Song entitled 'Oran Gaoil', 4 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/83
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Oran Gaoil' collected from Ann NicRuiry [Ann MacRury], Malaclett, N[orth] Uist [Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] beginning 'Chai an comun an com, chai an com, eir chul sgaoil an com o cheile'. The song is composed of sixty-five lines which have been numbered as seven verses of about eight lines. the text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 4 July 1870
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 64 folios ; 17 x 20.3 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 56r, line 6 to folio 57v, line 8
Subject
- MacRury, Ann, fl1870 (Anna NicRuaraidh | Malacleit | North Uist | Inverness-shire | Scotland) (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
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