Prògram Choinnich
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Interviewers
Date
28 March 2001
Track ID
28595
Part 1
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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
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Dat
Audio Quality
Good