Story and notes about the bird 'Sulaire' [gannet], June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/163
Scope and Contents
Story and notes about the bird 'Sulaire' [gannet] in which [Mr N] Macleod saw a sulaire [gannet] put its bill through the side of a boat which was between Tarauis and Nisibost [Tarasaigh/Taransay and Niosabost, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] and the crew kept the bird there until they reached land so that the boat would not sink. Each line of text has been scored through horizontally.
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 32v, line 19 to folio 33r, 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
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
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk