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Prògram Choinnich

Date 28 March 2001
Track ID 28595
Part 1

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Program Choinnich 28.03.2001

Summary

New book about the 'Murthly Hours'.

With a new book being published about the prayer book, the 'Murthly Hours', Tony Dilworth explains how valuable this book is in terms of religious belief, calligraphy and the Gaelic language. The Gaelic writing it contains is said to be the second oldest example of written Gaelic in Scotland. The book is kept in the National Library of Scotland and is worth half a million pounds.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good