Story about the sea at Kirkibost and Baleshear, November 1873
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/4
Scope and Contents
Story about the sea at Kirkibost and Baleshear [Eilean Chirceboist/Kirkibost Island, Baile Sear/Baleshare, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] that there used to be a series of lakes there until the sea broke the divide and that houses were seen under the sea on the south side of Kirkibost.
Dates
- Creation: November 1873
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: 93 folios ; 20.5 x 13.2 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 3r, line 13 to folio 3r, line 17
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