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MacLellan, Duncan, c1816-1893

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Found in 4 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

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing primarily songs and stories collected in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, Barraigh/Barra, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis. The main informants are Roderick MacNeil or Ruairidh an Rùma from Mingulay and Penelope MacLellan of Ormacleit/Ormaclete. The bulk of the material from MacNeil relates to the southernmost islands of the Hebrides and covers topics such as bird-fowling, the island way of life, place-names,...
Dates: c1868 to 16 June 1876

List of names, probably informants, c1893

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/39
Scope and Contents

List of names, probably informants comprising Duncan MacLellan, Neill MacNeil 'mac Iain bhain', Isobel Chisholm and 'Barbal Drimsdale'.

Dates: c1893

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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Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 3
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Tales 3
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Biography 2
Cattle 2
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Church Buildings 2
Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Family History 2
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Geography 2
Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Marriage 2
Placenames 2
Plants 2
Poems 2
Protection 2
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An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Archaeology 1
Argyllshire Scotland 1
Baleshare North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Birds 1
Bodha na Cille Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Cemeteries 1
Dance 1
Death 1
Drimsdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Drowning 1
Fairies 1
Family 1
Fenian cycle 1
Food 1
Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Geology 1
Geàrraidh na Mònadh South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Griminish Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Healing 1
Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Laments 1
Landowners 1
Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Love 1
Lullabies 1
Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Ministers (Clergy) 1
Names, Personal 1
Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Pabbay Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Saints 1
Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
Singers 1
Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Trees 1
Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Underwater archaeology 1
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