John Firth (1838–1922) was a Scottish

folklorist Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics, tradition studies or folk life studies in the UK) is the academic discipline devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currency in the 1950s to distinguish the ac ...

. He was born in Redland on

Mainland, Orkney The Mainland, also known as Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections. Seventy-five per cent of Orkney's popu ...

. He worked as a joiner and wheelwright and had a workshop in the village of Finstown, in the parish of Firth.John Shearer, William Groundwater, John D. Mackay. ''The New Orkney Book''. Nelson, 1966. p. 157. He wrote ''Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish''.

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