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Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887
Note about Cladh Churalain [St Cyril's Graveyard], 27 September 1883
Note about Cladh Churalain [St Cyril's Graveyard] collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73, that the women dragged corpses to the graveyard as no men were left to carry them.
Note about Creag Churalain, 27 September 1883
Note about Creag Churalain collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, that his grandfather had it under Cap[tain] Barrcaldein [Campbell of Barcaldine].
Note about Feill Churalain [St Cyril's Festival], 27 September 1883
Note about Feill Churalain [Fèill Churalain/St Cyril's Festival] collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73, that it was held at Sgeir a' Phobuill, that the girls of Glencreran would have 'babagan beithe' (tassles of birch) and that it was held on 16 March 'Cuiralain an diugh us Pàdruig am màireach' ('Curalan today and Patrick tomorrow'). Also notes that St Cyril's Church was built of clay.
Note about John Livingstone's father, 27 September 1883
Note about John Livingstone's father, collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73, which states that his father moved to Inverfolla in 1800 when John's grandfather was thirty one years old and his father was thirteen years old.
Note about Stewart of Invernahyle, 27 September 1883
Note about Stewart of Invernahyle collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73, which reads 'Du[gh]all of In[ver]nahyle was head of the Stewarts of Appin - chief. The Capt[ain].'.
Note about the Livingstone family and some of their possessions, 27 September 1883
Note about the 'Lon Tuath' in Appin, 27 September 1883
Note about the oven of Curalain [Curalan/St Cyril], 27 September 1883
Note about the oven of Curalain [Curalan/St Cyril] collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, that he and his grandfather looked for it at the chapel [on Sgeir a' Phobuill] but could not find it. It was where Curalan baked his bread. The gables of the chapel were there.
Note about the Stewarts of Appin, 27 September 1883
Note about the Stewarts of Appin collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, that the Stewarts' hunting seat was Stalker Isle [Caisteal Stalcaire/Castle Stalker] and that Achnancon[e] [Achadh nan Con/Achnacone] was where they kept their dogs. He also notes that Appin was divided between John Stewart's sons and that Captain Stewart of Invernahyle was in charge of government [-] in Appin.