On October 27, 1736 in Celtic History

James macpherson scottish translator of ossianic poems born.

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Sat 27 Oct 1736

    Macpherson is remembered for one of the most spectacular literary hoaxes of all time; the epic of Ossian. He was born on 27 October 1736 at Ruthven, Badenoch, the son of a farmer. He was educated at Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, and in 1756 he b

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