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List of Goidelic language dictionaries, titled 'G: Dict:', Late 19th or early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/5/10
Scope and Contents One side of a page with a list of Goidelic idctionaries. The list is divided into three sections: Irish (labelled 'I. G.'), Scottish Gaelic (labelled 'S. G.'), and Manx. Dictionaries are listed in each section in chronological order of publication.For the list of Irish dictionaries, the earliest listed is O' Clery from 1643, and the latest is O' Reilly in 1817.The earliest listed Scottish Gaelic dictionary is AMD in 1741, and the latest is EMD in...
Dates: Late 19th or early 20th century

List of persons and institutions [in receipt of Scottish Gaelic manuscripts catalogue], Late 19th or early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/5/19
Scope and Contents

This is a list of persons and institutions to which copies of the catalogue of Scottish Gaelic manuscripts were to be sent from the University of Edinburgh. The list contains some very prestigious persons and institutions, including the Marquis of Bute, the British Museum, the Bodleian Library, and the University of Cambridge.

Dates: Late 19th or early 20th century

Preparation for Reid's 'Bibliotheca Scoto-Celtica', 1783-1865

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Identifier: Coll-98/5/16
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These appear to be sheets sent to contributors to Reid's Biblotheca Scoto-Celtica in order to compile information about the books in contributors' possession. The 'Bibliotheca Scoto-Celtica' was published in Edinburgh in 1915.

Dates: 1783-1865

Vocabulary list (no title), Late 19th or early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/5/13
Scope and Contents A list of words, which may have been used to compile notes on Gaelic manuscripts, or was in preparation for a dictionary. Unlike the other vocabulary lists, there appears to be no English, and no explanations. It is merely a word-to-word dictionary, with modern Scottish Gaelic words spelled according to the conventions of the time*. The word list should be treated with some caution because the modern Scottish Gaelic words may not have the exact same meaning as the Old or Middle Gaelic...
Dates: Late 19th or early 20th century

Vocabulary list (no title), Late 19th or early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/5/14
Scope and Contents A list of words, which may have been used to compile notes on Gaelic manuscripts, or was in preparation for a dictionary, with modern Scottish Gaelic words spelled according to the conventions of the time*.The word list starts at A: "aicside". The contemporary Scottish Gaelic word listed is difficult to decipher, and there is no English note.The word list ends at U: "uáth", which is listed as meaning "úir" (today as ...
Dates: Late 19th or early 20th century

Vocabulary list titled 'Coir anan san'. Copy 2, Late 19th or early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/5/12
Scope and Contents A list of words, which may have been used to compile notes on Gaelic manuscripts, or was in preparation for a dictionary. As well as translations and explanations in English for most listed words*, there is a note of which manuscript and on which page of the manuscript the word can be found.The word list starts at A: "annoid". There is no translation given for this word, but it is probably cognate with modern Scottish Gaelic word annaid,...
Dates: Late 19th or early 20th century