Fragment of a song beginning 'Chithear fiadh a snamh nan speur', c1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/76
Scope and Contents
Fragment of a song beginning 'Chithear fiadh a snamh nan speur, As uisge sleibh a direadh' with an accompanying note which reads 'A girl who hanged herself on being jilted.' The song is composed of eight lines and contains one annotation in a different colour of ink.
Dates
- Creation: c1892
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 39 folios ; 13 x 19.7 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 15r, line 7 to folio 15r, line 16
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
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk