Scottish Studies, Volume 32School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, 1993 - National characteristics, Scottish |
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... written sources available for Tiree . They were subject to the limitations common to all historical sources referring to the Highlands ( and indeed frequently also to the Lowlands ) : parish registers of births and marriages extant only ...
... written sources available for Tiree . They were subject to the limitations common to all historical sources referring to the Highlands ( and indeed frequently also to the Lowlands ) : parish registers of births and marriages extant only ...
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... written records provide . Typical of such transmitted lore are the songs and stories about the herding of cattle on the commons , a subject which is little noticed in written sources . In oral sources it is often mentioned , sometimes ...
... written records provide . Typical of such transmitted lore are the songs and stories about the herding of cattle on the commons , a subject which is little noticed in written sources . In oral sources it is often mentioned , sometimes ...
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... written records . A depth of genealogical core of five to seven generations was common in the lore of our informants ; the most that we encountered extended to nine generations . In this latter case it was possible to find historical ...
... written records . A depth of genealogical core of five to seven generations was common in the lore of our informants ; the most that we encountered extended to nine generations . In this latter case it was possible to find historical ...
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Thomson Sheila Margaret Cregeen 19241993 1011 | 10 |
Donald A MacDonald Bleith Sailoiniga The Salonika Milling 3849 | 38 |
Alan Bruford Flitting Peats in North Yell 5069 | 50 |
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