Custom regarding the use of sheep bones, 1884
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/262
Scope and Contents
Custom regarding the use of sheep bones stating that they must not be burnt on the fire and that 'Old men in Uist [Uibhist] highly disapprove of this'. Seileann (sheep lice) must not be put in the fire either or 'sealbh chaorach [flock of sheep] w[ou]ld not attend you'.
Dates
- Creation: 1884
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)
Language of Materials
English,Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 1 notebook ; 17.5 x 10.8 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 75v, line 20 to folio 76r, line 15
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, vol i (Edinburgh, 1900) p. 289.
Forbes, Alexander Robert, Gaelic Names of Beasts (Mammalia), Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, etc. (Edinburgh, 1905, p. 215.
Goodrich-Freer, Ada, 'More folklore from the Hebrides', Folklore, 13, (1902), p. 35.
Forbes, Alexander Robert, Gaelic Names of Beasts (Mammalia), Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, etc. (Edinburgh, 1905, p. 215.
Goodrich-Freer, Ada, 'More folklore from the Hebrides', Folklore, 13, (1902), p. 35.
Repository Details
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