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Adv.MS.72.1.50 - Historical miscellany
Description17th century manuscript written by Niall MacMhuirich c.1658. Probably obtained in Uist by James MacPherson. Obituaries of prominent MacDonalds 1405-1509, Genealogical account of MacDonnells of Antrim, notes from the Book of Invasions
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Gaelic manuscripts of Scotland
DescriptionA selection of Gaelic manuscripts from the 14th to 19th centuries. Many composite volumes with several authors and contributors, and subjects including songs, religion, history and mythology. Primarily in vernacular and classical Gaelic, but also Scots and Latin. Highlights include 15 medical manuscripts belonging to the Beaton family of physicians, 16th-century poetry in the Book of the Dean of Lismore, and the genealogies of the '1467 manuscript'.
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