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Fionnladh nan Gobhar, fl1885 (cattleman | Groigearraidh | South Uist)

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Poem/Song entitled 'Tochra Na Mnatha' and accompanying story, 1885

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/58
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Poem/Song entitled 'Tochra Na Mnatha' collected from Fionnladh nan Gobhar, cattleman, Grogearry, South Uist [Groigearraidh/Grogarry, Uibhist a Deas] beginning 'Nuair a theid mo bhean an bhuaile' and accompanying story which tells how the husband in the song was 'demurring as to the amount of tochar [dowry] he got with his wife'.

Dates: 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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