Miscellaneous documents apparently from the library of the Reverend A J Macdonald, Minister of Killearnan., 17th century-early 20th century.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Gaelic texts of a tale and two songs (folio 1);
(ii) Letters, notes, and texts of Gaelic poems from the Lochaber area, sent by the Reverend John Walker Macintyre, Minister of Kilmonivaig, to the Reverend A J Macdonald in 1911 (folio 6);
(iii) Copies, made in 1897, of seventeenth-century papers belonging to the Earls of Antrim (folio 29);
(iv) A letter and two documents relating to the Macdonalds of Sleat, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (folio 48);
(v) Eighteenth-century collection of songs and verses, Scottish, English, and Irish (folio 53);
(vi) 'Arg-les Levie or Duke Daniel - A new ballad by Colon[le] Charters’, eighteenth century (folio 68);
(vii) Fragment of text in the hand of the Reverend A J Macdonald (folio 72).
Dates
- Creation: 17th century-early 20th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
74 Leaves ; Various sizes.
Arrangement
i + 73 folios.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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