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MacAulay, John, fl1887 (Iain | fisherman | Gairloch | Ross and Cromarty | and Edinburgh)

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Story and notes about eels and dog-fish, 24 June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/118
Scope and Contents Story and notes about eels and dog-fish collected from John MacAulay from Gearrloch [Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] but living in Edinburgh [Dùn Èideann]. MacAulay states that morgan [dog-fish] stick to rocks like muc-creige [wrasse] and that an eel once caught a man at Lochdibaig [Loch Diabaig, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] but he killed it and found it was full of goll-luachair [reeds] which are used by coopers for barrels. It was thought that the eels had eaten...
Dates: 24 June 1887

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  • Subject: Loch Diabaig Applecross Ross and Cromaty Scotland X