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Scotland

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = Scotland

Found in 169 Collections and/or Records:

Skinning Pigs for Scottish Rolled Bacon, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1554
Scope and Contents

Photograph of men skinning pigs in a packing-house for Scottish rolled bacon in the early/mid 20th century. The image shows the pig carcasses hanging on one side of the room while men skin other carcasses on the floor.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Song entitled 'An Ridire Leoid', nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/28
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'An Ridire Leoid' beginning 'La bha Ridire Leoid, An criochan Lochlann nan ceol caon'. The song is composed of fifty-eight lines, arranged as fifteen verses of four lines each, although the fifth verse has two lines missing. An introductory note reads 'Mar a thainig Leod a Lochlann gu Albain' [How Leod came from Norway/Scandinavia to Scotland].

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

South-west Scotland, c 1914

 sub-sub-series
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/1/12
Scope and Contents

Not catalogued 1991, not included in legacy printed paper catalogue the "Papers of Sir Professor Patrick Geddes" (1998), and not seen during stockcheck 2018

Dates: c 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Scenes of Scotland / Scenes of Scotland: art works

St Andrew's Day address, c1928

 Item
Identifier: BAI 1/4/1/1
Scope and Contents

St Andrew's Day address given by John Baillie, focusing largely on Scottish history and Scots in Canada.

Dates: c1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Lectures and addresses / Mixed lectures and addresses

St Andrew's Day broadcast from St. Columba's Church House, 1943

 Item
Identifier: BAI 1/6/17
Scope and Contents

Broadcast by John Baillie, examining Scotland's influence on the world.

Dates: 1943
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Broadcasts

Stewart, c 1930

 Item — Box Box 8 of 9: Series Coll-1167/B
Identifier: Coll-1167/C/3/15
Scope and Contents

A postcard reflecting R. R. McIan's romantic paintings of Scottish Highland life and the clans, this one showing the Clan Stewart

Dates: c 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Patrick Geddes Collection / Scenes of Scotland / Scottish Highland and Clan Life depicted in postcards

Story about Dearg, 16 January 1866

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW104/8
Scope and Contents Story about Dearg which gives rise to the origin of 'lamh dhearg nan Donllach' [the red hand of the MacDonalds] and the MacDonald's moniker as 'siol Chuinn'. The story tells how Dearg, a Fenian warrior, has two children a strong, handsome son and a beautiful girl. He encounters a young woman and asks her if she will marry his son. She reluctantly agrees but when she sees how big and strong he is and realises that he has still to grow and will become bigger and stronger she is afraid and runs...
Dates: 16 January 1866
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story about Fenians and accompanying notes from the informant about story-telling, 24 April 1866

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW104/28
Scope and Contents Story about Art, a Fenian warrior, collected from Eachann Maciosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], who heard it from Ruari Rua [Roderick MacQuien, catechist] and accompanying notes from the informant about story-telling. Hector begins with the sloinneadh [patronymic] of Caramag mac Art. The story then relates how Art married Nighean Rìgh Lochlann but cheated on her. Rìgh Lochlann was very angry so he banished Art overseas. He went travelling...
Dates: 24 April 1866
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story about MacMhuirich winning a shirt from O' Neil, 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/40
Scope and Contents

Story telling how O' Neil had a 'magnificent shirt' made which he would give to the person who composed the best poem. No one was able to win it from O' Neil until MacMhuirich arrived and he won it by reciting a poem beginning 'Thin[ig] mi a Al[ba] do dh Eir[inn], A dheo[gh] mhic O Nil a chois cliu'.

Dates: 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story about the movement of people between Ireland and Scotland, June 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/62
Scope and Contents Story about the movement of people between Ireland and Scotland, including that the same Gaelic is found in the Glens of Ireland as in Arasaig [Àrasaig/Arisaig, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] from which thirty-three boats travelled. MacAulays from Ìle/Islay left from Trai Ghruinard [] and went to Innis Oin [Inishowen, County Donegal]. The story also mentions 'Colin Mac Dhonacha (Camp[bell] Mòr) of Aoilisteadh [took] 2 boatloads fr[om] sunrise to sundown.' [Aolastradh/Ellister,...
Dates: June 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael