Song entitled 'Laoi na Ceardich', 27 March 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/1
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Laoi na Ceard[a]ich' [Laoidh na Ceàrdaich] collected from Alex[ander] MacNeill, Keantangval [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]. A gap in the manuscript indicates that the beginning of the song has not been recorded with the first lines noted down beginning, 'Cha ruig [ceo] orm eir cheart eigin, Sgod da eid eir a obair'. The song is composed of twenty four lines, many of which are incomplete.
Dates
- Creation: 27 March 1870
Language of Materials
Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 1 volume ; 17 x 20.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 5r, line 1 to folio 5v, line 13
Bibliography
Campbell, John Francis (ed.) Leabhar na Féinne, (Edinburgh, 1872), pp. 65-68.
Gillies, John (ed.) Sean Dain agus Orain Ghaidhealach, (Perth, 1786), pp. 233-36.
Gillies, John (ed.) Sean Dain agus Orain Ghaidhealach, (Perth, 1786), pp. 233-36.
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