Song beginning 'Chuirinn na Fir air fairle dhut', c1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/101
Scope and Contents
Song beginning 'Chuirinn na Fir air fairle dhut, S aisir/Air aisig Inis Fhail.' The song is composed of ten lines arranged in five couplets. The accompanying notes states 'A daughter of Maclean of Coll composed a beautiful song on this air to a young man of Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla].' The text has been scored through in pencil and bears some pencil annotations.
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 18v, line 1 to folio 18v, line 16
Subject
- Maclean (of Coll) (Family)
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:
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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