Story entitled 'L[aoidh] Amadan mhoir', c1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/172
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'L[aoidh] Amadan mhoir' [The Story of the Lay of the Great Fool] in which the king's son is under a spell and cannot be brought out of it. Anyone who tries to cure him is required to stay three nights, but each person is found dead except for the Amadan Mor [the great fool] 'because he was true to his trust'.
Dates
- Creation: c1872
Language of Materials
English,Gaelic
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 69v, line 1 to folio 69v, line 21
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:
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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