Riddle entitled 'An Togsaid', c1862
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/32
Scope and Contents
Riddle entitled 'An Togsaid' [The Hogshead] in which a hogshead of wine is washed ashore and two men, one with a three gallon vessel and the other with a five gallon vessel are to share it out. The riddle is solved by pouring wine between all three vessels.
Dates
- Creation: c1862
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 183 folios ; 20 x 23.8cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 98v, line 16 to folio 99r, line 12
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