Song entitled 'Lorg An Ogain' and accompanying story, c1875
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/74
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Lorg An Ogain' collected from Aonas Mac Aonais [Angus MacInnes], crofter, Smearcleit [Smeircleit/Smercleit, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 13 January 1865, beginning 'Lorg an ogain seach an t-ath, An ceum ro-mhath tha ro-dhian'. The song is composed of thirty-seven lines, two lines of which have been denoted as 'Fonn'. Pencil annotations mark the text into eighteen verses. The accompanying story gives the background to the song in which someone is stealing the Fenians' food while they are out hunting with Fionn and so the dog-handler offers to stay behind one day to find out who the culprit is.
Dates
- c1875
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 161r, line 1 to folio 161v, line 23
Bibliography
Campbell, John Francis, Popular Tales of the West Highlands, vol III (Edinburgh, 1862), pp. 282-287.
Henderson, George, The Norse influence on Celtic Scotland (Glasgow, 1910), pp. 323-326.
Henderson, George, The Norse influence on Celtic Scotland (Glasgow, 1910), pp. 323-326.
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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University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
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