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Women

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

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Written on the inside front cover is '2/9 1870. Oban' and on the flyleaf is '[deleted: Twas] Friday 2 Sep[tember]. 1870. 12 noon from Ob[an]'. Folios 1-3r and 75r to 117v are blank. The text on folio 3v and 4r and 4v is written updside down and is later text (29 January 1875). The contents are in two distinct sections, the first being material collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore and the second being material collected in South Uist. Much of the...
Dates: 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

Song entitled 'Cailleachann Fhinn' and accompanying note, 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/13
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Cailleachann Fhinn' beginning 'Cha 'n i chailleach sin (1) na chailleach sin (2)' collected from Catrina Nic an Toisich [Catherine MacIntosh] bocag [pauper], Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas] on 20 May 1875, and accompanying note which states that the song is about Fionn's twelve women and each one has a verse. Carmichael also states that 'The meaning of this is not very clear and I omitted to get explanations'. There are a few subtle...
Dates: 1883