- Walter Traill Dennison
Walter Traill Dennison (1826 - 1894) was a farmer and
folklorist . He was a native of theOrkney island of Sanday, inScotland ,United Kingdom , where he collected localfolk tales . He published these, many in the localOrcadian dialect , in 1880 under the title "The Orcadian Sketch-Book" (William Peace & Son,Kirkwall ). Also author of the ten "Sanday Revival Hymns" (published anonymously, 1861,Edinburgh ).
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