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Peter Gallegan [Peadar Uí Gealacáin]: Manuscript of poetry and song
Fonds — Volume: Gen.43D
Identifier: Coll-1366
Scope and Contents
This is a volume of Gaelic Irish songs and poems, with some translations in English, described by Hon. J. Abercromby as: "Peter Gallegan's sixth volume, being a collection of irish songs and poems ... transcribed from Peter Daly's manuscript, and also from other authors of the Irish language. Commenced on August 10th, 1841". 4 o, 702 pages.
Dates:
1841-1844
R.A.M.C. song, originating in the Edinburgh University R.A.M.C.
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1532
Identifier: Coll-1705
Content Description
Song text on card, entitled "R.A.M.C. Song", and consisting of 5 x verses with chorus. On the rear in ms are the lines:
'here stop and spend a social hour in harmless
mirth and fun, let friendship reign, be
just and kind and evil, speak of none'
Dates:
1914-1945
Records of the Scottish Students' Song Book Committee Ltd.
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-60
Scope and Contents
The archives of the Scottish Students' Song Book Committee at MSS 3172-3185 contain administrative records and miscellaneous items, including the memorandum and articles of the Committee, minute books, ledgers, administrative correspondence, folders of financial records, photographs; art-work for an illustrated edition; and, an engraved copper plate for printing shareholders certificates. The archive also includes printed material, mainly The Scottish Students'...
Dates:
1891-1997
Song collection book entitled "Recueil de chansons choisies depuis 1656 jusques à present 1736"
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-385
Identifier: Coll-2052
Content Description
This is a song book entitled "Recueil de chansons choisies depuis 1656 jusques à present 1736", France, 1736. It contains a collection of selected popular songs covering 80 years of French satire and current affairs. The book features some 135 songs, and there are 73 tunes written with musical notation. The songs are helpfully annotated with names and explanations to margins, and indexed by the names mentioned. When a tune is to be used in another song, the compiler puts in a cross-reference...
Dates:
1736
The Carmichael-Watson Collection
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-97
Scope and Contents
The Carmichael-Watson Collection consists of papers belonging to the Reverend Alexander Cameron of Arran, Alexander Carmichael, civil servant and folklorist, Alexander MacBain of Inverness, and Professor William John Watson and his son James Carmichael Watson, along with books and papers belonging to the Reverend Charles Robertson of Jura, the Reverend Angus MacDonald, the Reverend Archibald MacDonald and the Reverend Father Allan McDonald of Eriskay. These include: invocations...
Dates:
18th century - mid 20th century