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Booklet containing Gaelic songs, about half of them Ossianic., 1769

 Item
Identifier: Acc.2152/11

Scope and Contents

Small unbound octavo booklet, 18 leaves. In the hand of Rev. Donald MacNcol. Signed on the front page, 'Donald McNicol'. Dated 1769 on folio 2 recto. The first page gives a contents list of titles.

Contains 13 Gaelic songs, 7 of which are Ossianic. Among the non-Ossianic songs is 'Cha b' e tùchan a' chnatain' by Robert Campbell, Forsair Choire an t-Sìth.

The contents are listed in Mackechnie, 'Catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts', vol. 1, page 330.

Dates

  • Creation: 1769

Creator

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Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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