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Chrosda, Colla ([Guala] | seer | Bonawe | Argyllshire)

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The marjority of the notebook relates to material collected in Earra GhĂ idheal/Argyllshire but there are a number of loose leaves at the end which contain an account of a journey from Uibhist/Uist through An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, during which time his wife, Mary is in Edinburgh and is pregnant. There are eight blank folios at the end of the notebook. Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan...
Dates: c1872-1893

Note of a prophecy about a bridge, 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/33
Scope and Contents

Note of a prophecy about a bridge, probably by Guala Chrosda, which reads 'Theid drocha[id] an Atha s cha bu droch[aid] an Atha - bridge fell & a tailor just got over [bridge]'.

Dates: 1892

Note of a prophecy about Loch Nell Castle, 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/32
Scope and Contents

Note of a prophecy about Loch Nell Castle [Earra GhĂ idheal/Argyllshire], probably by Guala Crosda, which reads 'Caile Phabsach dhubh w[ou]ld put it on fire' L[och] Nell Castle.

Dates: 1892

Prophecy relating to a polished stone, October 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/60
Scope and Contents

Prophecy relating to a polished stone made by Guala Chrosda [Colla Chrosda]. The stone is described as being '9 x 1 1/2 [inches] deep' and polished on both sides and the prophecy is that 'No one will get the ulla till nighean dugh a Chlann ic niamhain'.

Dates: October 1892

Prophecy verse beginning 'Biodh na h-eich mhaide', 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/30
Scope and Contents

Prophecy verse by Guala Crosda beginning 'Biodh na h-eich mhaide, Len sriannan cainbe tin is taighe' with a note explaining that the prophecy related to 'Na Sasanaich' [the English] and 'na h-eich mhaide' being 'vessels'. Also notes that Guala Crosda would speak to himself but people would listen to him. Some of the pencil marks in this item are very faint.

Dates: 1892

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