MacRury, John Ewen, c1853-1909 (Torlum | Benbecula)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Note entitled 'Bionach or Biorach', 1894
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/48
Scope and Contents
Note written by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Bionach or Biorach' describing different words used for horses at different stages of their lives in An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris, Uibhist/Uist and Barraigh/Isle of Barra, including how Bionach' in the Isle of Skye becomes 'Biorach' in Uist and Barra. Also the use of 'Isean an eich' for a foal until six months of age when they become 'Spriodach' or 'foal searach'. He states that a horse...
Dates:
1894
Note entitled 'La Feill Mhicheil', 1894
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/49
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Note written by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'La Feill Mhicheil' [St Michael's Day or Michaelmas] describing how it was observed all over the country. Some of the traditions entailed, pregnant women visiting burial grounds 'Believing that the sanctimonious odour of the graves was sufficient to prevent premature birth' and that similarly mares in foal would go 'deasal a chlaidh' [sunwise around the graveyard] unbridled. 'Aodhstar' is noted as headgear for...
Dates:
1894
Vocabulary note for 'Fire' and 'Mungadh' [hair cutting], 1895
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/99
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Vocabulary note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula for 'Fire', listing nine different words and 'Mungadh' explaining it as hair cutting for human hair or a horse's tail.
Dates:
1895
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- Cockfighting 1
- Customs 1
- Fire 1
- Hair 1
- Horses--Breeding 1