Note that it was 'Cailleach Lochlanach' who burned the woods on Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis, 8 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/13
Scope and Contents
Note which reads 'Tis that that it was one Cailleach Lochlanach [old Viking woman] who fried all the woods of Lews' Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis.
Dates
- Creation: 8 July 1870
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 64 folios ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 4v, line 5 to folio 4v, line 7
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