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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: External Id = sh 85048969,Created For = CW

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Poem entitled 'Na Brataichean', March 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/10
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Poem entitled 'Na Brataichean' [The Banners] probably collected from Donald MacPhee, smith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra beginning 'Gad a gheo ri Loch[lannaich] sid, Na bha do mhaoin s do sheisd air Eirin.' The poem is composed of one hundred and eight lines, some of which are written transversely across other text.

Dates: March 1867
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story about 'Catriona bheag nin a cheannaich' and vocabulary note, October 1873

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW115/34
Scope and Contents

Story about 'Catriona bheag nin a cheannaich' who was 'taken from Mac an Duiluisg Scarp [probably Lag an Uisge, An Scarp/Scarp] to Turkey [on crusade] whereupon her 'crios' was taken from her and became the 'Bratach' [Bratach Sìth]. The vocabulary note is for 'Mutag' which is a 'Skin bag for holding wool'.

Dates: October 1873
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael