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Story entitled 'Damhsa Sith' about a fairy dance, 1891

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/134

Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Damhsa Sith' [Dannsa Sith - Fairy Dance] about a man who spots a dance going on inside a fairy hill and goes in to join them. He dances for a year with a cask on his back when he is spotted by a neighbour passing by, who goes in to tell him he has been there a year but the man thinks he has only been there a short time.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891

Language of Materials

Gaelic,English

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Series: 62 folios ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm

Physical Location

5.07

Physical Location

folio 33r, line 21 to folio 33v, line 19

Bibliography

MacPhail, Malcolm, 'Folkore from the Hebrides, IV', Folklore, vol. 11, no. 4 (1900), pp. 442-443

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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