Currie, Donald, c1826- (crofter | Islay)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1887
Note which reads 'Glasag back dark clue in shell Gìmhseag thin feet as paper.', June 1887
Note collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Glasag back dark blue in shell Gìmhseag thin but as paper.' [This note possibly relates to birds.]
Rhyme beginning 'Chunna mise an Dreolla', June 1887
Rhyme probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, beginning 'Chunna mise an Dreolla, Am bogach am bac moine' .
Story about a child abducted by an eagle, June 1887
Story about a child abducted by an eagle collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, which tells how a Colbhasa/Colonsay woman left her child rolled in a blanket on the ground while at the sheiling, but it was lifted by an eagle which carried it to Islay and laid it down on a hillock, which Donald's grandfather was hiding behind. The story concludes that 'The child screamed.'
Vocabulary note which reads 'Gaoran = Gobhar Athar', June 1887
Vocabulary note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Gaoran = Gobhar Athar' [snipe].
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