Material concerning a corn-mill of Norse type at Loch Ordais, South Bragar, Lewis, the outcome of a project by the pupils of Leurbost J S School., 1968.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Newspaper cutting describing the project (folio 4);
(ii) Diagrams of mill with Gaelic terms (folio 5);
(iii) Malcolm Mackay (Calum Ruairidh), Bragar. “‘Se fath mo mhulad mar chaidh a’ mhuilinn”, 9 quatrains (folio 7);
(iv) “Muileann na Criadha aig iochdair an òis”, 8 quatrains (folio 8);
(v) “A’ mhuileann a dh’fhàgadh ‘na tàmh bho chionn fhada”, 8 quatrains (folio 9);
(vi) Description of mill (English and Gaelic) (folio 10);
(vii) “Balach og is e ri fas”, 1 quatrain (folio 11).
Dates
- Creation: 1968.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
8 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
8 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated, 1968, by the headmaster, John M MacMillan, M.A.
Repository Details
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