Story about the killing of the wren after the Battle of the Boyne, 1901
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/36
Scope and Contents
Story about the killing of the wren after the Battle of the Boyne noting that it tapped its beak on the drum of the Protestants, waking them, and that [the wrens] are killed everywhere by Catholics. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 1901
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
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 122 folios ; 16.5 cm x 21 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 14r, line 10 to folio 14r, line 14
Bibliography
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/lm1859/p26.htm
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