Lullaby entitled 'Tri Talaidhean na h-Alba', 10 March 1869 to 6 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/19
Scope and Contents
Lullaby entitled 'Tri Talaidhean na h-Alba' [or Bràigh Loch Iall] beginning 'O bha ho na aoir i u o i ', probably collected from Peigi Robastan nean Alastair 'Ic Aulai [Peggy Robertson], Howmore [Tobha Mòr, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The song contains twenty-three lines. The text has been scored through and a note reads 'Transcribed May 6 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.
Dates
- Creation: 10 March 1869 to 6 May 1869
Language of Materials
Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 68 folios ; 20.5 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
CW107-121
Physical Location
folio 25r, line 1 to folio 25v, line 7
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, Vol II (Edinburgh, 1900) p. 213.
Gillies, Anne Lorne, Songs of Gaelic Scotland (Edinburgh, 2005) pp. 257-260.
Gillies, Anne Lorne, Songs of Gaelic Scotland (Edinburgh, 2005) pp. 257-260.
Subject
- MacAulay, Margaret, 1821-1881 (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
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