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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

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

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1864 to

Series

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

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

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

Series

Identifier: Coll-97/CW120

Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing material collected mostly in An Apainn/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. A large proportion of the stories and biographical information about Appin was collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, who was known as Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair. Amongst the material collected from Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair are proverbs, sayings, customs, stories about local figures and families and historic anecdotes. The other main...

Dates: 1883 to 1887

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

Prayer to Calum Cille [St Columba], August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/117

Scope and Contents

Prayer to Calum Cille [St Columba] beginning 'A Chal[uim] chille chaird chaoimh', with an accompanying note that 'Trithean' is in Skye [An t-Eilean Sgitheanach].

Dates: August 1883

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

Story about churches built by Calum Cille [St Columba], 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/48

Scope and Contents Story about churches built by Calum Cille [St Columba] that when he first arrived in Scotland he built a church in Uist [Uibhist] but he could still see Ireland from there so he pulled it down. He then went to the Isle of Skye [An t-Eilean Sgitheanach] and built a church there but could not see Ireland from it. It was the same in Aoi [Ì Chaluim Chille/Iona, Earra Ghàidheal, Argyllshire], which were the only two places from which he coudl not see Ireland. Text has been scored out as if...

Dates: 1901

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

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

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Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1887

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1864 to

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

Prayer to Calum Cille [St Columba], August 1883

Story about churches built by Calum Cille [St Columba], 1901

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