Story about Calum Cille's holiness being proved by his mother's illness, 1901
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/47
Scope and Contents
Story about Calum Cille's [St Columba] holiness being proved by his mother's illness. A servant had said to Calum Cille's mother that Calum Cille was not as holy as he pretended. His mother went to bed ill and he told her she would be better and she was thus proving his holiness. Text has been scored out 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 16v, line 1 to folio 16v, line 15
Subject
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