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Archaeological and historical notes on Caisteal Bhuiri and Clanranald, 18 January 1871
Archaeological and historical notes on the construction of Teampull na Trionaid, 18 January 1871
Archaeological and other notes, c.1870
Notes by Alexander Carmichael, perhaps the draft of an article, on various topics including Borve Castle in Benbecula; shell-mounds; the 'Good John of Islay' and his wife; 'Teampull na Trionaid'; ruins at Cairinish; the castle of the Clanranalds. Refers to an article by 'Captain Feilden' from the 'Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow'.
Archaeological note on a burial site at Dungaineach, 29 August 1870
Archaeological note on a burial site at Dungaineach [Dùn Gaimhnich/Dunganichy, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] stating that it is at the 'bealaich on the machair' and that beside it was a heap of bones and ashes. The graves are surrounded 'by stones on edge with lintels across top of the lintels [causewayed] over with small peb[bles] carefully.' Carmichael adds that there is a similar place at Carnan Dhiarma[i]d in Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]
Archaeological note relating to a stone found on Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula, 29 August 1870
Biographical notes on the poet Uilleam Ros [William Ross], 14 March 1866
Blessing beginning 'Far an roir thu cul do chinn', 1895
Blessing probably collected on Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula beginning 'Far an toir thu cul do chinn, Agus clar do bhathais'. Text has been scored trhough in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.
Charm beginning 'Tha glug a seo tha glag a seo' and accompanying custom, c1872
Charm beginning 'Tha glug a seo tha glag a seo' and accompanying custom which states that it was said to keep others from taking away the torradh [milk profit] as no one would want anything which was dirty. The charm is composed of six lines. The text has been scored through in pencil and over it in ink is written 'Trans[cribed] No III p[age] 203 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael] Creagorry 8/10 1875'. [Creag Ghoraidh/Creagorry, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].
Charm entitled 'Rann Buaichailleac' and accompanying notes, 28 October 1872
Charm for counteracting the stealing of milk profit, 3 January 1872
Charm probably collected in Gramasdail/Gramsdale, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula for counteracting the stealing of milk profit in which pins are stuck in the bubbles of boiling milk, which has had its profit stolen, and a handful of thatch is placed on the lintel of the door. This was thought to restore the profit to the milk.