About the Author

John Gregorson Campbell became minister of Tiree in 1861 and faithfully served the people of that island for the rest of his life. His appointment to the parish was against the wishes of the congregation, probably because they knew of, and disapproved of, his very unhealthy interest in superstitions, witchcraft and second sight. Ronald Black was until recently Senior Lecturer in Celtic at Edinburgh University. He is Gaelic editor of The Scotsman. He has written numerous articles and also edited An Tuil, an anthology of twentieth century Gaelic verse, which was received with enormous critical acclaim in 1999. Ronald Black lives in Peebles.