Note to ask for a man in Gairloch with a 'casga fala', August 1909
Scope and Contents
Note to ask Widow Sandy MacKay [Hectorina MacKay née Beaton], Tighnafiline [Tigh na Faoilinn, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] for a man in Gairloch [Geàrrloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] with a 'casga fala' [charm for stopping bleeding]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: August 1909
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 39 folios ; 20.2 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 18r, line 2 to folio 18r, line 5
Subject
- MacKay, Hectorina, c1823-1915 (Person)
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
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