Song entitled 'An Spadairean Bharrach', 10 March 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/23
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'An Spadairean Bharrach' [The Barra Boasting] beginning 'An sgaol liom an gille'. Text has been scored out with a note which reads 'Transcribed Thursday May 6, 1869 A[lexander]. A[rchibald]. C[armichael].' Another verse can be found on folio 28v.
Dates
- Creation: 10 March 1869
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)
Language of Materials
Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 68 folios ; 20.5 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
CW107-121
Physical Location
folio 25v, line 17 to folio 26v, line 9
Bibliography
Campbell, J L and Collinson, F., (eds.)Hebridean Folksongs, (Oxford, 1981) Vol. II, pp. 124–128, 232–237.
Ó Baoill, Colm (ed.) & Bateman, Meg (trans.), Gàir nan Clàrsach: The Harps’ Cry (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 1994), pp. 58–62 &
Ó Baoill, Colm (ed.) & Bateman, Meg (trans.), Gàir nan Clàrsach: The Harps’ Cry (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 1994), pp. 58–62 &
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