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Dogs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

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Story about a drowned puppy, 24 June 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/127
Scope and Contents

Story about a drowned puppy collected from John MacAulay from Gearrloch [Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] but living in Edinburgh [Dùn Èideann]. The story tells how boys used to make ceallagan [strings of hooks] for fishermen. One boy drowned a puppy and the next morning a trosg [cod] was caught on his ceallag [string of hooks] and when it was opened up the drowned puppy was found inside it. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 24 June 1887