MacLellan, Penelope, 1796-1873

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876

Series

Identifier: Coll-97/CW150

Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing primarily songs and stories collected in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, Barraigh/Barra, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis. The main informants are Roderick MacNeil or Ruairidh an Rùma from Mingulay and Penelope MacLellan of Ormacleit/Ormaclete. The bulk of the material from MacNeil relates to the southernmost islands of the Hebrides and covers topics such as bird-fowling, the island way of life, place-names,...

Dates: c1868 to 16 June 1876

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Song beginning 'Iomar so gu Eil Iosaig', 26 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/49

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Song probably collected from Penelope MacLellan, Ormacleit/Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Iomar so gu Eil[ean] Iosaig, Far du rinn MacLeo[i]d a dhinteir'. The song is composed of ten lines and contains a number of amendments and annotations in pencil. The text has been scored through in ink with the following written transversely across it 'B[ook] [-] P[age] [-] Trans[cribed] 16 June 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.

Dates: 26 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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MacLellan, Penelope, 1796-1873

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876

Song beginning 'Iomar so gu Eil Iosaig', 26 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

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