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Charm entitled 'Bun Dearg' with vocabulary and accompanying note about medicinal plants, c1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/48

Scope and Contents Charm entitled 'Bun Dearg' [Charm of the Red Water] beginning 'An t-eolas a rinn Calum-cille, Us leth chas sa churrachan'. The accompanying note gives vocabulary for plants which have medicinal properties, citing their uses for example 'The splitting of the human hair at the point is called gadmunn. The plant called the gadmunn prevents this hence the name.' Mention is also made of the availability of the plants in Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The plants are used for ailments in both...

Dates: c1870

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note about seals from Cousmal under the heading 'Roin', c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/37

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Note under the heading 'Roin' about seals from Causmal [Causmal, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] under the heading 'Roin' stating that they belong to Baile rathail, Peighinne mhoir and Hougearaidh [Baile Raghnaill/Balranald, Peighinn Mhòr/Penmore and Hogha Gearraidh/Hougharry]. It gives the names of the different seals which go to the minister, the blacksmith and the people of Boreray [Boraraigh].

Dates: c1875

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note on vocabulary, 10 March 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/20

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Note on vocabulary which reads 'Tairbhean, animal over-blown with food; at le biadh a lughdach [eir] do bhuilge'.

Dates: 10 March 1869

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note under the heading 'Roin' entitled 'Cousmal', c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/21

Scope and Contents Note under the heading 'Roin' entitled 'Cousmal' [Causmal] collected from an unnamed old man in Scolpaig, Uist a Chinn Tuath [Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] in 1865, giving names for seals from Causmal according to who receives them so that the minister of Cille-mhoire's [Kilmuir] seals are 'cuilein Moire', the laird's 'cuilean maoirneac', the smith's 'cuilein goibhneac' and the Boidhreidh [Boraraigh/Boreray people] the 'biast Bhoireach' since Boreray is close to Haisgeir...

Dates: c1875

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1

Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael but also used by John Ewen MacRury. The front cover bears a sticker which reads 'Gaelic Notes 1894-5. (Collection of traditions, tales, etc. by Alexander Carmichael (?). Many pages cancelled, indicating publication.) [Carmichael Watson Collection]'. The flyleaf reads 'Gaelic Notes, 1894-5' and the rear flyleaf contains a jotting which reads 'Wishing Guidhe'. The beginning of the notebook contains field notes made by Carmichael in Uibhist a...

Dates: 12 September 1890 to 1895

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1860 to c1866

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112

Scope and Contents Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The majority of the volume has been used but intermittently there are groups of blank folios. Carmichael appears to have written in the book in the 1860s creating sections of different genres at different stages in the volume, with pages left blank in between to fill up appropriately. In about 1875 he has then used some of these blank pages to transcribe notes and stories but has not kept to the genres sections he initially created....

Dates: 1860 to c1866

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Vocabularly note for 'Luirgneachan' and 'Gearraiste', 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/43

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Vocabularly note for 'Luirgneachan' and 'Gearraiste', the former being 'that part of the tether next the foot' and the latter 'the part next the ciopain the udalan between'. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1901

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Vocabulary list for types of placenta, 1894

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/144

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Vocabulary list for types of placenta composed of 'Tearnadh', 'Cruthach', 'Bathar' and 'Seile' being respectively the placentas of a woman, mare, cow and lastly hind, sheep and goat.

Dates: 1894

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Vocabulary note for 'An carrs = Buttercup' and accompanying quote, 1894

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/133

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Vocabulary note and accompanying quote which reads 'An carrs = Buttercup. Used for at buinn instead of poultice. Tha an carrs faisg air a ghobhas ga/chon a comhnadh said the fairy.' The text has been scored through in pencil and in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1894

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Vocabulary note for 'Gheiblaid or Geiblaid', 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/68

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Vocabulary note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula for 'Gheiblaid or Geiblaid' stating that it is applicable to both man and beast and means 'a wirey thin diminitive object which does not grow in bone and flesh according to his or her age.' Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1895

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Charm entitled 'Bun Dearg' with vocabulary and accompanying note about medicinal plants, c1870

Note about seals from Cousmal under the heading 'Roin', c1875

Note on vocabulary, 10 March 1869

Note under the heading 'Roin' entitled 'Cousmal', c1875

Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895

Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1860 to c1866

Vocabularly note for 'Luirgneachan' and 'Gearraiste', 1901

Vocabulary list for types of placenta, 1894

Vocabulary note for 'An carrs = Buttercup' and accompanying quote, 1894

Vocabulary note for 'Gheiblaid or Geiblaid', 1895

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