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MacLeod, Chirsty, fl1870 (St Kildan | Obbe | Isle of Harris | Inverness-shire)

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Story relating to the recording of a song, 11 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/77
Scope and Contents

Story telling how while he was recording a song from Christy MacLeod, Obbe, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris 'some peraboutes teazed this poor weak minded woman saying that I was ab[ou]t the Queen & that I would show her the song'. On finishing the song the weak-minded woman said, 'Chi sibh a nis a chagair an t oran mar a rinn mise do ghobhachan eir bealaobh na Banrigh.'

Dates: 11 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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