Booklet containing Gaelic verse, in the hand of Dugald MacNicol., ca. 1811
Scope and Contents
Small quarto booklet, unstitched and without binding. 4 leaves. Paper dated 1811. In the hand of Dugald MacNicol.
The contents of the manuscript are the same as Acc.2152/33, which is a tidier copy written by the same scribe in ca. 1817. Contains 4 lines headed "By the Earl of Mar the night he was at Obirin's house"; verses headed "Aultich an t'snaosain", beginning 'Failt ort fein a Bhogais'; and a collection of satires of Aonghas nan Aoir, with introductory text in English.
Described in Mackechnie, 'Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts' vol. 1, pages 335-336, Acc.2152/34.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1811
Creator
- MacNicol, Dugald, 1791-1844 (Gaelic poet and song collector) (Scribe, Person)
- Ó Dálaigh, Aonghas, satirical poet, d. 1617 (Aonghas nan Aoir) (Person)
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Repository Details
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