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Orkney Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/8/4
Scope and Contents First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...
Dates: 1881

Story about eating rye and accompanying verse, 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/87
Scope and Contents

Story about a man telling a boy eating rye in a verse beginning 'Nach tu an biastach, Gu ith nar diasan' that it would take out his teeth in a year. The man went with the boy to Orkney but never returned. Text has been scored through.

Dates: 1901