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Note about Rathad Mòr nam Marbh, Appin, 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/165
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about Rathad Mòr nam Marbh, Appin, Argyll [Earra Ghàidheal] along which the corpses are carried to get to the graveyard. A day or two before the funeral, twigs are trimmed away and stones levelled along this road. The note mentions that every piper started their pipes at Bun an Fheadain near the graveyard.

Dates: 1883

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  • Subject: Argyllshire Scotland X
  • Subject: Funeral Rites and Ceremonies X
  • Subject: Pipe music X