Gaelic Proverbs

Alexander Nicolson was born on 27th September, 1827 in Husabost on the Isle of Skye. He acted as a commissioner in the CroftingCommission of 1883. Nicolson died on 13th January 1893 in Edinburgh. His book, originally called A Collection of Gaelic Proverbs andFamiliar Phrases was published in 1881.