Cameron, Duncan, c1818-1900 (police officer | Lochaline | Argyllshire)

Person

Staff Only

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Story about catching lobster, 7 August 1886

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/21

Scope and Contents

Story collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] about catching lobster which reads 'Lobster got on high sea level in Port Mor in rock in fissure of red [gairial]' [Port Mòr, A' Mhorbhairne/Morvern].

Dates: 7 August 1886

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

Vocabulary note for Eiteag and accompanying song fragment, 7 August 1886

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/19

Scope and Contents

Vocabulary note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] which reads 'Eiteag = Quay stone egg shaped Deideag = .' The song fragment begins 'San an tai ghlas a bha n Deideag' and a note added reads 'See Allt-an t suain'.