Letter, dated 'Duirness 21 June 1826', from the Reverend William Findlater to the Reverend Dr Mackintosh Mackay of Laggan (later of Dunoon), at 7 East Register Street, Edinburgh.
The Reverend William Findlater was minister at Duirness from 1812--1865, first as a Church of Scotland minister and later, as a Free Church minister.
The letter, written in English, gives an account of the 'prac' and 'pracadair' and quotes (in Gaelic) a verse from Donald Mackay, 'Ma ruar bean no nan cuig caorach (sic) ...'. There is also another verse in Gaelic, 'Suil is buisean is eanachain ...'.
[Letter, dated 'Duirness 21 June 1826', from the Re…]
This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 247 MS Gen 1090/14/32
- Dates of Creation
- 1800
- Language of Material
- Gaelic
- Physical Description
- Faded parchment-coloured paper, stained and torn.
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