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P. 101. v. 488. The clan Campbell is characterised by the same author, in the following lines, which possess greater accuracy of fact, than poetical energy:

It is singular, that, notwithstanding the munificence of the princely family of Argyle, the Gaelic traditionary verses which record the achievements of the Clan-Campbell, have never been collected, and presented to the literary world. Some genealogists trace the Clan Oduibhne, or Campbell, to Mervin the Great, the son of King Arthur; others stop short at the warrior Diarmed Oduibhne.

P. 103. v. 540. The natives of Bute and Arran assume the name of Brandons, or Brandanes, from St. Brandon their patron saint. In old writings they are