Note on prac, 1874 and 1891
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/157
Scope and Contents
Note about 'prac' [church teinds] probably given by John Moireson [John Morison] of Bragar [Eilean Leòdhais /Isle of Lewis], which is noted as a rent paid in kind with food. The note states that to get these factors were 'trampling over the poor people with a heart of stone.'
Dates
- Creation: 1874 and 1891
Language of Materials
English,Gaelic
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 46r, line 1 to folio 46r, line 5
Subject
- MacPhail, Malcolm, Rev, 1837-1906 (minister | Kilmartin | Argyllshire) (Person)
- Morison, John, fl1630-1708 (tacksman | Bragar | Isle of Lewis) (Person)
- MacAulay (Isle of Lewis) (Family)
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