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Etymological Notes, 1890-1891
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW24
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2 notebooks containing Etymological and Philological Notes by Alexander MacBain. Also included in notebook headed, 'Philological Notes', are a number of newspaper cuttings containing a report of the Hibbert Lectures, delivered by Professor Sir John Rhys (1840-1915) on 'The Origin and Growth of Religion as illustrated by Celtic Heathendom'.
Dates:
1890-1891
Journal account of a trip to the Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis including archaeological notes, January 1866
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/4
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Journal account of a trip to the Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis including a description of the standing stones at Callanish [Calanais], telling how local people call them 'Na Tursachain' and 'na Fir bhreige' adding 'They make out that they cannot be counted'. He also describes another stone circle nearby at Gearradh na h-abhine [Gearraidh na h-Aibhne/Garynahine] as 'a circle within a circle' and names some of the island's other stone circles: Taigh nan Druiean at Grimartaidh and Gleann...
Dates:
January 1866
Note on leapanan crabhaidh nan cailleacha dubha, 1887
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/322
Scope and Contents
Note on leapanan crabhaidh nan cailleacha dubha that they are still seen at Airi nam Ban in South Uist [Àiridh nam Bàn, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].
Dates:
1887
Notes on working on La Naomh Bhrianein [St Brendan's Day], 1869
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/9
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Notes about working on La Naomh Bhrianein [Latha Naomh Bhrianain or St Brendan's Day] to the effect that Catholics generally would not work, while Protestants would.
Dates:
1869
Story about a woman's trip to a wise woman for a snaile, 5 Aug 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/105
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Story collected from an unnamed woman Carmichael met on the road probably in Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist about her trip to a wise woman for a snaile. She had gone to the wise woman because she had a cow which was unwell and she did not know why. The wise woman or witch friend as Carmichael describes her, told the woman that it was probably because a number of people had 'put the eye' on the cow and gave her two snaile, 'which she kindly showed me each about 6 or 9 inches long and twisted of...
Dates:
5 Aug 1870