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Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull, 19 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/56

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Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull in which Carmichael describes being in the company of a geologist from London, and the views down the mountain track to Loch Scridain and Loch Ba, and observing a large cairn 'evidently the result of funerals' and a very yellow frog near the summit. He describes the view to loch Ba as 'glorious in the bright sun after the rain the grass sparkline in the sun and every rill laughed gach caochain sa ghleann ri gaire.'

Dates: 19 August 1886

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Account of a trip to Ìle/ Islay entitled 'Iain Og Ile', 3 June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/4

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Account of a trip to Ìle/ Islay entitled 'Iain Og Ile' in which Alexander Carmichael describes how he travelled there and his meeting with the Marquis of Lorne before the inauguration of the monument to Iain Òg Ìle [John Francis Campbell of Islay]. He notes the afterdinner speakers, describing his own speech as 'a bungled affair', and also describes Islay House, noting the gardener as Thomas Hill and his connections with the Campbells of Islay.

Dates: 3 June 1887

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Advertisement for July sailings between Glasgow and the Highlands on the steamers 'Dunara Castle' and 'Aros Castle', 21 June 1880

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/31

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Advertisement for July sailings between Glasgow and the Highlands on the steamers 'Dunara Castle' and 'Aros Castle' by Martin Orme, 20 Robertson Street, Glasgow.

Dates: 21 June 1880

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89

Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael probably while he lived at 31, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, as this address is written in ink on the first folio. Written on the inside front cover but heavily scored is text which reads 'Mrs Malcolm MacLeod, [- Islay], widow of Mal[colm] MacLeod [Loch-]. The majority of the notebook contains material collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/ Islay relating folklore and natural history about the birds, fish, shellfish and animals found in and...

Dates: 1887

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106

Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Written on the inside front cover is '2/9 1870. Oban' and on the flyleaf is '[deleted: Twas] Friday 2 Sep[tember]. 1870. 12 noon from Ob[an]'. Folios 1-3r and 75r to 117v are blank. The text on folio 3v and 4r and 4v is written updside down and is later text (29 January 1875). The contents are in two distinct sections, the first being material collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore and the second being material collected in South Uist. Much of the...

Dates: 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f

Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The marjority of the notebook relates to material collected in Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire but there are a number of loose leaves at the end which contain an account of a journey from Uibhist/Uist through An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, during which time his wife, Mary is in Edinburgh and is pregnant. There are eight blank folios at the end of the notebook. Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan...

Dates: c1872-1893

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Fragment of a story about MacLean of Suart's daughter and MacNeil of Barra, 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/67

Scope and Contents Story probably collected from Roderick MacNeil, aged 88, crofter, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay which tells how MacLean of Duart's daughter was married to MacNeil of Barra that they did not get on together. They travelled to see her father in Am Muile/Isle of Mull but on their return she asked to stop in the Sound of Mull/An Caol Muileach to collect some dulse. When she was ashore MacNeil abandoned her and she was drowned on the rocks. On his return home, MacNeil married the daughter of Fear-Chean...

Dates: 1867

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Fragment of a story about Ulva, a bull and courting, August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/49

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Fragment of a story which tells how Ulva [probably MacQuarrie or Macquarie] often swam to Innis [Inch Keneth] to see a girl and on one occasion he found a bull stranded on a rock, so he pushed it back into the water. The part of the story which deals with the girl's reaction is in poor handwriting making it difficult to understand but it would appear to relate to her relationship with MacQuarrie.

Dates: August 1886

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Journal account of a journey around Glen Nevis, 28 September 1890

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/25

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Journal account of a journey around Glen Nevis with Bail[li]e John Maccallum [Baillie John MacCallum] on 28 September 1890. The account tells how they went to see 'old Ionnor Lochaidh Castle', Banaovi, then 'with a carriage and pair' to Glenevis to the head of Glen. One half around Ben-nevis [Banavie/Banbhaidh, Beinn Nibheis/Ben Nevis, all Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Carmichael remarks 'Magnificent scenery. The nevis runs level and land on either bank level for many miles.'

Dates: 28 September 1890

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Journal entry on visit to the manse at Musdale, 10 June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/101

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Journal entry on visit to the manse at Musdale which reads 'Left Kilean Kintire [Killean, Cinn Tìre/Kintyre, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] at 8 am 10 June 1887 Rev Don[ald] Macdonald (Nunton) [Baile nan Cailleach, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] not at home his mother + sister here. Met Miss Colville + her brother at Manse - Musdale [Mùsdal/Musdale].'

Dates: 10 June 1887

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull, 19 August 1886

Account of a trip to Ìle/ Islay entitled 'Iain Og Ile', 3 June 1887

Advertisement for July sailings between Glasgow and the Highlands on the steamers 'Dunara Castle' and 'Aros Castle', 21 June 1880

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1887

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

Fragment of a story about MacLean of Suart's daughter and MacNeil of Barra, 1867

Fragment of a story about Ulva, a bull and courting, August 1886

Journal account of a journey around Glen Nevis, 28 September 1890

Journal entry on visit to the manse at Musdale, 10 June 1887

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