Story about a great northern diver, 1885
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/36
Scope and Contents
Story about a great northern diver collected from Kenneth MacLean, merchant, Lochmaddy [Loch nam Madadh, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] describing the one occasion on which he saw a great northern diver on the wing at Fladda, Lochmaddy [Flodaigh/Flodday] 'The wings went rapidly and the bird seemed to exert himself greatly'. That the bird might have been a black throated diver and not a great northern diver is put forward. Carmichael notes that he and his children saw a great northern diver 'flapping along the surface of the water' in September 1884 on Locheitive [Loch Etive, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]
Dates
- 1885
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 41 folios ; 18 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 22r, line 14 to folio 22v, line 20
- Birds
- Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland)
- Flodaigh Inverness-shire Scotland
- Loch Etive Argyllshire Scotland
- Lochmaddy North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- MacLean, Kenneth, c1843-1900 (general merchant | Lochmaddy | North Uist)
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Sea birds
- Tales
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
is-crc@ed.ac.uk