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Currie, Donald, c1826- (crofter | Islay)

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Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Note about the hunting habits of hawks, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/29
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Note about the hunting habits of hawks probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay. It mentions the spear[a]g, an t-seabh[ag]-rua and an t-seabhag ghorm [sparrowhawk, red hawk or falcon and peregrine falcon] and the sizes of birds they will or will not attempt to kill. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the nesting habits of the bird 'Feadag-mhoint[each]' [lapwing]

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/32
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Note about the nesting habits of the bird 'Feadag-mhoint[each]' [lapwing] probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Feadag-mhoint[each] nest[s] in coin[neach] bhan [white heather] + puts coin[neach] bhan over eggs'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1887

Note about the partridge, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/28
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Note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay about the partridge which reads 'Partri[d]ge Can quite run the peopl[e] Reachlain Iris' [Reachlainn/Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland]. The meaning of the note is unclear.

Dates: June 1887

Note which reads 'Glasag back dark clue in shell Gìmhseag thin feet as paper.', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/50
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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.]

Dates: June 1887

Rhyme beginning 'Chunna mise an Dreolla', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/53
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Rhyme probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, beginning 'Chunna mise an Dreolla, Am bogach am bac moine' .

Dates: June 1887

Story about a child abducted by an eagle, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/51
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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.'

Dates: June 1887

Story about a hawk hunting rock pigeons, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/30
Scope and Contents Story about a hawk hunting rock pigeons probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay. Donald tells how John Maconail, W Eilestra [Aolstradh an Iar/Wester Ellister] saw a blue hawk [peregrine falcon] chasing rock pigeons at Eileastra [Port Ellister], striking one, which fell to the ground, John picked it up and it flew high again, the hawk struck another pigeon which fell straight down, the hawk pursuing it with 'treme[ndous] swirl making straight upon her he jerked a little...
Dates: June 1887

Story about geese on Ìle/Islay and vocabulary note, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/36
Scope and Contents Story about geese on Ìle/Islay collected from Donald Currie, crofter there, telling how he once ''sneaked behi[nd] [a] dyke to see how near he could get to geese in a pool - tame geese.' One goose stood separately on a knoll but was struck in the face by several flaps by another goose. which went back to the pool afterwards. 'The chastened goose roared out for long aft[er]. Never attemp[ed] to move'. Donald adds that 'Geese go to Loch Dearg in Ire[land] from this' [Lough Derg, County...
Dates: June 1887

Vocabulary note possibly for bird names, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/37
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Vocabulary note possibly for bird names probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Da-ri-tre = Corn[crake], Bura-bhuch- [Buna-bhuachaill] G[reat] N[orthern] Diver]'.

Dates: June 1887

Vocabulary note which reads 'Gaoran = Gobhar Athar', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/54
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Vocabulary note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Gaoran = Gobhar Athar' [snipe].

Dates: June 1887

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