Inscribing Ethnicity: A Preliminary Analysis of Gaelic Headstone Inscriptions in Eastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton

Focusing on the verbal rather than the visual elements of early and more modern headstones in eastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, this essay will comment on a selection of Gaelic headstone inscriptions, highlighting such elements as word choice (whether secular or religious), cemetery location, tim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laurie Stanley-Blackwell, Michael Linkletter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Genealogy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/2/3/29