'Manuscript of Gaelic poetry, etc., collected in the Outer Islands by Mr. MacDonald in the summer of 1852. Glasgow 21 April 1852. J.R.M'., 1852, 1854.
Scope and Contents
One or other of the dates in the title is presumably an error. 'J.R.M.' has not been identified, but the material was collected and the manuscript written by the Reverend John Norman MacDonald, Minister of Harris. Notes on folios 6 verso and 50 verso, the latter dated 'Oct. 30th 1854', are signed with his initials. There are also some notes in pencil, in the hand of the Reverend A J Macdonald, Killearnan.
Dates
- Creation: 1852, 1854.
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Extent
75 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Arrangement
i + 74 folios.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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