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Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull, 19 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/56

Scope and Contents

Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull in which Carmichael describes being in the company of a geologist from London, and the views down the mountain track to Loch Scridain and Loch Ba, and observing a large cairn 'evidently the result of funerals' and a very yellow frog near the summit. He describes the view to loch Ba as 'glorious in the bright sun after the rain the grass sparkline in the sun and every rill laughed gach caochain sa ghleann ri gaire.'

Dates: 19 August 1886

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Account of a trip to St Kilda, 22 May 1865

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/17

Scope and Contents An account by Alexander Carmichael of his trip to St Kilda [Hiorta] in May 1865. He describes the crossing which lasted from 04:30 until 12:00, the weather and the sights and then describes the physical and temperamental characteristics of the islanders. 'Cameron the missionary oldish and common looking. St Kildeans good looking s[t]out fellows with pale complexions. Women good looking and ruddy complexions...Beautiful white teeth...Enunciation peculiar and lisping. People seem to be spoiled...

Dates: 22 May 1865

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Account of 'Clann 'Ic Illemhicheil' [Carmichaels], 14 December 1864

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/3

Scope and Contents Account of 'Clann 'Ic Illemhicheil' [Carmichaels], collected from Eoghan Mac Illemhicheil [Hugh Carmichael], age 80, Druim-na-moine, Apuinn [Druim-na-moina, Apainn/Appin, Earra-Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] in which he describes the family as being the oldest clan in the area (six hundred years), originating in Annat. He gives a brief account of Alexander's own family, the Barons of Taigh Sgurrain: their descent from the Easbaig Bàn or Fair-haired Bishop, and the loss of their lands to Sir Donald...

Dates: 14 December 1864

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Account of the preparation of seals for eating and accompanying proverb, c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/44

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Account of the preparation of seals for eating in Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist, including pressing blubber to extract oils. Carmichael recalls tasting the flesh of a young seal on Heisgeir [Heisker/Monach Isles] and that it was 'very agreeable.' and like venison. The accompanying proverb reads 'Bu mhath am biadh feamanaich aran seagail agus saill roin'.

Dates: c1875

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Account of watching waves at Gonnamaol, 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/53

Scope and Contents Account of watching waves at the natural arch at Gonnamaol [Gunamul, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay] describing them as 'a glor[ious] sight...the sea churned purely white against the rocks like divine snow on a mount[ain]side'. He observes the plentiful bird-life there 'The birds in thous[ands]nay millions fly hither and thither at times dark[e]ning the very air and along with the dizzy height on which you sit mak making (sic) you still more dizzy till you feel your position anything but safe or...

Dates: 1867

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

'An Feumanach' [The needy man], c late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW458

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Tale written down by Alexander Carmichael but said to have been composed by Niall Mor Mac Muirich.

Dates: c late 19th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

An t-Eilean Uaine, late 19th-early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW392

Scope and Contents

Gaelic tale, headed 'An t-Eilean Uaine' (The Island of Mull).

There are additional extracts of a tale headed 'The Melodeous Lady Ford' included on the verso side of two of the pages.

Dates: late 19th-early 20th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Archaeological and other notes, c.1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW429

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Notes by Alexander Carmichael, perhaps the draft of an article, on various topics including Borve Castle in Benbecula; shell-mounds; the 'Good John of Islay' and his wife; 'Teampull na Trionaid'; ruins at Cairinish; the castle of the Clanranalds. Refers to an article by 'Captain Feilden' from the 'Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow'.

Dates: c.1870

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Archaeological notes on ruins at Croice near Bornish, 19 March 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/67

Scope and Contents Archaeological notes on ruins at Croice near Bornish [Cròic a Deas, Bornais, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] describing Carmichael's visit there, how he was looking at and for the ruins as well as a description of what he found including that the scattered remains of a building could be found within half a foot at low water on the spring tide, that in digging down a few inches he found remains of a plant and peat moss with sand and gravel and the hard buttresses 'like broken pieces of old ruins...

Dates: 19 March 1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Article entitled 'Place Names of Iona', late 19th-early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW225

Scope and Contents

4 versions of Carmichael's article 'Place Names of Iona', 'Scottish Geographical Magazine', ii (1886), 461-74; iii (1887), 80-7, 242-7.

Dates: late 19th-early 20th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull, 19 August 1886

Account of a trip to St Kilda, 22 May 1865

Account of 'Clann 'Ic Illemhicheil' [Carmichaels], 14 December 1864

Account of the preparation of seals for eating and accompanying proverb, c1875

Account of watching waves at Gonnamaol, 1867

'An Feumanach' [The needy man], c late 19th century

An t-Eilean Uaine, late 19th-early 20th century

Archaeological and other notes, c.1870

Archaeological notes on ruins at Croice near Bornish, 19 March 1874

Article entitled 'Place Names of Iona', late 19th-early 20th century

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