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NicDhòmhnaill, Sìleas, nighean Mhic Raghnaill, ca. 1660-ca.1729 (Gaelic poet)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: ca. 1660 - ca. 1729

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Notebook containing poetry of Iain Lom and Sìleas na Ceapaich., ca. 1803.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14879
Scope and Contents A notebook, 21 x 17.2 x 1.4 cm, bound in dark blue, half leather over cloth boards. In the hand of Rev. Dr. Alexander Irvine, apart from the section headings and contents description at the start, which were added by a later family member. The manuscript is undated; the paper is watermarked 1803. It contains, in two sections, poetry of two MacDonald of Keppoch bards: (i) 18 songs ascribed to Iain Lom (ca. 1624-ca. 1707), with the 13th song stated to be by his son; the 8th song is...
Dates: ca. 1803.