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Songs, Scottish Gaelic

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = AMS

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Gaelic songs. By Benjamin Urquhart, 19th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-98/4/6/5
Scope and Contents

A collection of songs by Benjamin Urquhart, who is described in previous historical records as 'a man of great research', although there is no other information about him available.

Dates: 19th century

Gaelic hymns, 18th or 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/4/3/13
Scope and Contents

These appears to be hymns in Gaelic. They were noted in previous historical records by the first line on the first page Lomnochd mar thainig sinn asteach, which translates as 'We are naked when we come in [to this world]'. Some pages are headed with what appears to be sections of the Bible, e.g. III.Joh.1.21.

Dates: 18th or 19th century

Notebook containing notes on Gaelic love songs, 1902

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Identifier: Coll-98/3/1/1
Scope and Contents

Marked 'Mackinnon A10' and noted thus in previous historical records. This appears to be notes in preparation for, or a draft of, a paper on love songs in the Gaelic song tradition.

Dates: 1902

'The noble clan song book'. By Benjamin Urquhart, 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/4/6/4
Scope and Contents

This apepars to be a collection of songs in honour of clans. Collected and documented by Benjamin Urquhart, who was described in previous historical records as 'a man of great research', although further information, such as years of existence and place of birth, have not yet been found.

Dates: 19th century