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Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Written on the inside front cover is '2/9 1870. Oban' and on the flyleaf is '[deleted: Twas] Friday 2 Sep[tember]. 1870. 12 noon from Ob[an]'. Folios 1-3r and 75r to 117v are blank. The text on folio 3v and 4r and 4v is written updside down and is later text (29 January 1875). The contents are in two distinct sections, the first being material collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore and the second being material collected in South Uist. Much of the...
Dates: 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean', c1861

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/11
Scope and Contents

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean' [similar to folktales of 'The Extraordinary Companion'] probably collected from Ruaridh Camshron [Roderick Cameron], Carbost [Càrabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. The complete story can be found at CW109/2 folio 3v.

Dates: c1861

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean', c1861

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/12
Scope and Contents

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean' [similar to folktales of 'The Extraordinary Companion'] probably collected from Ruaridh Camshron [Roderick Cameron], Carbost [Càrabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] which can be found at CW109/2, folio 3v.

Dates: c1861

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean', c1861

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/13
Scope and Contents

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean' [similar to folktales of 'The Extraordinary Companion'] probably collected from Ruaridh Camshron [Roderick Cameron], Carbost [Càrabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] which can be found at CW109/2, folio 3v.

Dates: c1861

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean', 1861

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/14
Scope and Contents

Fragment of the story entitled 'An Tuanach agus a sheachnar Ghillean' [similar to folktales of 'The Extraordinary Companion'] probably collected from Ruaridh Camshron [Roderick Cameron], Carbost [Càrabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] which can be found at CW109/2, folio 3v.

Dates: 1861

List of personal names, 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/80
Scope and Contents

List entitled 'Curious Names' with names of people mostly from Harris including a story about a girl called Connaich [Connie/Constance] because the mother had lost all her children who were girls and a voice told her to call the next female child 'Connaich' and it would survive. The story is also repeated in Gaelic. Names mentioned are 'Tortlach', 'Tirfail' for Dorsody ['Diorbhail' for Dorothy], 'Bhorgach' for Vorcanda, 'Beanti' for Sophia, and 'Slainte' for Selina.

Dates: 1877

Notes, story and rhyme relating to burials and archaeological finds on Lismore, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/38
Scope and Contents Notes, story and rhyme relating to burials and archaeological finds on Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire probably collected from John Roy, including the location of Eaglais Mhaoluag [St Moluag's Cathedral] at 'Borstain na croise on top of the croise'. This church burned down while people were in it and the bones all washed down to Eala [Clach na h-Ealaidh]. The Eala is noted as being a refuge for criminals and north of it a large unsculpted stone was found with 'a few...
Dates: September 1870

Poem entitled 'Clann An Lir' and accompanying story, 4 April 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/12
Scope and Contents

Poem entitled 'Clann An Lir' [Children of Lir] collected from Hector Maciosaig, Eachann mac Ruarai [Hector MacIsaac], Ceannlangabhat, Iocar, South Uist [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas] and accompanying story which explains that the verse was said to the gravedigger when he was digging the grave of the Children of Lir in Larne, Ireland and explains the enchantment under which the children were put. Additions have been made to the text in pencil and ink.

Dates: 4 April 1872

Song entitled 'Fail in ocha - Iomarbhaigh' and accompanying story, 19 October 1870 and 12 December 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/118
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Fail in ocha - Iomarbhaigh' [A Spaidearachd Bharrach] collected from Seonaid Churrai [Janet Currie], Staonabrig [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist A Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Dhia s gaolach liom an gille, Gha bheil deiread agus gill-dhuinnead'. The song is composed of twenty six lines and has been scored through in ink with a transverse note reading 'Transcribed 12/12 1883 Book III 241 page A[lexander] C[armichael].' The accompanying story tells how MacNeill of Barra,...
Dates: 19 October 1870 and 12 December 1883

Song entitled 'Oran Sith' and accompanying story, 21 December 1885

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/57
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Oran Sith' collected from Donald MacDonald, crofter, Griminish, Benbecula [Griminis, Beinn na Faoghla] beginning 'A Mhor a Mhor till ri d' mhacan'. The accompanying tale tells how Moire met a fairy who seemed to know her baby. She talked to the fairy and then left her baby and went and hid to spy on them and this is the song she heard the father sing. Additions have been made to the text in both ink and pencil

Dates: 21 December 1885

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Cameron, Roderick, c1836-1919 (Ruairidh | fisherman | Carbost | Isle of Skye) 6
MacDonald (of Sleat) 2
MacDonald, Mac Uisdean (proprietor or factor | Griminis | North Uist) 2
MacMhuirich (hereditary bards of Clanranald) 2
Beaton (medical practitioners | Islay) 1
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Black, John, c1784-1872 (pauper | probably Iain Ruadh or John Roy | Killean | Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
Cameron, Donald, c1800-1862 (Coillore | Isle of Skye) 1
Campbell (of Airds) 1
Campbell, Donald, Sir, -1651 (of Airds) 1
Carmichael (Taylochan | Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) 1
Carmichael, Duncan, fl1870 (Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
Carmichael, Michael, c1887 (weaver | Inverness) 1
Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille) 1
Currie, Angus, c1787-1877 1
Currie, Archibald, 1821-1896 1
Currie, Donald, c1826- (crofter | Islay) 1
Livingstone, Baron of Bachuil (Lismore) 1
MacAulay, John, Rev, 1720-1789 (minister of Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
MacDiarmaid, Duncan, c1846-1881 (shepherd and cook on barge | Fernilea, Isle of Skye and Glasgow) 1
MacDonald (of Clanranald) 1
MacDonald, Donald, fl1885 (crofter | Griminish | Benbecula) 1
MacDonald, Lord of the Isles 1
MacDonald, Margaret, fl1870 (Locheport | North Uist | Inverness-shire) 1
MacDonald, Mrs, fl1870 (Gramasdal | Benbecula | Inverness-shire | Scotland) 1
MacInnes, Donald, c1800-1880 (crofter | Buail'-uachdrach | South Uist) 1
MacInnes, John, c1801-1894 1
MacIntosh, Catherine, c1807- 1
MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist) 1
MacIsaac, Janet, c1798-1882 1
MacLachlan (Fiart | Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
MacLeod, Hector, fl1872 1
MacNeil (of Barra) 1
MacNeil, Roderick, -c1634 (of Barra | Ruairidh an Tartair | Rory the Turbulent | Isle of Barra | Inverness-shire) 1
MacPhail, Malcolm, Rev, 1837-1906 (minister | Kilmartin | Argyllshire) 1
Moluag, Saint, c530-592 (patron saint of Argyll) 1
Roy, John, c1870 (Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
Surname-Unknown, c1550 (a MacLea or Livingstone Baron) 1
[MacConnell], Duncan, c1770 (Duncan Mac Ille Chonail | Lismore | Argyllshire) 1
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