Note entitled 'Farm Constable', 1883
Scope and Contents
Note entitled 'Farm Constable' detailing the manner in which a man is elected to the position and the responsibilities he holds including that he is elected by the village and 'gives his word of honour that he will be true and honest to the commun[i]t[y]'; he facilitates in disputes over common grazing or common roads; on wet days he orders the herd to take the cattle from the field to the machair; he intervenes in matters relating to land levies and that he was paid in hay and piece of land on the machair. The note contains a four-line verse which has been scored out, beginning 'Athair a Mhic a Sp[ioraid] [Naomh], Bidh an Triein leinn a la[tha] s a dh'oich[e]'.
Dates
- Creation: 1883
Language of Materials
English,Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 1 notebook ; 17.5 x 10.8 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 54r, line 3 to folio 56r, line 19
Bibliography
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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