Vocabulary note for 'An carrs = Buttercup' and accompanying quote, 1894
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/133
Scope and Contents
Vocabulary note and accompanying quote which reads 'An carrs = Buttercup. Used for at buinn instead of poultice. Tha an carrs faisg air a ghobhas ga/chon a comhnadh said the fairy.' The text has been scored through in pencil and in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 1894
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 22v, line 17 to folio 23r, line 1
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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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk