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Robert Kirk
d. 1692
A 17th-century Scottish minister and Gaelic scholar, he is remembered for exploring Highland beliefs in fairies, ghosts, and second sight. His most famous work, The Secret Commonwealth, helped preserve a vivid strand of Scottish folklore.
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The secret commonwealth of elves, fauns & fairies
by Robert Kirk
About the author
Born in 1644, probably in Aberfoyle, Robert Kirk was a Scottish minister, Gaelic scholar, and folklorist. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and later served as minister at Balquhidder and Aberfoyle.
Kirk is especially known for The Secret Commonwealth, a work on fairy lore, witchcraft, ghosts, and second sight in the Scottish Highlands. He also played an important role in Gaelic literary history, including work on the metrical Psalms in Scottish Gaelic.
His life has long been surrounded by local legend as well as documented history, which suits an author so closely linked with the supernatural traditions of Scotland. No clear portrait image could be confirmed from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.