Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille)
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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
Song entitled 'Eala Bhan Na h-Eireann', accompanying translation and charm, nd
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/5
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Eala Bhan Na h-Eireann' beginning 'Latha chaidh Calumcille mach, Anns a mhaduinn mhoich' and accompanying translation. The song is composed of thirty lines, arranged as five verses of six lines each. After the translation, which is given in prose format, is a charm which reasd 'The mild eye of C[hrist] be on thy hurt, The charm of love to make thee whole'.
Dates:
nd
Story about Calum Cille [St Columba] and his travels around the islands of Scotland and Blàr na Cuigeal, September 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/131
Scope and Contents
Story about Calum Cille [St Columba] and his travels around the islands of Scotland probably collected from James Campbell, fisherman, Ceanntangabhal/Kentangval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra. The story notes that the castle on Loch Tangasdail was built by St Clair [Dùn Mhic Leòid, Loch Tangasdale, Barraigh/Isle of Barra], that St Clair married a woman from Kintail [Ceann Tàile, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] and that he had eight hundred men who fought for him, although none of the men were from...
Dates:
September 1872
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- Anatomy 1
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- Ballymeanach Islay Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biological rhythms 1
- Birds 1
- Birds of prey 1
- Birdsongs 1
- Carrickfergus County Antrim Northern Ireland 1
- Cats 1
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- Cill Choinnich Tiree Argyllshire Scotland 1
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- Gairloch (parish) Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Healing 1
- Hunting 1
- Insects 1
- Iona Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Islay Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kilchiaran Islay Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Kintail Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Kintyre Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Language 1
- Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Loch Tangasdail Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Pabbay Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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