Note about brogan or shoes in relation to servants, c1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/110
Scope and Contents
Note about brogan or shoes stating that paidhir bhrog [paidhir bhròg] was a common item used in engaging servants and were 'part of the ways of the servant'. Carmichael refers to Buchan's [Buchanan's] 'Travels in the Western Isles' (see bibliography).
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 20r, line 9 to folio 20r, line 14
Bibliography
Buchanan, J. L.,Travels in the Western Hebrides: from 1782 to 1790 (London, 1793), p. 99
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
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk