Story about 'Catriona bheag nin a cheannaich' and vocabulary note, October 1873
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW115/34
Scope and Contents
Story about 'Catriona bheag nin a cheannaich' who was 'taken from Mac an Duiluisg Scarp [probably Lag an Uisge, An Scarp/Scarp] to Turkey [on crusade] whereupon her 'crios' was taken from her and became the 'Bratach' [Bratach Sìth]. The vocabulary note is for 'Mutag' which is a 'Skin bag for holding wool'.
Dates
- Creation: October 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: 12 folios ; 17 x 21cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 9v, line 1 to folio 9v, line 6
Bibliography
Dwelly, Edward, The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary (Glasgow, 1901), p. 116.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
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
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