Photostats of a manuscript, undated, containing Gaelic poetry in the hand of William MacMurchy found at Inverneill House in 1949 by Colonel Duncan Campbell of Inverneill.
Item
Identifier: MS.14951
Scope and Contents
The manuscript consists of versions of four poems which also appear in Adv.MS.73.2.2.
The contents are as follows.
(i) ‘Tuirseach andiu crioch Gaoidhioll’, 152 lines (page 1);
(ii) ‘Do bheath Ghiolleasbuig gad dhuthchus’, 32 lines (page 5);
(iii) “Ghillasbuig mo bheannachd re m’bheo”, 7 stanzas (page 6);
(iv) “‘Ghillasbuig mo mholachd rem’ bheo”, 8½ stanzas (page 7).
Dates
- Creation: 18th century.
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
4 Leaves
Arrangement
8 pages.
Custodial History
Formerly acc.1994.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1949, by Dr J L Campbell of Canna, Colonel Duncan Campbell of Inverneill’s son.
Bibliography
The manuscript has been previously catalogued in: John Mackechnie, ‘Catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts in selected libraries in Great Britain and Ireland’ (Boston, 1973), page 324.
Physical Description
4 Leaves Folio.
Dimensions
Folio.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts MS.14951.
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard For Archival Description General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk