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Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/102
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Sketch by Alexander Carmichael of a gravestone drawn at Cladh Chillandrais, Tarbert, below which is written 'Stone grave stone at door of Skipnes[s] tomb.' [Cladh Cille Anndrais, An Tairbeirt/Tarbert and Sgibinis/Skipness all Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Dates:
10 June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/78
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Sketch plan of Dun a Chaolais Bhatarsay [Dùn a' Chaolais, Bhataraisgh/Vatersay]. The sketch shows three concentric circles marked as ' Wall', 'Passage' and 'Wall', with their measurements noted. The circles are on a rounded oblong described as a 'Raised platform outside built of stones'. A compass is marked on teh sketch showing that the oblong runs north to south. A note written on what would be the west side of the dùn reads 'West Oscean (sic) not in sight - Rising hill between....
Dates:
1867
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW226
Scope and Contents
Notes relating to the '45 jacobite rising. Includes writings concerning Bonnie Prince Charlie, Flora Macdonald, Lord MacAulay and Donald Livingstone. Also a 24 page article, written in Gaelic, headed 'A Few Things that happened during Bonnie Prince Charlie's Time'.
Dates:
c 1905
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/80
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Story about a sheep which Carmichael observed 'up to the middle in the water of a lakelet gathering a few stray blades of grass that were growing in the clear water' and that he 'Never saw such before.' He saw this happening at Amhor farm on North Uist [Ath Mhòr/Ahmore, Uibhist a Tuath].
Dates:
20 May 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/36
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Story about a great northern diver collected from Kenneth MacLean, merchant, Lochmaddy [Loch nam Madadh, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] describing the one occasion on which he saw a great northern diver on the wing at Fladda, Lochmaddy [Flodaigh/Flodday] 'The wings went rapidly and the bird seemed to exert himself greatly'. That the bird might have been a black throated diver and not a great northern diver is put forward. Carmichael notes that he and his children saw a great northern diver...
Dates:
1885
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/33
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Story about a sick woman in an unthatched house on Miùghlaigh/Mingulay in which Carmichael was encouraged by 'My old friend Ruary' [Roderick MacNeil] to visit the sick woman even although Carmichael did not know her as Roderick thought she would appreciated it. On arriving at the house he was surprised that the woman was young and 'comely' but saw that she was completely paralysed with rheumatism. He also noticed that there was only a tiny amount of roof over the bed where she lay as 'The...
Dates:
1867
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/58
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Story by Alexander Carmichael at Claidville [Cladville], Ìle/Islay, in which Donald [Macunachy] [possibly Donald Maconachy or Donald MacMhurchy ie Donald Currie] correctly predicted the weather for the following day 'from the manner in which the clouds formed'.
Dates:
6 June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/105
Scope and Contents
Story collected from an unnamed woman Carmichael met on the road probably in Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist about her trip to a wise woman for a snaile. She had gone to the wise woman because she had a cow which was unwell and she did not know why. The wise woman or witch friend as Carmichael describes her, told the woman that it was probably because a number of people had 'put the eye' on the cow and gave her two snaile, 'which she kindly showed me each about 6 or 9 inches long and twisted of...
Dates:
5 Aug 1870
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW435
Scope and Contents
Tale by Alexander Carmichael about toads, swallows, etc.
Dates:
c late 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW428
Scope and Contents
Tale begins 'Bha duin uasal ann uair agus bha mac dligheach agus mac diolain aige. Se an Gillemadh mor agus an Gillmade beag bha orra'. Recorded by Donnul MacCuiein [Donald MacQueen] of 'Fearun a le' [Fernilea], Isle of Skye on 30 January 1862.
Dates:
c.1862
