Note about the song 'Duan Na Muthairn', c1893
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/4
Scope and Contents
Note about the song 'Duan Na Muthairn' [Rune of the Muthairn], which was collected from Dun[can] MacLel[lan] Don[nachadh] Ban, Carnan, S[outh] U[ist] on 17 January 1874 that Duncan had heard it from an old woman 'who used to frequent his fathers house and who used to repeat long hymns night after night at the fire side.'
Dates
- Creation: c1893
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 32 folios ; 20.2 x 14.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 237v, line 8 to folio 237v, line 13
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, vol. I (Edinburgh, 1900) pp. 28-29
Subject
- MacLellan, Duncan, c1816-1893 (Person)
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