Note entitled 'Maighdean Bhuana', 1884
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/206
Scope and Contents
Note entitled 'Maighdean Bhuana' [the name given to the last handful of corn cut] that it would be dressed up and a piece would be given to the horses on the first day of ploughing. Notes the 'greim cu'aig' [greim cubhaige, a piece of food taken so that the cuckoo would not be heard on an empty stomach] which was eaten before going out in the morning. Also notes another ritual involving sickles.
Dates
- Creation: 1884
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
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 59v, line 1 to folio 59v, line 13
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, vol. i (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 247
Frazer, Sir James George, 'Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild', The Golden Bough, part V, vol. 1 (London, 1912), pp.131-170
MacLean, Calum, 'The Last Sheaf' Scottish Studies, vol. 8, (Edinburgh, 1964), pp.193-207
Frazer, Sir James George, 'Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild', The Golden Bough, part V, vol. 1 (London, 1912), pp.131-170
MacLean, Calum, 'The Last Sheaf' Scottish Studies, vol. 8, (Edinburgh, 1964), pp.193-207
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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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
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+44(0)131 650 8379
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