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Blessing for cattle entitled 'Rann Spreidh', 30 March 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/38

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Blessing for cattle entitled 'Rann Spreidh' [Rann Sprèidh] beginning 'Siual beinn siual baile' collected from John Macinnes, Iain mac Phadruig, age 74, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas]. The verse is composed of eight lines. This text has been scored through perhaps indicating it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 30 March 1877

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Blessing for cattle entitled 'Rann Spreidh', 30 March 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/83

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Fair copy of a blessing entitled 'Rann Spreidh' [Rann Sprèidh] collected from John Macinns [MacInnes] Iain mac Phadruig, age 74, crofter, Staoligearry [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Poem begins 'Siubhal beinne siubhal baile'. This text has been scored through perhaps indicating it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 30 March 1877

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Charm beginning 'Cuir mise sian a bheatha bhuain', 10 April 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/91

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Charm beginning 'Cuir mise sian a bheatha bhuain' [Sian a Bheatha bhuain or Charm of the Lasting Life] probably collected from Fionaghal MacLeod [Flora MacLeod], cottar, at Carnan, Iocar [Càrnan, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Written across the text in ink is 'Transcribed B[ook] III p[age] 180 and the text has been scored through.

Dates: 10 April 1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Charm entitled 'A Chloimh Chat', c1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/22

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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

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Charm entitled 'An Rua - Rose', 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/16

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Charm entitled 'An Rua - Rose' for healing a reddened udder collected from Catherine MacIntosh, pauper, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas] on 20 May 1875, beginning 'Seall a Chriost a bhean s a cioch air at'. Text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Charm entitled 'Eolas Cnamh Chire', 12 September 1890

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/5

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Charm entitled 'Eolas Cnamh ' [Eòlas Cnamh Chir or Cud Chewing Charm] collected from Seon[ai]d Currie [Janet MacMhuirich née MacDonald], Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Ma dh'ith [th]u fiar air beann'. The text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 12 September 1890

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Charm entitled 'Rann Buaichailleac' and accompanying notes, 28 October 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/100

Scope and Contents Charm entitled 'Rann Buaichailleac' collected from Archibald Currie, aged forty-six, shoemaker, Iocar [Ìochdar], Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Siual beinne, siul baile, Siul gu re fada fasuin'. The accompanying note reads 'Old women used to say this in driving their cows in the morn[in]g'. The text has been scored through in two different inks and written transversely across the first page of text is 'Transcribed into B[ook] III p188. A[lexander] A[rchibald] Carmichael Creagorry 4...

Dates: 28 October 1872

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111

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Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Of the ninety-three folios in the notebook, only twenty-two have been used.

Dates: 14 November 1873 to 10 April 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

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1874, 1877 and 1891

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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

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Blessing for cattle entitled 'Rann Spreidh', 30 March 1877

Blessing for cattle entitled 'Rann Spreidh', 30 March 1877

Charm beginning 'Cuir mise sian a bheatha bhuain', 10 April 1874

Charm entitled 'A Chloimh Chat', c1870

Charm entitled 'An Rua - Rose', 1883

Charm entitled 'Eolas Cnamh Chire', 12 September 1890

Charm entitled 'Rann Buaichailleac' and accompanying notes, 28 October 1872

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1874, 1877 and 1891

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