Background story to the song entitled 'Mo Nighean Donn a Cornaig' and vocabulary note, 1901
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/13
Scope and Contents
Background story to the song entitled 'Mo Nighean Donn a Cornaig' in which a Tiree [Tiriodh] man is courting a girl in Coll but two other suitors kill him and she 'went out with her fathers kins'. The song itself is not given. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 1901
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 122 folios ; 16.5 cm x 21 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 6v, line 7 to folio 6v, line 12
Bibliography
Kennedy-Fraser, Marjory and MacLeod, Kenneth, (eds.), Songs of the Hebrides and Other Celtic Songs from the Highlands of Scotland, London, 1909.
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
Contact:
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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