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Cattle stealing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW,Use For = Cattle raiding

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Song entitled 'Mac Iain Ghiorr' and accompanying story, 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/76
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mac Iain Ghiorr' beginning 'Te bha blithean ba aig Ru Huisnis', and accompanying story which tells how Mac Iain Ghiorr stole a cow from a woman. Also vocabulary note that 'mothir' [mòthar] means the noise of the sea. The song is composed of seven lines. This text has been scored through perhaps indicating it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1877