Song entitled 'Donl Mhic Iain Ic Sheumas', 8 April 1869 to 6 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/65
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Donl Mhic Iain Ic Sheumas' beginning 'Eir fara la o air farala o', collected from Mairi Nic GilleMhaoil [Mary MacMillan] Lianacui, Iocar [Lionacuidhe and Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. 'Heard this from Mairiread Nic Àigh [Margaret MacKay] Benbecula Gearrabeag [Gearraidh Beag, Beinn na Faoghla]. She was about 60 or 65. She had it best of any in the plac[e].' Text has been scored through and a note on folio 63v reads 'B[ook] 2 p Transcribed May 6 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.
Dates
- Creation: 8 April 1869 to 6 May 1869
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
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 63v, line 1 to folio 65r, line 10
Bibliography
Campbell, J L and Collinson, F, ed Hebridean Folksongs, Vol III (Oxford, 1981).
Sinclair, Archibald An t-Oranaiche (Glasgow, 1879).
Sinclair, Archibald An t-Oranaiche (Glasgow, 1879).
Subject
- MacKay, Margaret (Mairead MacAoidh | Gearraidh Beag | Benbecula) (Person)
- MacMillan, Mary, c1825-1883 (domestic servant | Lionacuidhe | South 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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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk