Note about the fish giberneach [cuttle fish], June 1887
Scope and Contents
Note about the fish giberneach [gibearnach or cuttle fish] collected on Ìle/Islay , that there are two types 'giberneach bocach' and 'gib[earnach] sgrathach' and that they 'Take the ite fly'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: June 1887
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 53 folios ; 17.2 x 10.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 19r, line 9 to folio 19r, line 12
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
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