Four stories told by four different storytellers living in or near Port Hood.
Item is a monthly periodical published by the Scottish Catholic Society of Canada. It covered Gaelic affairs in Nova Scotia and abroad and included articles on folklore and Scottish history.
Item is a periodical published by the Scottish Catholic Society of Canada. It covered Gaelic affairs in Nova Scotia and abroad and included articles on folklore and Scottish history.
Item is a monthly periodical published by the Scottish Catholic Society of Canada. It covered Gaelic affairs in Nova Scotia and abroad and included articles on folklore and Scottish history.
Fonds consists of subscription lists and correspondence concerning same to the business managers, Rev. Sam Campbell and Rev. J.J. Bryden, 1928-1932. Included are letters from A.J. Mackenzie, Christmas Island, 1933, John A. MacDougall of Glace Bay and Lauchlin MacGillivray, Antigonish. Mosgladh, published in English and Gaelic, was the official organ of the Scottish Catholic Society of the Diocese of Antigonish. This periodical ran from February 1928 to December 1932. The Beaton Institute holds the complete run.
Item is a monthly periodical published by the Scottish Catholic Society of Canada. It covered Gaelic affairs in Nova Scotia and abroad and included articles on folklore and Scottish history.
Item is translation of aplay by Irish playwright John Millington Synge. it is set in the Aran Islands and deals with people's struggle with raging seas.
Item is a reprint of Munro's Gaelic instructional book for beginners. Most of the text contains translations of specific terms. The last seven pages are common phrases. Pronunciation is given in English phonetics.
Item is a three-act comedy that was performed by the Sydney branch of the Scottish Catholic Society at a St. Andrew's concert.
Item is a book for school children about the Vikings.
Item is a musical for children. Songs are written at the end of the text in sol-fa notation.
Item is a collection of fairy tales collected in Scotland.
Item is a children's book.
Item is a collection of stories concerning the supernatural based on the author's own person experiences and stories heard from others.
Fonds consists of a facsimile of the original National Covenant of Scotland, with autographs of the principal leading personages, signed 1638.
Fonds consists of correspondence from Major C.I.N. MacLeod, Gaelic Advisor, Nova Scotia Department of Education, with words of 7 Gaelic songs by Cape Breton composers. They are: "Ged a Sheòl Mi ai M'Aineol", Tha Buaidh air an Uisge Beatha", "Ille Dhuinn Chaidh Tu'm Dhìth","Mo Nighean Donn á Còrnaig", A Mhàiri Dhubh 's a Mhàiri Dhonn", "Mo Rùn a Chunna Mi an Diugh" and "Horo Mo Nighean Donn Bhòidheach".
MacLeod, Major C.I.N.Item is a holiday selection of Gaelic songs, music and stories.
Item is a Gaelic song with pianoforte accompaniment printed for individual sale.
Item is a children's book.
Item is a collection of writings on various land struggles throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Item is a collection of Gaelic songs popularized through their performance at the National Mod in Scotland. The last page is a story concerning the Currie bars on South Uist ("MacMhuirich Staolagaraidh")
Item is a collection of Gaelic songs for solo singing prescribed for performance at the National Mod in Scotland.
Item is a collection of songs prescribed for solo performance at the National Mod in Scotland.
Item is a collection of Gaelic songs for solo singing that were prescribed for singing at the National Mod in Scotland.
Item is a collection of Gaelic songs for solo singing that were prescribed for performance in the National Mod of Scotland.
Item is a collection of songs prescribed for performance as solos a the National mod in Oban, Scotland in 1970
Item is a collection of Gaelic poetry, mostly religious in nature.
Item is a collection of songs arranged for choral singing.
Item is a collection of songs sung by the late singer Christine Shaw.
Item is a collection of songs prescribed to be performed by children during solo singing competitions at the National Mod in Oban.
Item is a collection of Songs including the musical notation.
Item is a photocopy of a song appearing in a newspaper. It praises the work of a Doctor Angus MacLennan who, while serving as an MP (1882-1886), was instrumental in bringing the railway to western Inverness County so that industries could be developed there.
Item is a collection of short stories.
Item is a children's book.
Fonds consists of a collection of sheet music and books donated by Peggy and Dan Currie.
- How To Master The Violin (A Practical Guide) By Pavel L. Bylovetzski - (1917)
- The Universal Favourite Contra Dance Album (Reels, Hornpipes, Jigs, etc.) By Paul De Ville - (1905)
- Community Song Album No.2 By Francis, Day, & Hunter Ltd. - (n.d.)
- National Dance Album By T.S. Gleadhill - (n.d.)
- Allan's Ballroom Companion (For The Violin) By Mozart Allan - (n.d.)
- Craig's String-Band Music By Thomas Craig - (n.d.)
- White's Unique Collection Of Jigs, Reels, etc. (Arr. for Violin with Piano Acc.) By White-Smith Music Pub. Co. a) 1896 & b) 1902
- Dance Music of The North (Violin and Piano) By Alfred Moffat - (1908)
- White's Excelsior Collection of Jigs, Reels, & Hornpipes (For Piano) By White-Smith Pub. Co. - (1907)
- Logan's Collection of Highland Music (Arranged For The Violin) By Patterson's Publications Ltd.
a) Book 1 - (1924)
b) Book 2 - (n.d.)
c) Book 4 - (n.d.)
d) Book 5 - (n.d.) - Beauties of The Ballroom (Arranged For The Violin) By Scott Skinner - (n.d.)
- Kerr's Collection Of Dance Music (For The Violin) By James S. Kerr, Music Publisher - (n.d.)
- The Balmoral Reel Book (Arranged For The Violin) By Bayley & Ferguson - (n.d.)
- The Scottish Violinist By J. Scott Skinner - (n.d.)
- The Cornhuskers Book Of Old Time Fiddlin' Tunes (Series#4) By Harry E. Jarman - (1938)
- Country Dances (Jigs, Reels, & Strathspeys) By Ernest Haywood - (1933)
- Marr & Co.'s Royal Collection Of Airs, Quicksteps, etc. (n.d.)
- Old Fiddlers Collection Of Old Time Dances (and dance calls), Jigs & Reels, Old Time Popular Tunes, etc. (For The Violin) By W.H. Billing Music Co. Ltd. - (1933)
- The Robbins Collection Of 200 Jigs, Reels And Country Dances (For Violin, Piano, Flute, or Mandolin) By Robbins Music Corporation - (1933)
- Lowe's Collection,
a) Book First - (n.d.)
b) Book Fourth - (n.d.)
c) Book Sixth - (n.d.) - Misc. Selection Of Marches, Quicksteps, Laments, Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances [2 Books - a) & b)]
Item is a play about a shoemaker in rural Scotland who loses money when people start ordering cheap shoes from Glasgow. The second part of the book is a dialogue.
Item is a play about a girl who finally gets married after a long betrothal. It explores Highland society and values as well as featuring the réiteach, or Gaelic betrothal custom.
Item is choral arrangement of a popular song for male voices.
Item is a play concerning the wedding of an older woman.
Item is an instructional text for learning Gaelic
Item is an Irish Gaelic primer in Gaelic script.
Item is a collection of ditties intended for use in elementary school.
Item is the story of a fictitious Moidart native, Raonull Bàn's travels through Scotland and Canada following the First World War.
Item is a play including a milling song composed by the author.
This fonds consists of the records of attendance and payment for members of a Gaelic class held through Xavier College's Department of Adult Education.
Item is the first play to be staged at a Royal National Mod. It was performed by the Glasgow Gaelic Choir at the Mod in Stirling in 1909.
It concerns the Gaelic betrothal custom, the réiteach.
Fonds consists of:
The 1920 petition by M.R. MacLeod to allow Gaelic to be taught in public schools.
A letter to the editor of the Casket urging readers to speak Gaelic to their children in the home.
Various writings in Gaelic, including a story attributed to Joe "Eòs a'Ghobha" MacNeil of Christmas Island, a story about a humorous trip for Boisdale to Christmas Island and a congratulatory speech for the 50th anniversary of Johnny A. and Peggy MacKinnon of Rear Iona.
Fonds consists of a Gaelic song (with English translation) composed by Father MacEachen on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of St. Margaret's Parish, Broad Cove.
Item is a play which asserts that Gaels must be more progressive and less focused on nostalgia.
Item is a fairy tale which has been typed out. It is a copy of another version.