Kintyre | The Hidden Past [Signed]

Martin, Angus

Published by Published by John Donald Ltd., 138 St. Stephen Street, Edinburgh First Edition . 1984., 1984

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First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. This social history of the 'ordinary' people of the south-western peninsula of Argyll, in western Scotland, has become a classic since this original publication in 1984. The greater part of the book is based on original research from a wide range of sources, from nineteenth century registers of the poor to material passed on through the oral tradition. Angus Martin traces the evolution of the extraordinarily mixed stock of Kintyre from the Gaelic settlement in the fifth century AD through the subsequent settlements of the Lowlanders and Irish, and explores the nature of these diverse cultural legacies. The darker aspects of social history - epidemic diseases, sanitary and housing conditions and destitution - are also explored, and the sinister activities of grave-robbers in nineteenth century Kintyre are substantiated for the first time. There is also information on Irish immigrant families, the Anglicisation of native surnames and surviving Gaelic elements in the local dialect. Contains 232 printed pages of text with two monochrome maps. Spine slant with thin crease line down the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author with blue biro to the half-title page 'With good wishes to Alan McGleshan - Angus Martin, Campbeltown, 16th December 1984'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0859761193 SCOTLAND (Gaelic: Alba).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kintyre | The Hidden Past [Signed]
• Publisher: Published by John Donald Ltd., 138 St. Stephen Street, Edinburgh First Edition . 1984.
• Publication Date: 1984
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)