Story about how news of the Battle of Omdurman and Second Battle of Cawnpore was disseminated, September 1909
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/108
Scope and Contents
Story about how news of the Battle of Omdurman and Second Battle of Cawnpore, India, was disseminated collected from Mr Urquhart of Faithir Mhor Gearrloch [Am Faithir Mòr/Firemore, Geàrr Loch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty]. He states that the Battle of Omdurman, Sudan, was heard about in Cairo, Egypt 'before it was known by the telegraph fifteen miles away'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 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 26v, line 9 to folio 26v, line 21
Subject
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