MacRae, Mary, fl1903

Person

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Proverb beginning 'Is minig gan amhladh foghar e', 22 August 1903

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/7

Scope and Contents

Proverb probably collected from Mary MacRae, Dùnan, Letterfearn, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty, which reads 'Is minig gan amhladh foghar e, Bain[ne] gobhar is ghamhnach'. Following the proverb is a note which reads 'Small in quaint.' Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 22 August 1903

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

Verse or saying beginning 'Fad a leugan chan na laogh' and accompanying note, 22 August 1903

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/9

Scope and Contents

Verse or saying probably collected from Mary MacRae, Dùnan, Letterfearn, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty, beginning 'Fad a leugan chan na laogh, 'S fad a thaobh dha na mheann'. The verse consists of four lines. The accompanying note reads 'These is how they were tied and length of the ciopan' [tether stake]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.