MacDonald (of Clanranald)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1887
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael probably while he lived at 31, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, as this address is written in ink on the first folio. Written on the inside front cover but heavily scored is text which reads 'Mrs Malcolm MacLeod, [- Islay], widow of Mal[colm] MacLeod [Loch-]. The majority of the notebook contains material collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/ Islay relating folklore and natural history about the birds, fish, shellfish and animals found in and...
Dates:
1887
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing primarily songs and stories collected in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, Barraigh/Barra, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis. The main informants are Roderick MacNeil or Ruairidh an Rùma from Mingulay and Penelope MacLellan of Ormacleit/Ormaclete. The bulk of the material from MacNeil relates to the southernmost islands of the Hebrides and covers topics such as bird-fowling, the island way of life, place-names,...
Dates:
c1868 to 16 June 1876
Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886
Series
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
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- Birds 2
- Fishing 2
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Marriage 2
- Placenames 2
- Poems 2
- Protection 2
- Sayings 2
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Voyages and Travel 2
- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Anatomy 1
- Archaeology 1
- Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Ballymeanach Islay Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biography 1
- Biological rhythms 1
- Birds of prey 1
- Birdsongs 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cats 1
- Cattle 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Charms 1
- Church Buildings 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Dance 1
- Death 1
- Drowning 1
- Edinburgh -- Scotland 1
- Eels 1
- Fairies 1
- Family 1
- Family History 1
- Fenian cycle 1
- Fish 1
- Food 1
- Gairloch (parish) Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Geography 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Healing 1
- Hunting 1
- Insects 1
- Ireland 1
- Islay Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Kilchiaran Islay Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Kintyre Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Laments 1
- Landowners 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Love 1
- Lullabies 1
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Portnahaven Islay Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Proverbs 1
- Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Saints 1
- Sea birds 1
- Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
- Shellfish 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- St Kilda Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Warriors 1
- Waulking songs 1
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