Volume I edit

• The Young King Of Easaidh Ruadh
• The Battle of the Birds
• The Tale of the Hoodie
• The Sea-Maiden
• Conall Cra Bhuidhe
• The Tale of Conal Crovi
• The Tale of Connal
• Murchag a's Mionachag
• The Brown Bear of the Green Glen
• The Three Soldiers
• The Story of the White Pet
• The Daughter of the Skies
• The Girl and the Dead Man
• The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter
• The Poor Brother and the Rich
• The King Of Lochlin's Three Daughters
• Maol a Chliobain
• Fables
• Bailie Lunnain
• The Slim Swarthy Champion
• The History of the Ceabharnach
• The Tale of the Shifty Lad, the Widow's Son

Volume II edit

• The Chest
• The Inheritance
• The Three Wise Men
• A Puzzle
• The Ridere (Knight) of Riddles
• The Burgh
• The Tulman
• The Isle of Pabaidh
• Sanntraigh
• Cailliach Mhor Chlibhrich
• The Smith and the Fairies
  • Kirkcudbright
  • Sutherland
  • Badenoch
  • Ross
  • Bearnairidh
  • Isle of Man
  • Devonshire
  • Conclusion: Fairy Beliefs
• The Fine
• The Two Shepherds
• Osean After the Feen
• The Barra Widow's Son
• The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well
• The Origin of Loch Ness
• Conall
• Maghach Colgar
• The Brollachan
• Murachadh Mac Brian
• The Three Widows
• The Son of the Scottish Yeoman who Stole the Bishop's Horse and Daughter, and the Bishop Himself
• The Widow and her Daughters
• The Tale of the Soldier
• The Sharp Grey Sheep
• The Widow's Son
• Mac-a-Rusgaich
• MacIain Direach
• Fearachur Leigh
• The Tale of Sgire Mo Chealag
• The Cat and the Mouse
• The Three Questions
• The Fair Gruagach, Son of the King of Eirinn
• The Knight of the Red Shield
• The Tail

Volume III edit

• The Rider Of Grianaig, And Iain The Soldier's Son.
• Fionn's Questions.
• Diarmaid And Grainne
• The Lay of Diarmaid
  • The Story of the Lay of Diarmaid, No. 1
  • The Lay of Diarmaid, No. 2
  • The Lay of Yeearmaid. No. 3
  • The Lay of Diarmaid, No. 4
  • Fables
• How the Fox Took a Turn Out of the Goat
• How the Cock Took a Turn Out of the Fox
• The Hen
• The Keg of Butter
• The Fox and the Little Bonnach
• Caol Reidhinn. Why the Name was Given to it
• Thomas of the Thumb.
• The Bulls.
• The Hoodie Catechising the Young One
• The Hoodie and the Fox
• The Yellow Muilearteach
• The Story of the Lay of the Great Fool
• The Lay of the Great Fool
• Guaigean Ladhrach 'S Loirean Spagach
• Conall Gulban; or Guilbeinach, or Gulbairneach
  • Introduction
  • The Story of Conall Gulban
  • Story of the King of Spain.
  • The Story of Conall Gulban (Part II)
• John, Son of the King of Bergen
• The Master and his Man.
• The Praise of Goll
• Osgar, the Son of Oisein
• The Lay of Osgar
• How the Een was Set Up
• The Reason Why the Dallag (Dog-Fish) is Called the King's Fish
• The Lay of Magnus
  • Manus
  • The Song of the Smithy
• Duan Na Ceardach
  • Nighean Righ Fo Thuinn. The Daughter Of King Under-Waves

Volume IV edit

• • Postscript
  • I. Ossian, Points for Argument, Statement of the Case, Current Opinions-- English; Scotch; Irish; Irish Arguments Considered, Lowland Scotch
  • Authorities—Heroes of Ossian, References to Fenian and other Traditions, and to Ossianic Heroes and Poems in Old Writings, chronologically arranged.
  • Published Evidence and Books
  • Popular Ballads
  • Current Gaelic Traditions
  • Internal Evidence
  • Essay on Gaelic Poetry by H. MacNair
  • Letter from John Dewar
  • Letter from D. K. Torrie
  • Letter from Archibald Sinclair
  • Letter from Alexander Carmichael
  • Conclusion
  • Ossianic Proverbs and Family History
  • II. Traditions—British Traditions
  • Welsh Stories, etc., compared with Gaelic
  • III. Mythology—Aryan Theory
  • West Highland Stories
  • Supernatural History—Water-Bulls, and Water-Horses, Boobries, Dragons, Fairies, etc.
  • Icelandic Saga
  • IV. A Plea for Gaelic
  • List of Sanscrit words, Topography, Some words common to Gaelic and English, Other Languages, Saxon
  • V. Highland Dress
  • VI. Celtic Art and its probable origin
  • VII. Music
  • Conclusion
  • List of Ballads orally collected
  • References to Printed Ballads
  • List of Stories Collected
  • Index

• National Library of Scotland's "Early Gaelic Book Collections" online
  • (Blair collection) Popular Tales Edinburgh, 1860–62 (Vol. I-IV)
  • Popular Tales Edinburgh, 1860–62 deluxe-bound (Vol. I-IV)
• Sacred-texts site (omits Gaelic text, etc.)
  • Volume I
  • Volume II
  • Volume III
  • Volume IV
• Electric Scotland site with Gaelic versions