MacLellan, Duncan, c1816-1893
Person
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
Scope and Contents
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
Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing mainly Fenian songs and cattle charms. Most of the charms relate to cattle and working in the dairy and so are recited for the protection and healing of cattle, although there are some charms for protecting and healing people as well. A number of the charms include the use of medicinal plants, for which there is additional vocabulary. Carmichael also includes charms and customs for predicting marriage partners. Almost all of...
Dates:
1865-1886
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- Baleshare North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Bodha na Cille Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Fenian cycle 1
- Fishing 1
- Geography 1
- Geology 1
- Geàrraidh na Mònadh South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Griminish Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Healing 1
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- Pabbay Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Placenames 1
- Plants 1
- Poems 1
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- Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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