Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1872
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, inscribed on the front inside cover with 'Alexander Arch[ibal]d Carmichael H. M. Inland Revenue. Iocar, South Uist 27th April 1872 No IV' [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas] Printed on the front cover are the words 'General Entry Book No, 247'. The book contains five stories 'Clann Uisne', 'Torac na Taine', 'Rocabarraidh', 'Cugarbhad, Righ nan Cat' and an untitled story about a cockerel and a fox, collected in Uibhist a Deas/South Uist, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula and Barraigh/Isle of Barra from John MacNeil, Isle of Barra; Peter Morrison, Benbecula; Duncan MacLellan, Neil MacEachan and Janet Campbell, all from South Uist. Two of the stories were written down by Robert Urquhart, a preventive officer and colleague of Alexander Carmichael's. Of the 91 folios in the volume, only 30 have been used.
Dates
- Creation: 1872
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
91 folios ; 31.5cm x 21.5cm
Physical Location
5.07
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm: Mic.Dup.1146/6
- Balivanich Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Buaile nam Bodach Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
- Cattle
- Coal Period
- Cuchulain
- Fishing
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
- Lismore Argyllshire Scotland
- Loch Sgioport South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Love
- Magic
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Tales
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Ulster cycle
- Voyages and Travel
- Warriors
Subject
- Campbell, Janet, c1816-1898 (midwife | Loch Sgioport | South Uist) (Person)
- MacEachan, Neil, c1802-1893 (crofter | Howbeg | South Uist) (Person)
- MacLellan, Duncan, c1816-1893 (Person)
- MacNeil, John, c1780-1875 (Iain Donn | crofter | Buaile nam Bodach | Isle of Barra) (Person)
- Morrison, Peter, c1800-1881 (crofter | Balivanich | Benbecula) (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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