Poem about an over-talkative wife, 1874 and 1891
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/154
Scope and Contents
Poem in Gaelic by John Moireson [John Morison] of Bragar [Eilean Leòdhais /Isle of Lewis] about a woman 'whose tongue was ever on the gas' which begins 'Toiseach tus ann/air an-rath' and an English version which begins 'The first sign of strife-misfortune'. The poem and its translation are each somposed of four lines.
Dates
- Creation: 1874 and 1891
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
English,Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 62 folios ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 45r, line 8 to folio 45r, line 17
Bibliography
Matheson, Rev. William (ed.),An Clarsair Dall (Edinburgh: Scottish Gaelic Texts Society, 1970), p. 210 (anecdote II)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
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