'Luideag Bheag o'n Challtainn' [The little rag from the hazel], 'Caol Reathain' [Kylerhea], and 'Sgeul na Luraich [The story of the breastplate], c 1860-1865
Scope and Contents
'Luideag Bheag o'n Challtainn' (pages 1-4) was recorded from Donnacha Mac Dhiarmaid [Duncan MacDiarmaid], 'Fearnn-an-leaithe' [Fernilea], Isle of Skye on 7 February 1861.
'Caol Reathain' (pages 5-8) was recorded from 'Padraig Buidhe' [whose real name was Peter Anderson, Coultorsay, Islay], at Port Charlotte, Islay in May 1860, which includes further notes on Fenian place-names in Gleneleg and Skye by Carmichael from 1865.
'Sgeul na Luraich' (pages 9-16) was told by Donull MacCuithein [Donald MacQueen], 'Fearann a lethe' [Fernilea], Isle of Skye on 29 August 1861. A note on page 15 indicates that MacQueen heard the story from Donald MacPhee, a miller from Talisker who knew many stories.
Dates
- Creation: c 1860-1865
Language of Materials
Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
17 pages ; 328 mm x 204 mm
Physical Location
CW475
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm: Mic.Dup.1195/2
Subject
- Anderson, Peter, | fl 1860 ([Padraig Buidhe]) (Person)
- MacDiarmaid, Duncan, c1846-1881 (shepherd and cook on barge | Fernilea, Isle of Skye and Glasgow) (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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