MacIntosh, Catherine, c1807-

Person

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Song entitled 'Euology on Mrs Drevir' and accompanying note, 25 December 1872

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/119

Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Euology on Mrs Drevir' collected from Catherine Macintosh, Staoligeary [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Failte dhuibh a cho[mh]lain thainig, Dh faisg a chonai'. The note states that Catherine is forty years old and 'at poetry all that time & she is greatly obl[ige]d to Mrs Dre[ver] for her munificence & kindness.'

Dates: 25 December 1872

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

Song toasting Dr Nicol, 25 December 1872

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/120

Scope and Contents

Song toasting Dr Nicol, probably collected from Catherine MacIntosh, pauper, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Thaining thug[ainn] [dh]an tir, Tra[gh]ai[dh] sinn uile a ghlain[n]e.' The song is composed of forty-two lines. Carmichael has mistakenly described the toast as a 'droch slaint' instead of a 'deoch-slàinte'.