Booklet containing Gaelic verse, in the hand of Dugald MacNicol., ca. 1817
Scope and Contents
Booklet in octavo format, not stitched and without binding. 16 leaves, not all cut, the first 4 and the last 2 blank. Paper dated 1817. Probably written by Dugald MacNicol.
With the exception of the last item, the contents are the same as in Acc.2152/34, of which the present manuscript is a neater copy.
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'; a collection of satires of Aonghas nan Aoir, with introductory text in English that explains why Aonghas was never "known to have said good of any person"; a death song ascribed to Iain Mac Gillivray, piper to Glenaladale, beg. ''S bochd n iomagain seo shlat mi'.
Described in Mackechnie, 'Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts' vol. 1, p. 335.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1817
Creator
- MacNicol, Dugald, army officer, son of Rev. Donald MacNicol (Scribe, Person)
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Repository Details
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