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Found in 156 Collections and/or Records:
Poem entitled 'Clann An Lir' and accompanying story, 4 April 1872
Poem entitled 'Clann An Lir' [Children of Lir] collected from Hector Maciosaig, Eachann mac Ruarai [Hector MacIsaac], Ceannlangabhat, Iocar, South Uist [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas] and accompanying story which explains that the verse was said to the gravedigger when he was digging the grave of the Children of Lir in Larne, Ireland and explains the enchantment under which the children were put. Additions have been made to the text in pencil and ink.
Press cuttings, 1914
Cuttings from various newspapers concerning Peter Baillie's accidental death in India.
Printed articles, 1914
Articles in newsletters and similar about Peter Baillie, his missionary work in India and his accidental death there.
Proverb about death, 7 April 1869
Proverb about death beginning 'Nead eir Bhr'it ugh eir innid'. Text has been scored through as if to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.
Proverb beginning 'Tha leigheas air gach cas', 1894
Proverb beginning 'Tha leigheas air gach cas, Ach air a bhas ni bheil' with accompanying English translation. The text is written in ink and has been scored through in ink.
Proverb beginning 'Tha leigheas an gach cas', 1894
Proverb which reads 'Tha leigheas an gach cas, Ach cha nil/ni bheil leigheas air a bhas'. The text has been scored through in pencil.
Proverb which reads 'La Domhnach Casg, La bas nan uibhean'., 1894
Proverb which reads 'La Domhnach Casg, La bas nan uibhean'.
Quotation from a Highlander after he killed a red-coat soldier, c1870
Quotation from a Highlander after he killed a red-coat soldier, which reads ' 'S e Dia duileach a rinn e, fear na h-aibeide big a mharbhadh agus fear a chota ghlais gun aon dad air.'
Racehorse Falls Dead After Passing Post, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the racehorse, Cylette, lying in the grass with a group of men and policemen standing behind after it fell down dead once finishing the Nimble Plate race at Windsor in 1919. The photograph on the right is of the horse's owner, Madame Varipati.
Scotsgay Issue 43, Dec 2001
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.