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Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Archaeological notes about Crois an t-Suidheachain, Leapaidh Chaluim Chille and Taigh Coimhidich/Garradh cail na Guaile, 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/52
Scope and Contents Archaeological notes about Crois an t-Suidheachain, Leapaidh Chaluim Chille and Taigh Coimhidich/Garradh cail na Guaile, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay including dimensions and locations of the stones with a small diagram of the arrangment of the Leapaidh Chaluim Cille. Carmichael also mentions Leaba Treoireidh and Leaba MhicNeil on the side of Beinn ic a Phie [Cnoc Cnoc-a-Phì]. He notes stones that are on the south of the island facing Beàrnaraigh/Berneray adding that 'Along the whole side of this...
Dates: 1867

Archaeological notes on Crois-Ch-Chille [Crois Chaluim Chille] and Tobar C-Chille [Tobar Chaluim Chille], 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/54
Scope and Contents Archaeological notes on Crois-Ch-Chille and Tobar C-Chille [Crois Chaluim Chille/Columba's Cross and Tobar Chaluim Chille/Columba's Well, Beàrnaraigh/Berneray], noting the height of the cross and the position of an altar next to it and a leab-a-chràidh [leabaidh c] composed of two stones one of which was where Calum Cille prayed and the other where he slept. He notes that this was when Calum Cille consecrated the burial place. Tobar Chaluim Chille is described as a font rather than a well as...
Dates: 1867

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Written on the inside front cover is '2/9 1870. Oban' and on the flyleaf is '[deleted: Twas] Friday 2 Sep[tember]. 1870. 12 noon from Ob[an]'. Folios 1-3r and 75r to 117v are blank. The text on folio 3v and 4r and 4v is written updside down and is later text (29 January 1875). The contents are in two distinct sections, the first being material collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore and the second being material collected in South Uist. Much of the...
Dates: 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1864 to

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, noted as being 'Bought at St Columb, Cornwall, 30 Nov[ember] 1864 pr[ice] 2/3'. The back inside cover contains a note probably collected as part of excise duties which reads 'Rod[erick] MacPhie Mast of boat 21.8 [-] 1.2½ [-]'. The notebook contains one insertion. The majority of the notebook contains lore relating to Miùlaigh/Mingulay mostly collected from Roderick MacNeil, crofter, aged 88, known as Ruairidh an Rùma. Roderick MacNeil also...
Dates: 1864 to

Place-name note for Crois-an-t suidheachain and Leapanan Chaluim Chille, 8 August 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/39
Scope and Contents

Place-name note probably collected from Roderick MacNeil, aged 88, crofter, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay for which reads 'Crois-an-t suidheachain. A place the priests had for perform[ing] div[ine] worship. Leapanan Chaluim Chille is close at hand.' Carmichael adds a reminder to 'See cross at Dunganich' [Dùn Gainmhich/Dunganichy Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].

Dates: 8 August 1867

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Tales 3
Biography 2
Cemeteries 2
Crois an t-Suidheachain Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
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Leapanan Chaluim Chille Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Songs 2
South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Vocabulary 2
Wells 2
Achadun Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
Aird Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Allt Aogain Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
Architecture 1
Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Bernera Island Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Castle Coeffin Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Clach na h-Ealaidh Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
Clachan Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Geology 1
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Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Kisimul Castle Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Leaba Mhic Neill Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Leaba Treoiridh Mingulay Scotland Scotland 1
Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
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North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Rocks 1
Sanndraigh Inverness-shire Scotland 1
St Moluag's Cathedral Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
Stilligarry South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Stone fonts 1
Tobar Chaluim Chille Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Tolstadh Bho Thuath Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Tools 1
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Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Voyages and Travel 1
Warriors 1
Women 1
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