Charm beginning 'Paid[ear] Nomh aon' and accompanying note, 6 September 1909
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/86
Scope and Contents
Charm beginning 'Paid[ear] Nomh aon' and accompanying note collected from William Dingwall, crofter, Strath [Srath, Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty]. The note states that the reciter keeps the thread in his mouth and he does not put knots in the thread as he does not believe in them adding 'He never did this to a brute beast - only to human beings'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- 6 September 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 20r, line 9 to folio 20v, line 12
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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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk