Note about the birds 'Clacharan' [stonechat] and 'Gurragag' [crow] and accompanying verse beginning 'Fhuair mi nead a Ghurrag thu', c1893
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/11
Scope and Contents
Note about the birds 'Clacharan' [stonechat] that it is unlucky to see it when it first appears, that the 'Gurragag' is a 'Hoodie [crow]' and an accompanying verse beginning 'Fhuair mi nead a Ghurrag thu, Ann an cuil na moine'.
Dates
- Creation: c1893
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
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 248v, line 14 to folio 249r, line 3
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