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Story entitled 'Cath ghlun nan Tarbh', c1866

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW104/20

Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Cath ghlun nan Tarbh' [Cath Chluain Tarbh or Battle of Clontarf] probably collected from Mary MacInnes, Tigh Ghearraidh/Tigharry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist describing how she heard 'an extraordinary lay with her uncle [Roderick MacQuien, catechist] entitled Cathul an Tarbh'. She gives a short synopsis of the story which is about a fight between the bulls of Lochlan [Lochlann/Norway] and Eirinn [Ăˆireann/Ireland].

Dates

  • Creation: c1866

Language of Materials

English Gaelic

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Series: 91 folios ; 20 x 16.5 cm

Physical Location

5.07

Physical Location

folio 61r, line 13 to folio 61r, line 21

Bibliography

Downham, Clare, 'The Battle of Clontarf in Irish History and Legend', History Ireland , 13.5 (September/October, 2005) pp 19-23.
Ryan, John, 'The Battle of Clontarf', Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 68 (1938), pp 1-50.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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