This work consists of old lore collected during the last forty-four years. It forms a small part of a large mass of oral literature written down from the recital of men and women throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, from Arran to Caithness, from Perth to St. Kilda.

There is an excellent introduction including a number of wee stories.  The book then goes on to list the variety of Gaelic stories on the left hand page with the English translation on the right.

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION

This work, of which only a limited edition was published in 1900, has long been difficult to get, and at a prohibitive price. The Collector of the Poems and many of those whom he has mentioned in the Introduction have passed to the other side. Important changes for the better have taken place in Highland agriculture and land tenure, and enlightened views on the value and use of Gaelic are now more prevalent. But much literature has been lost which can never be recalled or replaced, and the number of Gaelic speakers has greatly decreased. The present issue contains all the matter in the original volumes. Some misprints have been corrected, and a few unimportant alterations have been made. Deviations from ordinary Gaelic speaking and grammar reflect the language of the reciters.