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Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing field and transcribed material. The notebook is inscribed on the front inside cover with the following: 'Scrap Book MS No1 Alex[ander] Carmichael (of Lismore) Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist] 1864'. On the recto side of the fly leaf is written 'Angus MacDonald Staoinebrig tale teller' and on the verso side of the fly leaf is written 'Bought at Drew's Saint columb Cornwall this 17 day of Nov[ember] 1864 A. A. Carmichael p2/3'....
Dates: 1864-1867

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1864 to

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, noted as being 'Bought at St Columb, Cornwall, 30 Nov[ember] 1864 pr[ice] 2/3'. The back inside cover contains a note probably collected as part of excise duties which reads 'Rod[erick] MacPhie Mast of boat 21.8 [-] 1.2½ [-]'. The notebook contains one insertion. The majority of the notebook contains lore relating to Miùlaigh/Mingulay mostly collected from Roderick MacNeil, crofter, aged 88, known as Ruairidh an Rùma. Roderick MacNeil also...
Dates: 1864 to

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107
Scope and Contents

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing an essay entitled 'Bards and Bardism of the Highlands'; some notes on archaeology in Barra [Barraigh], Vatersay [Bhatarsaigh] and Sandray [Sanndraigh]; Fenian songs and poems; songs and poems relating to the MacDonalds; and a story entitled 'Prince Charlie's Pipe' mostly collected from South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] and Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla].

Dates: 1864-1869

Fragment of a song beginning 'Laogha Na Biast Bui nach gun taoghadh raoghadh gun dui'ai', November 1873

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/7
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song beginning 'Laogha Na Biast Bui nach gun taoghadh raoghadh gun dui'ai'. This appears to be from Laoidh Mhuileartaich or the Lay of the Muileartach.

Dates: November 1873

Fragment of a song beginning 'Oisein eibhinn a mhic Fhinn', 16 June 1876

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/85
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a song collected from Christina MacInnes [Cairistiona nighean Dùghaill] beginning 'Oisein eibhin[n] a mhic Fhinn, A Loaich fhaoilidh bu mhor pris'. A fragmentary note accompanying it seems to indicate a man who has the full song. The note reads 'Donul Curri [Donald Currie] S[outh] Lochboisdale [Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] whom see -'.

Dates: 16 June 1876

Fragment of a song entitled 'Laoidh Dhiarmaid', c1862

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/67
Scope and Contents Fragment of a song entitled 'Laoidh Dhiarmaid' [Lay of Diarmaid] collected from Donull Camashron [Donald Cameron], Coill-othar 'Clar-Sgiath' [Coille Odhar/Coillore, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. The song begins 'Eisdibh mus ail leibh laoidh, Air a mhuinntir a dh'fhalbh uainn' and is composed of twenty-four lines. Annotations to the text have been made in pencil. The song is the beginning of the story in which Diarmaid, after having eloped with Grainne, Fionn's wife, goes boar...
Dates: c1862

Fragment of 'L[aoidh] Muilleartaich, '1866

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW104/15
Scope and Contents

Fragment of L[aoidh] Muilleartaich [Laoidh Muileartach] beginning 'Bha e mar illibhinn aillibhinn chreag, Mar streadharnan ainibheasach thugain'. The song is composed of two verses of four lines each and was written first in pencil and then written over in ink.

Dates: '1866

Fragment of the song entitled 'Bas Osgair', c1862

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/69
Scope and Contents

Fragment of the song entitled 'Bas Osgair' [Bàs Osgair or The Death of Oscar] collected from Coinneach Moireastan [Kenneth Morrison], Trithean, Carbost, Eilean Sgiathnach [Trien, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] beginning 'Mo laogh fhein thu 's laogh mo laoigh, Leanabh mo leanaibh ghil chaoimh'. The song is composed of nineteen lines and contains annotations in pencil, including one whcih reads 'Laoidh Dhiarmaid?'.

Dates: c1862

Poem beginning 'Nuair bha thu sa bhroinn chaothrian' and accompanying vocabulary, c1866

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW104/16
Scope and Contents

Poem beginning 'Nuair bha thu sa bhroinn chaothrain, Bu fhreasdalach mi ga chobhair' [The Rowan Hostel]. The poem contains twenty-four lines and the vocabulary notes are for 'Meothail = Delight and 'Air dhealbh mhuic = Like hogs'.

Dates: c1866

Song beginning 'A chleirich a leughas na Sailm', c1862

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/68
Scope and Contents

Song [Òran a Chlèirich] collected from Coinneach Moireastan [Kenneth Morrison], Trithean, Carbost, Eilean Sgiathnach [Trien, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] on 30 June 1861 beginning 'A chleirich a leughas na Sailm, 'S barrail leam nach paile do chiall'. The song describes a battle between the Fenians and the Lochlannaich [Vikings] and is composed of ninety lines and contains annotations and deletions.

Dates: c1862

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Language
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Names
Morrison, Kenneth, c1800-1864 (mason | Trien | Isle of Skye) 6
MacIntyre, Donald, c1793-1868 5
MacPhee, Donald, c1816-1869 5
MacDonald (of Clanranald) 4
MacDonald, Alexander, fl 1861 4
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MacLellan, Duncan, c1816-1893 4
MacDonald, Duncan, c1785-1873 3
MacInnes, Angus, c1800-1871 (Aonghas mac Aonghais | Smeircleit | South Uist) 3
MacIsaac, Janet, c1798-1882 3
MacNeil, Alexander, c1787-1881 ([Alastair mac Ruari bhain MacNeill ]; fisherman | Kentangaval | Isle of Barra) 3
Morrison, Peter, c1800-1881 (crofter | Balivanich | Benbecula) 3
Cameron, Donald, c1800-1862 (Coillore | Isle of Skye) 2
Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) 2
Clerk, Archibald, Rev, 1813-1887 (minister | Kilmallie | Inverness-shire) 2
MacDonald, John, fl1865 (Locheport | North Uist) 2
MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist) 2
MacNeil (of Barra) 2
MacNeil, Hector, c1825 2
Sinclair, William, c1800-1874 2
Smith, Peter [Patrick], c1796-1877 2
Board of Trade (1786-:) 1
Cameron, Roderick, c1836-1919 (Ruairidh | fisherman | Carbost | Isle of Skye) 1
Carmichael (Appin) 1
Carmichael, Dugald, Captain, 1772-1827 1
Chisholm (travelling people) 1
Chisholm, Isabel, fl1869 (traveller | temporarily in North Uist) 1
Church of Scotland 1
Clan Donald 1
Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille) 1
Currie, Donald, fl1876 (South Lochboisdale | South Uist | Inverness-shire | Scotland) 1
Free Church of Scotland (1843-:) 1
Iain mac Iain 'ic Eoghain, c1850 (seanachie | Talisker | Isle of Skye) 1
Lloyd's Register Group. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (1760-) 1
MacAulay, Margaret, 1821-1881 1
MacDiarmaid, Duncan, c1846-1881 (shepherd and cook on barge | Fernilea, Isle of Skye and Glasgow) 1
MacDonald (of Sleat) 1
MacDonald, Alexander, c1820-1894 1
MacDonald, Donald, 1862- 1
MacDonald, Hector, c1800-1879 1
MacDonald, Lachlan, c1838-1919 (cottar | Kallin | Grimsay | Inverness-shire) 1
MacDonald, Lord of the Isles 1
MacDonald, Mac Uisdean (proprietor or factor | Griminis | North Uist) 1
MacDonald, Sir James, 1741-1766 (8th of Sleat | Marcellus of the North | Seumas Ruadh) 1
MacInnes, Christina or Chirsty, c1807-1894 1
MacInnes, John, c1747-c1837 1
MacInnes, John, c1801-1894 1
MacInnes, John, fl1865 (Eriskay) 1
MacInnes, Mary, c1815-1903 (domestic servant | Tigharry | North Uist) 1
MacInnes, Neil, fl1823 (cottar) 1
MacIsaac, Roderick, c1850 (Benbecula) 1
MacKeegan (or MacIogain | North Uist) 1
MacKenzie (Letterewe) 1
MacKenzie (of Kintail) 1
MacKenzie, Alexander, c1799- (Alasdair MacCoinnich | farmer | Uisgebhagh | Benbecula) 1
MacKenzie, John, fl1866 (Iain MacCoinnich | Uisgebhagh | Benbecula) 1
MacKenzie, Mary, c1771-c1855 (farmer's wife | muse of the poet William Ross | Gairloch | Ross and Cromarty) 1
MacLean, Marion, 1843-1927 1
MacLeod (of Lewis) 1
MacMhuirich (hereditary bards of Clanranald) 1
MacMillan, Mary, c1825-1883 (domestic servant | Lionacuidhe | South Uist) 1
MacNeil, Roderick, c1790-1875 1
MacPhee, Donald, 1784-1868 1
MacPhee, Donald, fl 1861 (Isle of Skye |) 1
MacPherson, John, c1820-1885 (Iain Pearson | cottar | Kentangaval | Isle of Barra) 1
MacQueen, Donald, c1795-1885 ([Donull MacCuithein] | cottar | Fernilea | Isle of Skye) 1
MacQuien, Catherine, c1799-1870 ([Catrina NicCuithein] | Clachan na Luib, North Uist ) 1
MacQuien, Christina, c1797-1883 (or MacQueen | domestic servant | Fernilea | Isle of Skye) 1
MacQuien, Roderick, c1750-c1830 (catechist | Malaclete | North Uist) 1
MacRae (Kintail) 1
Maclean (of Duart) 1
Morrison 1
Odar (Lochlannach | Viking warrior | beheaded in North Uist) 1
Paton, John, 1787-1877 1
Ross, William, 1762-1791 (Poet) 1
Stewart, John, c1786-1867 (tenant | Baleshare | North Uist) 1
Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir, Prince, 1720-1788 ('Bonnie Prince Charlie' | 'The Young Pretender') 1
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