Work song entitled 'Beil a Chailleach Bhra', 7 April 1869 to 30 September 1875
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/44
Scope and Contents
Work song entitled 'Beil a Chailleach Bhra' [or Òran na Bràth], beginning 'Beil a chaoil[leach] a bhrath'. The text has been scored through and a note reads 'Transcribed into Book No III page 53 30 Sept[ember] 1875 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.
Dates
- Creation: 7 April 1869 to 30 September 1875
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 43v, line 5 to folio 43v, line 19
Bibliography
A version of this song appears on Aig Cridhe Ar Ciùil: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/tbh/aigcridhearciuil/facail/obair/page07.shtml
Macdonald, Rev A. and MacDonald Rev A., (eds.),The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry (Inverness, 1911) p. 334.
Macdonald, Rev A. and MacDonald Rev A., (eds.),The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry (Inverness, 1911) p. 334.
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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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk