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Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/63
Scope and Contents
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
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/27
Scope and Contents
Charm beginning 'La dhomh 's mi dol dha'n Roimh, Thachair orm Calumcille (steaphain?) Peadair agus Pol'. The accompanying note describes how the charm is used with a rod 'starag', hoop 'cuach', sprigs of ivy, broken horseshoe nails and linen to protect cows and their milk.
Dates:
c1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/22
Scope and Contents
Charm entitled 'A Chloimh Chat' [The Catkin Wool] collected from John Paton or Beaton or Bethune, shepherd, Àird-nan-Laogh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Buainidh mise Chloimh-chat, An lion a bhuain Bride o (romh?) 'glaic'. Additions have been made to it in ink and a tick indicates it has been transcribed elsewhere. A note also reads 'See p[age] 78'.
Dates:
c1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/26
Scope and Contents
Charm entitled 'An Eitheann Mu Chrann' [The Tree-Entwining Ivy] beginning 'Buainidh mis an Eitheann mu chrann, Mar a bhuain Moire le h-aon laimh'. The charm is noted as being called 'Leum mu-chrann' in Harris [Na Hearadh] and also as having been transcribed elsewhere.
Dates:
c1870
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108
Scope and Contents
Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing songs, poems, tales, names, vocabulary and expressions collected in the Outer Hebrides [Na h-Eileanan an Iar]. The first part of the volume contains transcriptions taken as Carmichael listened to informants in 1877 while the second part appears to be copies of previous transcriptions of material collected by Carmichael and Rev Malcolm MacPhail in 1874 and written into the notebook in 1891. Amongst the material is a version of the lament...
Dates:
1874, 1877 and 1891
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/203
Scope and Contents
Note about boiling burdock [searcan] and horns [croic nam fiadh] for treating consumption. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates:
June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/101
Scope and Contents
Note on Achlasan C[haluim]-Chille [St John's Wort/St Columba's Plant] probably collected from Archibald Currie, aged forty-six, shoemaker, Iocar [Ìochdar], Uibhist a Deas/South Uist describing how it is [collected] 'gun sire[adh] gun iar[raidh]' and 'is scraped ag[ainst] its bark and a crosgag (a ring) is made and placed in the bottom of the milk [boyne].' The note also describes the 'cneapag' which is made before the crosgag is made. Calum Cille [St Columba] is described as 'the best herd...
Dates:
28 October 1872
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing mainly Fenian songs and cattle charms. Most of the charms relate to cattle and working in the dairy and so are recited for the protection and healing of cattle, although there are some charms for protecting and healing people as well. A number of the charms include the use of medicinal plants, for which there is additional vocabulary. Carmichael also includes charms and customs for predicting marriage partners. Almost all of...
Dates:
1865-1886
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing material collected between October 1867 and December 1885. The material dated from 1883 to 1885 was probably written down at source. The notebook is marked as 'No IV' and the inside cover gives his address as 30 Royal Circus, Edinburgh [Dun Eideann] and the date as 16 November 1883. The material transcribed and collected in this notebook includes love songs, religious songs, waulking songs and songs relating to cattle. Much...
Dates:
1883 to 1885
