Cyril, Saint (Curalan)

Person

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Note about where St Cyril lived, 1884

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/257

Scope and Contents

Note about where Saint Cyril [Curalan] lived, which is reputed to have been at Leitir Ru-altain [Letterwalton, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Also notes that Ciorstan Mòr Na Creaige [Creag] had a habit of saying 'Och C[huralainn] tonn aigh[earrach] ort'.

Dates: 1884

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

Story about Curalainn [Curalan/St Cyril] answering a prayer, 1884

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/255

Scope and Contents

Story about Curalainn [Curalan/St Cyril] answering a prayer, in which Ciorstan Mòr from Creag [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] invoked Curalan with the prayer 'O chaomh Chu[ralainn] [tonn] aighearrach ort' to deal with youths who had defiled images of saints.