Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The marjority of the notebook relates to material collected in Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire but there are a number of loose leaves at the end which contain an account of a journey from Uibhist/Uist through An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, during which time his wife, Mary is in Edinburgh and is pregnant. There are eight blank folios at the end of the notebook.
Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan MacNiven, retired schoolmaster at Airds near Taigh an Uillt/Taynuilt, including a number of tales relating to Baile an Deòra/Balindore and Fear Bhaile an Deòir and the legend of the creation of Loch Obha/Loch Awe by an unattended, overflowing well. A number of the tales refer to the Battle of Culloden or to veteran so of Culloden and there are stories relating to the MacEachen family of Tobha Beag/Howbeg, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and the Duke of Tarentum. There is also a considerable amount of genealogical information on the Livingstone families of An Appain/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore. Throughout the notebook Carmichael picks up on placename etymologies and vocabulary. There are also notes of address for people or businesses in Edinburgh and Glasgow, notes of references to published works of interest to him and some notes copied from published sources.
Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan MacNiven, retired schoolmaster at Airds near Taigh an Uillt/Taynuilt, including a number of tales relating to Baile an Deòra/Balindore and Fear Bhaile an Deòir and the legend of the creation of Loch Obha/Loch Awe by an unattended, overflowing well. A number of the tales refer to the Battle of Culloden or to veteran so of Culloden and there are stories relating to the MacEachen family of Tobha Beag/Howbeg, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and the Duke of Tarentum. There is also a considerable amount of genealogical information on the Livingstone families of An Appain/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore. Throughout the notebook Carmichael picks up on placename etymologies and vocabulary. There are also notes of address for people or businesses in Edinburgh and Glasgow, notes of references to published works of interest to him and some notes copied from published sources.
Dates
- c1872-1893
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
35 folios ; 20.2 x 14.5 cm
Physical Location
CW113
- Airds Argyllshire Scotland
- Argyllshire Scotland
- Balindore Argyllshire Scotland
- Biography
- Campbell (of Argyll)
- Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland)
- Cattle
- Chrosda, Colla ([Guala] | seer | Bonawe | Argyllshire)
- Duntanachan Ardchattan and Muckairn (parish) Argyllshire Scotland
- Edinburgh -- Scotland
- Etymology
- Genealogy
- Inverness-shire Scotland
- Language
- Lismore Argyllshire Scotland
- Livingston (Appin)
- Livingstone, Baron of Bachuil (Lismore)
- Livingstone, Donald, fl1746 ('Donald Molach' | Appin | Argyllshire)
- Loch Awe Argyllshire Scotland
- Loch Etive Argyllshire Scotland
- Lochnell House Argyllshire Scotland
- Lochs
- MacDonald, Flora, 1722-1790 (Jacobite)
- MacDonald, John [Iain Lom], c.1624-c. 1710 (Iain Lom)
- MacDonald, Marshal of France | Duke of Tarentum, 1765-1840
- MacEachen (Howbeg | South Uist)
- MacNiven, Duncan, 1804-1895 (Donnachadh Phadruig | schoolmaster | Airds | Taynuilt | Argyllshire)
- Morvern Argyllshire Scotland
- Muckairn Argyllshire Scotland
- Murder
- Names
- Placenames
- Poems
- Prophecy
- Sayings
- Songs
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Stewart (of Appin)
- Surname-Unknown (porter)
- Tales
- Vocabulary
- Voyages and Travel
- Wells
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
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk