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Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120

Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing material collected mostly in An Apainn/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. A large proportion of the stories and biographical information about Appin was collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, who was known as Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair. Amongst the material collected from Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair are proverbs, sayings, customs, stories about local figures and families and historic anecdotes. The other main...

Dates: 1883 to 1887

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about Creag Churalain, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/186

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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].

Dates: 27 September 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about Invernahyle House, 18 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/29

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Note about Invernahyle House, [An Apainn/Appin, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] describing the remains of the old house and its connections with Sir Walter Scott. He also states that the nearby Craobh a' Phrionnsa and Uamh Phrionnsa were both hiding places for Prince Charles Edward Stuart.

Dates: 18 August 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about Stewart of Invernahyle, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/192

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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].'.

Dates: 27 September 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about the 'Lon Tuath' in Appin, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/185

Scope and Contents Note about the 'Lon Tuath' in Appin [An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, that it was the march which divided the Stewarts from the Campbells and that the Stewarts went north to Fort William while the Campbells went to Oban [An t-Òban, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. It notes that John Livingstone's grandfather went with Cailean Ruadh [Colin...

Dates: 27 September 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about the MacColls and the MacDonalds, 29 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/70

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Note about the MacColls and how they originated from the MacDonalds in Skye [An t-Eilean Sgitheanach] and how others became MacDonalds in Glengarry, probably collected from Donald MacColl [foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].

Dates: 29 August 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about the Stewarts of Appin, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/183

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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.

Dates: 27 September 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Notes on the family of Donald MacColl, 29 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/68

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Notes on the family of Donald MacColl [foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] that he had seven daughters and two sons, of which three daughters died in Glasgow, one son went to sea and the other became a shepherd.

Dates: 29 August 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story about hunting foxes, 29 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/69

Scope and Contents Story about hunting foxes collected from Donald MacColl [foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. In it he tells of a particular hunt in Coire Chaorain [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] in which a vixen was killed and then her cub was discovered, eyes still unopened and two bullets in its hind legs. He describes how the vixen plays with her cubs all day and goes out at night to hunt mice and frogs and how the fox brings home moles for the cubs to play with 'No creature eats these'....

Dates: 29 August 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

Note about Creag Churalain, 27 September 1883

Note about Invernahyle House, 18 August 1883

Note about Stewart of Invernahyle, 27 September 1883

Note about the 'Lon Tuath' in Appin, 27 September 1883

Note about the MacColls and the MacDonalds, 29 August 1883

Note about the Stewarts of Appin, 27 September 1883

Notes on the family of Donald MacColl, 29 August 1883

Story about hunting foxes, 29 August 1883

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