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Notebook containing a gaelic poem dedicated to Miss Ella Carmichael. The poem was probably written by the Reverend Donald Lamont, minister at Blair Atholl and begins 'Och! och! 's truagh mar tha mi'.

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2 notebooks containing draft translations of Jacobite poetry, handwritten in pencil by Mrs W.J. Watson. Contents include, 'Lament for William Chishol of Innsnanceann', 'Culloden Day', 'Falkirk' and 'Song to Prince Charlie'. The inside cover of one of the notebook reads, Jacobite Poetry, E.C. Carmichael, 32 Polwarth Gardens, Edinburgh.

Scope and Contents Volume entitled 'Notices of Carmina Gadelica'. 'E.C. Carmichael' [Ella Carmichael] is written on the inside cover. The volume is a scrapbook containing typed copies of reviews of Alexander Carmichael's 'Carmina Gadelica' from journals such as 'The Oban Times', 'Highland News', 'Northern Chronicle' and the 'Irish Weekly Independent and Nation', as well as newspaper cuttings of reviews. The volume also includes correspondence mostly addressed to Alexander Carmichael regarding the 'Carmina...