'Hoirean o ro bhall Eile', 1883
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/8
Scope and Contents
Waulking song entitled 'Hoirean o ro bhall Eile' beginning 'Sna e ho i hoirean o ro chall eile, Sna e ho i hoirean o'. The person/s from whom the song was collected is not noted. The song is composed of thirty lines and has twelve numbered verses with another one inserted between verses nine and ten and a few of the verses contain alterations, including one alteration in a different ink in verse eleven. Carmichael annotated verse ten to show that it contains a reference to the Battle of Auldearn.
Dates
- Creation: 1883
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
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 41 folios ; 18 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 7v, line 1 to folio 8r, line 24
Bibliography
Creighton, Helen and MacLeod, Calum, Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia (Ottawa, 1964).
Sinclair, Rev. A. Maclean, 'A Collection of Gaelic Poems', Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, vol XXVI (1905-1907) pp. 240-242.
Sinclair, Rev. A. Maclean, 'A Collection of Gaelic Poems', Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, vol XXVI (1905-1907) pp. 240-242.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk