MacDonald (of Clanranald)

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Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1874, 1877 and 1891

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108

Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing songs, poems, tales, names, vocabulary and expressions collected in the Outer Hebrides [Na h-Eileanan an Iar]. The first part of the volume contains transcriptions taken as Carmichael listened to informants in 1877 while the second part appears to be copies of previous transcriptions of material collected by Carmichael and Rev Malcolm MacPhail in 1874 and written into the notebook in 1891. Amongst the material is a version of the lament...

Dates: 1874, 1877 and 1891

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7

Scope and Contents Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing mainly Fenian songs and cattle charms. Most of the charms relate to cattle and working in the dairy and so are recited for the protection and healing of cattle, although there are some charms for protecting and healing people as well. A number of the charms include the use of medicinal plants, for which there is additional vocabulary. Carmichael also includes charms and customs for predicting marriage partners. Almost all of...

Dates: 1865-1886

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

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MacDonald (of Clanranald)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1874, 1877 and 1891

Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886

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