| Description |
xi, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
Poetry -- Introduction to folklore -- Bairn's rhymes -- Rhymes and saws on places -- Rhymes about the weather -- The low road -- Two tales: The king O' the cats -- The story of Heather Ale -- Thomas the rhymer -- The waiting warriors -- Language -- Names-anglicized forms into Gaelic -- Days and months in Gaelic -- Clans -- Clan slogans -- Appellations to clans, families and towns -- Clan badges -- Dyes -- Place names -- Battles fought on Scottish soil -- Land and water -- The Burghs -- Ross and Cromarty -- Stewartry -- Weather -- Law -- Money and measures -- Proverbs -- Toasts -- Meat and drink -- Festivals and quarter days -- A calendar for any year -- Fragments -- Prose extracts and letters -- Glossary -- Index of authors -- Index of first lines -- General index -- Maps -- Shields. |
| Subject |
Folklore -- Scotland.
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Clans -- Scotland -- Folklore.
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Scotland -- Social life and customs.
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| Added Author |
Douglas, Ronald MacDonald.
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| ISBN |
0517366037: $3.98 |
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