Obair gun Duais? Alexander Carmichael While Dr Campbell’s primary purpose

While Dr Campbell’s primary purpose was to indulge his passion for wildfowling

based on diary entries made by Dr James Campbell who made regular visits to Uist and nearby islands in the 1930s

Maclean enjoyed a tough but happy childhood with his mother on the island of Tiree

he saw himself increasingly as a conservationist and scientist

A beautiful reproduction of Martin Martin's map of the Hebrides which first appeared in his classic book 'A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland' published in 1703

Obair gun Duais? Alexander Carmichael While Dr Campbell’s primary purposeObair gun Duair? Alasdair MacGilleMhcheil a' tional ainmean Gidhlig eun by Tristan ap Rheinallt Everyone who has an interest in Gaelic culture and tradition will be familiar with the folklore collector Alexander Carmichael and with his masterwork, Carmina Gadelica. Plenty of evidence can be found within this work for how Carmichael took a keen interest in words and expressions related to natural history. It is known too that he collected large numbers