Children
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Notes, story and rhyme relating to burials and archaeological finds on Lismore, September 1870
Papers of William Anderson (1795-1811), c 1805-1811
This subfonds contains:
- Signed diary, 25 January 1809-13 June 1809
- Signed diary, 15 June 1809-19 September 1810
- Signed diary, 23 May 1808-13 February 1811
- Three letters to his aunt, Miss M. Lothian, dated 25 September 1807; 5 August 1809; and 2 October 1809
Pear Blossoms in Mr. T. W. Stirling's Orchard at Kelowna, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of three young girls posing in Mr. T.W. Stirling's orchard at Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada in the early 20th century. By permission of G.H.E. Hudson, Kelowna, British Columbia.
Poem beginning 'Big big bigeachan', June 1887
Children's poem beginning 'Big big bigeachan, Co chreach mo neadachan' meant to imitate birdsong. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Poem beginning 'Is fearr am falt du nam falt donn' and accompanying note, 20 August 1887
Poem beginning 'Is fearr am falt du nam falt donn' collected from Dr Don[ald] [M.] Morrison and accompanying note, which states that the 'carr' referred to in the last part of the poem, 'Chan eil air an fholt rua ach gur fhearr e bhi shuas na charr', is the 'dry broken condition of the heads of children' rather than the 'slime like soap and saltwater' on the child's head when it is born.
Proverb beginning 'Dubh no d' odhar no donn', c1893
Proverb which reads 'Dubh no d' odhar no donn Is geal leis a ghobhar a meann' [Be it black or dun or brown, the goat likes her own kid].
Saying beginning 'Boise boise bitheagan' and accompanying vocabulary note, 1904
Saying beginning 'Boise boise bitheagan, Thug am fithach uaine' and accompanying vocabulary note, which reads 'Rud beag = iasad be[a]g'.
Sermons, 1910-1960
hand and typewritten sermons, some giving date and place of delivery, in loose-leaf and notebook form
Sermons notebooks, c1915-1960
11 numbered notebooks containing sermons by John Baillie and a further single notebook containing sermons specifically for children.
Song beginning 'Cas a mhoga-luirein', c1893
Lullaby beginning 'Cas a mhoga-luirein, A luirein a luirein' known to have been collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire.