well respected Scottish Gaelic poet. $35.00
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published .

Gaelic501Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Little Red Riding Hood agus An Dorus Iaruinn. Glasgow: Gairm, 1977, illus. Paperback. Colorful children's book. All in Scottish Gaelic. $16.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published .

Gaelic502Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Na Guthan. Glasgow: Gairm, 1991, 88p, Paperback. $18.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic.He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published .

Gaelic504 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Na Speuclairean Dubha. Glasgow: Gairm, 1989, 59p, Paperback. $18.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published

Gaelic504 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Na Speuclairean Dubha. Glasgow: Gairm, 1989, 59p, Paperback. $18.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published

Gaelic503Smith, Ian Crichton. Mac a'Ghobhainn, Iain, 1928-1998. Na h-eilthirich. (Leabhraichean ùra Gàidhlig (University of Glasgow. Dept. of Celtic languages, aireamh 15). Ghlaschu: Roinn nan Cànan Ceilteach, Oilthigh Ghlaschu, 1983, 32p, paperback. Very good copy. $35.00

Gaelic505 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Rabhdan is Rudan. Illustrated by Calum Fearghastan. Glasgow: Gairm, 1973, 21p, illus, paperback. Colorful children's book of poetry. Written in Scottish Gaelic. $20.00
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published

Gaelic506 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Selected poems. Chester Springs, Pennsylvania: Dufour Editions, 1974?, 110p. As new in dj. Poems in English by this important Scottish Gaelic poet. $22.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published .

Gaelic507 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Selected poems. Manchester: Carcanet, 1985, 121 p. Paperback. Very good, clean, tight copy. These are all in English. $13.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published

Scotland 023 MacGregor, Alasdair Alpin, 1899-1970. Skye and the Inner Hebrides. (Series: The County books series). London: Robert Hale, Ltd., 1953, xii, 327 pages, index, illus. Good copy, dust jacket OK. $16.50

Gaelic 158jca Johnston, Calum and Annie. Songs, Stories and Piping from Barra. Edited by Virginia Blankenhorn, with texts and translations. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, Consists of 61 page booklet with cassette tape in cardboard slipcase. Scottish Gaelic with English translation given. Bought this item directly from distributor many years ago. The cassette tape has never been played. I don't have a cassette player anymore so I am not sure if it works. $40.00

Scotland 104sa Smith, Alexander.
A Summer in Skye. With an introduction by W. Forbes Gray. Illustrations by John Blair. Edinburgh: Nimmo, Hay, 1912, xviii, 574p, index, tipped-in illustrations. I counted 12 color tip-ins and they all seem to be here. There is wear to cover and the name of a previous owner on the lining paper. The text is good but has occasional foxing and the binding may be a little dry. $15.00 Box A 104

Gaelic509 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. Tormod 'S na Dolaighean & Mairi 'S an t-Each Fiodh. Glasgow: Gairm, 1976, illus, paperbound. Children's book. $17.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published

Scotland ljws Leirfall, Jon. West over sea: reminders of Norse ascendency from Shetland to Dublin. Translated by Kenneth Young from the Norwegian Vest i Havet. Sandwick, Shetland Islands: Thule Press, 1979, 159p, illus. Very nice copy in dust jacket. $16.50 Box A 114

Gaelic500 Smith, Ian Crichton (Iain Mac A'Ghobhainn), 1928-1998. A life. Manchester/New York: Carcanet, 1986, 64p, paperback. Good copy. Smith chronicles his life in verse, in English. $17.50
Iain Crichton Smith, OBE (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson. Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher. He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published .

Scotland mkri MacLeod, Kenneth, 1871-1955. The road to the Isles: poetry, lore, and tradition of the Hebrides. With an introduction by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son, 1927, 248, notes, maps on endpapers. "Material contributed to the 'Songs of the Hebrides' and 'The Celtic Review' from the year 1907 onwards."--p. 7. Spine sun-faded, gilt lettering on spine and cover panel, little faded, top edge gilt too. Green cloth, some occasional light foxing in text, attractive clean copy else.
$27.50