Editing Ossian (section)

==Gaelic studies==
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Macpherson's ''Ossian'' made a strong impression on [[Dugald Buchanan]] (1716–1768), a [[Perthshire]] poet whose celebrated ''Spiritual Hymns'' are written in a Scots Gaelic of a high quality that to some extent reflects the [[Classical Gaelic]] [[literary language]] once common to the bards of both Ireland and Scotland. Buchanan, taking the poems of ''Ossian'' to be authentic, was moved to revalue the genuine traditions and rich cultural heritage of the Gaels. At around the same time, he wrote to [[Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet|Sir James Clerk of Penicuik]], the leading antiquary of the movement, proposing that someone should travel to the isles and western coast of Scotland and collect the work of the ancient and modern bards, in which alone he could find the language in its purity.

Much later, in the 19th and 20th centuries, this task was taken up by collectors such as [[Alexander Carmichael]]<ref>''Carmina Gadelica'', Alexander Carmichael, printed by T. & A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1900.</ref> and [[Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray]],<ref>''Tales from Highland Perthshire'', collected by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray, translated and edited by Sylvia Robertson and Tony Dilworth, Scottish Gaelic Texts Society, Volume 20, 2009.</ref> and to be recorded and continued by the work of the [[School of Scottish Studies]] and the Scottish Gaelic Texts Society.