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Issue 2291: MacLeod of Dunvegan

Object
MacLeod of Dunvegan (Dance)
Submitter
Stephen Webb (SJW)
Assigned to
Murrough Landon
Priority
Normal
Disposition
Fixed
Description
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
Also known as Dunvegan Castle
Figure 3 was also called The Castle Walls
Published in 1956
Also add under ..... Flora McLeod of McLeod
On the island of Skye, Dunvegan Castle is the ancestral home of the McLeods.
The dance dates back to the 16th century and represents the formation of the Castle.
Collected from Allan McDonald of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Many thanks

Previous Actions

  • Date  Feb. 21, 2021, 4:28 p.m.
  • User  Stephen Webb (SJW)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
New issue submitted
  • Date  Feb. 21, 2021, 7:44 p.m.
  • User  Murrough Landon (murrough)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
_Assigned_ changed to »murrough« (previously »None«)  
_Disposition_ changed to »Being handled« (previously »New«)  

I added Dunvegan Castle as an alias. I also added the various details in what seemed appropriate places in the extra info.

I set the date to 1956 - though if the dance is 16th century I wonder if that makes more sense as the date of one of the MacNab books rather than the dance itself?
  • Date  Feb. 23, 2021, 12:12 a.m.
  • User  Anselm Lingnau (anselm)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
Personally I would be _very_ suspicious of any claims that this dance is actually from the 16th century. We don't know a whole lot about dancing in Scotland in the 16th century (certainly not about dancing in a place as remote as Dunvegan on Skye) but what we do know is that the Scots really enjoyed dances that went reel-set-reel-set-reel-set-reel-… I don't believe there's a whole lot of evidence for dances as elaborate as this from that period. There may be wishful thinking involved.

I've weakened the language in the “Extra Info” somewhat to reflect this, until someone can point to a credible source that backs this up (and isn't Mary Isdal MacNab).
  • Date  Jan. 27, 2023, 11:13 a.m.
  • User  Viktor Lehmann (tone2tone)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
_Disposition_ changed to »Fixed« (previously »Being handled«)  

Seems that everything we can do or discuss is done. Will close the issue.