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Author: McDowall, William

Biography:

MCDOWALL, William (fl 1824-28)

Library catalogues attribute Poems, Chiefly in the Galloway Dialect to William McDowall, journalist and antiquarian. His dates are 1815-88 and he would have been just eleven when the 1826 edition of the book was published. The author must therefore be a different William McDowall but no other Gallovidian has been identified as the author. McDowall or McDouall is a common surname in the area and it is clear from the book that the author lived in Newton Stewart. (ODNB 27 Apr. 2021)

 

Books written (2):

Newton-Stewart: printed for the author by J. McNairn, 1826
Newton Stewart: Printed for the author by J. McNairn, 1828