MacRath, Donnchadh, c. 1700 (Scottish Gaelic poet and compiler of Fernaig manuscript)
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Biography
Scottish Gaelic poet and the compiler of the Fernaig manuscript, which he committed to paper using an English-influenced system of orthography
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Transcriptions and moderns from the Fernaig Manuscript, Late 19th or early 20th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/3/1/27
Scope and Contents
This appears to be a transcription, perhaps in preparation for a text book or lecture. It is not clear whether these transcriptions were prepared by Mackinnon himself. However, the transcriber has transcribed the manuscript into contemporary Scottish Gaelic orthography, while the original manuscript was written in a unique orthography, perhaps invented by the scribe, and based on English orthrography. The original manuscript contained verses, including religious verses. Much of the contents...
Dates:
Late 19th or early 20th century