Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1901
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Inscribed on the inside front cover is 'Alexander Carmichael, 32 Polworth Gardens, Edinburgh, 11/4 1901' [11 April 1901]. The text is written in both pen and pencil and all of it has been scored through, as if to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere. The notebook contains vocabulary collected from travelling people, stories about St Columba, proverbs, hymns, stories about prophecy, some notes on birds and otters and cures. The majority of the material was collected on Barraigh/Isle of Barra.
Dates
- Creation: 1901
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
122 folios ; 16.5 cm x 21 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by the University of Edinburgh in 1949.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm: Mic.Dup.1146/6
Subject
- Columba, Saint, c 521-?597 (monastic founder | Calum Cille) (Person)
- Cameron, Mary, 1829-1902 (pauper | Borve | Isle of Barra) (Person)
- MacDonald, Ann, fl1901 (Achadoire | Gleann Spean | Lochaber) (Person)
- MacLean, Marion, 1843-1927 (Person)
- MacNeill, Peggie, fl1901 (Person)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
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