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Cooperage

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

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Vocabulary note and story about the name Fideadh, 18 May 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/103
Scope and Contents

Vocabulary note and story written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula about the name Fideadh that is it used for a 'bad cooper'. MacRury says he remembers a Benbecula man who was given the name Fideadh for that very reason and adds that some say that the surname Fiddes comes from Fideadh. He also states 'In olden times country cooper[s] were numerous but a good tradesman was known as Cuipear - Cooper.'

Dates: 18 May 1895