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Story about a water-horse, 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/58

Scope and Contents

Story about a water-horse, in which a young woman on her way between Beinn Mhòr and Loch Coire Mhic Iain to feed cattle from near Ormacleit [Ormaclete] or Staonabrig [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge] [all Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] enounters a handsome young man. He asks her to stroke his hair, she does so and he falls asleep on her coat. She finds seaweed in his hair, realises he's a water-horse and escapes by cutting the coat from around his head and running away home. She gets such a fright that she does not leave her house for three years. The first time she leaves the house after that she encounters the young man, her heart bursts out of her and she dies. When the water-horse awakes, his mane is lying on the ground. Text has been scored through as if to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates

  • Creation: 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 60v, line 1 to folio 61r, line 12

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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