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A list of ailments and cures for animal diseases, 1885

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/63
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A list of ailments and cures for animal diseases including 'An Teas Broillein', 'An Fhearnach Fhirionn' 'An Fhearnach Bhoirionn', 'Bun Dearg', 'An Galar Tarsuinn', 'A Mhareac Shìth' and 'A Chairt Malamhant'.

Dates: 1885

Archaeological and historical notes on Teampul na Trianaid, 18 January 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/134
Scope and Contents Archaeological and historical notes on Teampul na Trianaid collected from John Mac Innon [John MacKinnon], Carnish [Teampull na Trionaid, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] including that it was built by Nin Mhic Dhuil Latharna [Nighean Mhic Dhùghaill, a daughter of MacDougall of Lorn] who went around building in different places to leave a name behind her. MacKinnon recalls seeing charred wood on top of the temple as a result of wood being burnt across Scotland in one night 'the...
Dates: 18 January 1871

Cure entitled 'The Earnach', 11 September 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/106
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Cure entitled 'The Earnach' probably collected from Catherine MacLean, crofter, Naast, Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty [Nàst, Geàrr Loch, Ros is Cromba], for earnach dhearg and earnach ghlas [eàrna dhearg and eàrna ghlas, red murrain and grey murrain respectively]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 11 September 1909

Cure for cattle, September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/141
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Cure for cattle possibly collected from John Cameron, Borve [Borgh, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] in which water has to be taken from a stream which forms a march or [nach tra'adh] and at sunset or sunrise the person must go 'without an eye of man or woman' and place silver in the dish of water and sprinkle it three times on the cow. Text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: September 1872

Cure for 'falling sickness' [epilepsy], September 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/157
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Cure for 'falling sickness' [epilepsy] in which a 'famh' [mole] is held 'up above your breath till it dies - held up by the hind leg til it dies'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: September 1909

Cure for flux, August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/55
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Cure for flux collected from Iain Friseal [John Fraser] Lochlait, Aberichan [Obar Itheachan, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire], in which braonan nan con [dog-carmillion] is 'taken like tea'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: August 1909

Cure for syphillis, 1884

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/303
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Cure for syphillis given as 'Sugh brist lus-nan-laogh and the Meacal' [the sap from bruised golden saxifrage and its root] 'ordered by' Father MacGregor, Iocar, South Uist [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas].

Dates: 1884

Cure for the removal of an awn from a woman's ear, 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/2
Scope and Contents Cure for the removal of an awn from a woman's ear in which a woman from Cnocantorrain [Cnoc an Torrain/Knockintorran, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. An awn has become lodged in her ear at winnowing and her ear has become inflamed. All attempts to remove the awn have failed but on asking An Dotair Bàn [Dr Alexander MacLeod] for help, he makes her take snuff while he holds her nostrils and eventually the awn comes out landing 'some five feet away'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed...
Dates: 1901

Cure for warts, 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/82
Scope and Contents

Cure for warts probably collected on the Isle of Barra [Barraigh] which reads 'Fuil cirein coillich will put away warts' [cockscomb blood]. Text has been scored through.

Dates: 1901

Cures involving the tongue, 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/38
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Cures involving the tongue including that putting one's tongue on the liver of an otter will bring healing and that if the tongue is put on a burn, it never rises and 'heals greatly'. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1901

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Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille) 3
Currie, Archibald, 1821-1896 3
Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) 2
Carmichael, Duncan, fl1870 (Lismore | Argyllshire) 2
Cyril, Saint (Curalan) 2
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MacLean, Catherine, c1841- (crofter | Naast | Ross and Cromarty) 2
Beaton (medical practitioners | Islay) 1
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Black, John, c1784-1872 (pauper | probably Iain Ruadh or John Roy | Killean | Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
Cameron, John, 1805-1889 (crofter | Borve | Isle of Barra) 1
Cameron, Mary, 1829-1902 (pauper | Borve | Isle of Barra) 1
Campbell (of Airds) 1
Campbell, Donald, Sir, -1651 (of Airds) 1
Campbell, Margaret, c1871-1939 (or Stewart) 1
Carmichael (Taylochan | Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
Currie, Angus, c1787-1877 1
Fraser, John, fl1909 (Lochlait | Inverness-shire) 1
Livingstone, Baron of Bachuil (Lismore) 1
MacAulay, John, Rev, 1720-1789 (minister of Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
MacColl, Donald, 1793-1886 (foxhunter | Glencreran | Argyllshire) 1
MacDonald (of Clanranald) 1
MacDonald (of Sleat) 1
MacDonald, Ann, fl1901 (Achadoire | Gleann Spean | Lochaber) 1
MacDonald, Lord of the Isles 1
MacDonald, Mac Uisdean (proprietor or factor | Griminis | North Uist) 1
MacDougall (of Lorn) 1
MacGregor, James, Father, c1790-1867 ([Seumas] | priest | Iochdar | South Uist) 1
MacInnes, Donald, c1800-1880 (crofter | Buail'-uachdrach | South Uist) 1
MacInnes, John, c1801-1894 1
MacIntosh, Catherine, c1807- 1
MacKinnon, John, fl1871 (Cairinis | North Uist | Inverness-shire) 1
MacLachlan (Fiart | Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
MacLean, Marion, 1843-1927 1
MacLeod, Alexander, Dr, 1788-1854 1
MacNeill, Peggie, fl1901 1
Moluag, Saint, c530-592 (patron saint of Argyll) 1
Ross, Angus, fl1909 (crofter | [Ross and Cromarty]) 1
Surname-Unknown, c1550 (a MacLea or Livingstone Baron) 1
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