Vocabulary note for 'Cochair', 1895
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/64
Scope and Contents
Vocabulary note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula for 'Co chair' defining it as 'an old Gaelic word, signifying a small gift given with a good warm feeling.' Alexander Carmichael appears to have annotated 'Co chair' as 'cochair'. Text has been scored through in pencil.
Dates
- Creation: 1895
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 114 folios ; 14 x 20 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 28r, line 1 to folio 28r, line 5
Subject
- MacRury, John Ewen, c1853-1909 (Torlum | Benbecula) (Person)
- Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
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)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk