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

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

Series

Identifier: Coll-97/CW111

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Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Of the ninety-three folios in the notebook, only twenty-two have been used.

Dates: 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

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

Note on Achlasan C[haluim]-Chille, 28 October 1872

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/101

Scope and Contents Note on Achlasan C[haluim]-Chille [St John's Wort/St Columba's Plant] probably collected from Archibald Currie, aged forty-six, shoemaker, Iocar [Ìochdar], Uibhist a Deas/South Uist describing how it is [collected] 'gun sire[adh] gun iar[raidh]' and 'is scraped ag[ainst] its bark and a crosgag (a ring) is made and placed in the bottom of the milk [boyne].' The note also describes the 'cneapag' which is made before the crosgag is made. Calum Cille [St Columba] is described as 'the best herd...

Dates: 28 October 1872

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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Subject: Cattle X
Subject: South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland X

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

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

Note on Achlasan C[haluim]-Chille, 28 October 1872

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