Vocabulary note for collective nouns of birds and fish, June 1887
Scope and Contents
Vocabulary note for collective nouns of birds and fish which reads 'Sgaoth, Cocasaid = A flock of birds or a shoal of fish - school of fish Plod = Shoal of fish'. Text has been scored through in pencil.
Dates
- Creation: June 1887
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
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 23v, line 1 to folio 23v, line 4
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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