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MacPhail, Malcolm, Rev, 1837-1906 (minister | Kilmartin | Argyllshire)

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Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Story entitled 'Treabhadh' about working near a fairy hill, 1891

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/136
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Treabhadh' about a man who was ploughing near a fairy hill when he heard a voice from inside the fairy hill calling him by name and telling him to keep his 'crom nan gad' ['crann nan gad' - plough] away from fairy hill. He took fright and never went near the hill again.

Dates: 1891

Story entitled 'Uilliam Dean Suidhe' [William Sit Down], 1874 and 1891

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/152
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Uilliam Dean Suidhe' about an old woman who would never invite anyone to sit down in her house. A man called William decided that he would make her invite him to do so. The story is composed of the verbal sparring which takes place between them once William has taken his seat.

Dates: 1874 and 1891

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