Story entitled 'Toirioc Na Taineac' and accompanying note, 15 August 1873
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW105/14
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Toirioc Na Taineac' collected from Eachan MacIssac [erroneously given as 'MacLeod' in the text] 'Each[ann] mac Ruari', Ceannlangabhat, [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], who, the note states heard it from 'Ruary Rua' MacQuien, catechist when he was about fifteen or sixteen years old. Added that MacQuien had died about fifty years ago and that 'the lays of Os[sian] & the old stories of the Fian were his principal themes'.
Dates
- Creation: 15 August 1873
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 92 folios ; 20.1 x 16.4 cm
Physical Location
folio 28v, line 1 to folio 46v, line 12
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, 'Toirioc na Taine',Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, ii (1872-1873) pp. 25-39.
Maclean, C. I., ‘A Folk-Variant of Táin Bó Cúailnge from Uist’, ARV: Journal of Scandinavian Studies, vol. 15 (1959) pp. 160–181.
MacGhilleathain, C. I., ‘An Donn Ghuailleann’, Gairm, air. 29 (Am Foghar, 1959) pp. 67–71.
Maclean, C. I., ‘A Folk-Variant of Táin Bó Cúailnge from Uist’, ARV: Journal of Scandinavian Studies, vol. 15 (1959) pp. 160–181.
MacGhilleathain, C. I., ‘An Donn Ghuailleann’, Gairm, air. 29 (Am Foghar, 1959) pp. 67–71.
Subject
- MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist) (Person)
- MacQuien, Roderick, c1750-c1830 (catechist | Malaclete | North Uist) (Person)
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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