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Found in 204 Collections and/or Records:
Poem begining 'Nigheann Righ Eangain A triuir leannan', c1875
Poem begining 'Nigheann Righ Eangain A triuir leannan'. The verse has been written out twice, the second time arranging the text in shorter lines.
Poem beginning 'A bhean bhalbh sin a bhean bhalbh' and accompanying story, c1866
Poem beginning 'A bhean bhalbh sin a bhean bhalbh' and accompanying story collected from Lachlan Donullach [Lachlan MacDonald], Grimisey [Griomsaigh/Grimsay, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. The story is a reworking of 'An t-Og Chraobh' which can be found on folios 1v to 12r (CW104/1).
Postcard to Sophie Weisse from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 31 January 1896
Postcard, 31 January 1896, Surrey, Donald Tovey to Sophie Weisse. News of the Tovey family, and Tovey composing music for his brothers play. Holograph signed.
Quote from Mor Nic Cuinn about comhaltas [fosterage], 8 July 1870
Quote from Mor Nic Cuinn [Marion MacQueen, Tarasaigh/Taransay] which reads, 'Comhaltas gu ceud s caird gu fichead says old Mor when prais[in]g Na daltachan.'
Riddle entitled 'An Te Rinn Diolanas', c1862
Riddle entitled 'An Te Rinn Diolanas' in which the nature of the relationship between a groom and a woman going to his wedding has to be ascertained.
Saying beginning 'Gheobhar fear an coill', c1876
Saying probably collected in Uibhist/Uist beginning 'Gheobhar fear an coill, Gheobhar mac am broinn'. The saying is composed of four lines. The text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.
Song and accompanying story about a woman who goes insane, 1901
Song and accompanying story about a woman who goes insane for seven years after she kills her newborn baby. Before she killed it her husband had cut the head off a sheep in front of her and one of his boys tried to kill the baby. The song begins 'A choillich dhubh a bhrol dherg' and is composed of eight verses of four lines each. At the beginning of the story is written 'Copied' and the text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.