Story about Cugarbhat, king of the cats, c1872
Scope and Contents
Story about Cugarbhat, king of the cats [collected from Neil MacEachen, crofter, Tobha Beag/Howbeg, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] in which Mac vurich [MacMhuirich] is out hunting and his dogs kill Cugarbhat in a cave. A cat asks MacMhuirich if his dogs killed Cugarbhat three times and on each occasion grows larger eventually jumping at MacMhuirich's throat. The text here is heavily abbreviated. A fuller version can be found in CW154 folio 30r.
Dates
- Creation: c1872
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 72 folios ; 12.7 x 20 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 36r, line 4 to folio 36r, line 16
Bibliography
Ó Neill, Eoghan Rua, 'The King of the Cats', Béaloideas: The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society, vol. 59, no. IV (1991), pp. 167-188
Subject
- MacEachan, Neil, c1802-1893 (crofter | Howbeg | South Uist) (Person)
- MacPherson (Family)
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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