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Note about Caisteal Bheagram and accompanying song, 27 March 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/39

Scope and Contents Note about Caisteal Bheagram [Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] describing its condition, position and composition. A fragment of a song is included beginning 'Thainic slauri dhu a nuas' and the title of another song [possibly the same song] 'Tha pairt an Eilean Bheagram dhiu', which Carmichael notes as being 'included in Carruther's edition of Boswells Tour'. He also notes that Clanranald seem to have lived in the castle before they went to Ormacleit [Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] '&...

Dates: 27 March 1872

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about Laoi Mhic Ceallain, 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/62

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Note which reads 'Ruary [Roderick MacNeil, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay] has Laoi Mhic Ceallain remarkable correct. He appreciated it highly.'

Dates: 1867

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about the bird 'Balaire-bothan' [white-breasted cormorant] and fragment of a song, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/33

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Note about the bird 'Balaire-bothan' [white-breasted cormorant] probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Balaire-bothan larger than sgart [scart] - white spot on thigh'. Also includes a fragment of a song beginning 'Deoch do dh iarr balair bothair'.

Dates: June 1887

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about the collecting 'Moladh Clai Chonail', 1865

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/25

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Note about the collecting 'Moladh Clai Chonail' which reads 'Moladh Clai Chonail Mrs M[a]cDonald Island Circbost Uist Tuath' [Eilean Cicrebost, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist].

Dates: 1865

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about the composer of 'Oran an Fheidh', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/191

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Note that 'Angus Macinnes Aonas Òg Arasaig' [Angus MacInnes, Àrasaig/Arisaig, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] composed the song 'Oran an Fheidh'.

Dates: June 1887

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about the song 'Duan Na Muthairn', c1893

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/4

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Note about the song 'Duan Na Muthairn' [Rune of the Muthairn], which was collected from Dun[can] MacLel[lan] Don[nachadh] Ban, Carnan, S[outh] U[ist] on 17 January 1874 that Duncan had heard it from an old woman 'who used to frequent his fathers house and who used to repeat long hymns night after night at the fire side.'

Dates: c1893

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about waulking songs, 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/18

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Note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] about waulking songs describing how six women work at fulling the cloth, one woman sings and the rest sing the chorus. 'No song must be sang (sic) twice or else it [takes] back the cloth.' There are also fragments of lines from waulking songs.

Dates: 7 August 1886

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections