Note about sun fish, June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/85
Scope and Contents
Note about sun fish collected in Ìle/Islay that in 'Cuan Barra' fish 'flap mov[in]g on surface of sea' and are '11 or 13 f[ee]t long like a shell tough as hide'. Also mentions 'Nathar-tragh' [nathair-traghad or sand-eel] which has a pencil-like point and the flapping of the 'Gear[r]a cnuacach'. 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 15 to folio 19v, line 3
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
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk