Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist
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Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist is an influential ethnographic collection preserving the traditional Gaelic songs, stories, and cultural life of the South Uist community in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist Context triple: [Margaret Fay Shaw, notableWork, Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist]
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A.
Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland
Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland is a 19th-century collection of folklore, history, and descriptive sketches of northern Scotland written by geologist and author Hugh Miller.
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The Scots Musical Museum
The Scots Musical Museum is a landmark late-18th-century collection of traditional Scottish songs and music, famed for including many lyrics contributed and adapted by poet Robert Burns.
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C.
Manx mythology
Manx mythology is the body of traditional myths, legends, and folklore from the Isle of Man, featuring distinctive Celtic and Norse influences.
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D.
Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal
Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal refers to the Highland Clearances, the 18th- and 19th-century forced evictions of Scottish Gaelic communities that radically transformed the Highlands’ population and culture.
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E.
The Names Upon the Harp: Irish Myth and Legend
The Names Upon the Harp: Irish Myth and Legend is a retelling of traditional Irish myths and legends for modern readers, written by Irish author Marie Heaney.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist Target entity description: Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist is an influential ethnographic collection preserving the traditional Gaelic songs, stories, and cultural life of the South Uist community in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
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A.
Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland
Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland is a 19th-century collection of folklore, history, and descriptive sketches of northern Scotland written by geologist and author Hugh Miller.
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B.
The Scots Musical Museum
The Scots Musical Museum is a landmark late-18th-century collection of traditional Scottish songs and music, famed for including many lyrics contributed and adapted by poet Robert Burns.
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C.
Manx mythology
Manx mythology is the body of traditional myths, legends, and folklore from the Isle of Man, featuring distinctive Celtic and Norse influences.
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D.
Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal
Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal refers to the Highland Clearances, the 18th- and 19th-century forced evictions of Scottish Gaelic communities that radically transformed the Highlands’ population and culture.
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E.
The Names Upon the Harp: Irish Myth and Legend
The Names Upon the Harp: Irish Myth and Legend is a retelling of traditional Irish myths and legends for modern readers, written by Irish author Marie Heaney.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic collection ⓘ folklore collection ⓘ |
| aim |
documentation of folklore
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preservation of traditional Gaelic songs ⓘ recording of cultural life in South Uist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Outer Hebrides
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Gaelic community ⓘ South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Outer Hebrides island culture
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Scottish Gaelic tradition ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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ethnomusicology ⓘ folkloristics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
South Uist community life
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cultural practices ⓘ local legends ⓘ traditional Gaelic songs ⓘ traditional narratives ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnography
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folklore studies ⓘ musicology ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cultural descriptions
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folklore narratives ⓘ folksong texts ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ethnographic commentary
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narrative texts ⓘ song transcriptions ⓘ |
| importance |
key documentation of Hebridean Gaelic culture
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major source on South Uist oral tradition ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| placeOfFocus | South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Gaelic culture
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Gaelic folksongs ⓘ customs and beliefs ⓘ folklore ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | traditional rural South Uist society ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Celtic studies
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Gaelic language studies ⓘ ethnomusicology research ⓘ folklore research ⓘ |
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