Charm entitled 'Eolas an Tairbhein' and accompanying note, 12 September 1890
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/10
Scope and Contents
Charm entitled 'Eolas an Tairbhein' [Eòlas a' Mheirbhein or the Indigestion Spell] beginning 'An t-eol[as] rin[n] C[alum] cille, Dh aona bho na caillich'. The accompanying note reads 'When a cow eats much strong grass she swells her maodal [stomach] till she is like to sgapagh [burst].' Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 12 September 1890
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 114 folios ; 14 x 20 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 2v, line 12 to folio 3r, line 1
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (Edinburgh, 1900), pp 138-139
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk