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Story about an old seal on Haisgeir [Heisker] and accompanying vocabulary note, c1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/43

Scope and Contents

Story about an old seal on Haisgeir [Theisgeir/Heisker/Monach Isles] collected from Doul Donnullach [Donald MacDonald], tailor, aged 75 years at Cladach-Chircebost, Uist a Chinne Tuath [Cladach Chirceboist/Claddach Kirkibost, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] on 6 July 1866. Donald went hunting on Heisker every year for seven years and his father had been every year for thirty years before that. There was one seal which was seen every yearfor forty years on Staca Mhic Iain Mhaoil and was never caught. The accompanying vocabulary note read ''S e briomal a theirear ri ron firionn agus biast no moineis ri te bhoirionn' [A briomal is a male seal and a biast or moineis is a female seal].

Dates

  • Creation: c1875

Language of Materials

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 107v, line 22 to folio 108r, line 16

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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