Vocabulary note entitled 'Sea weed', 14 February 1895

Vocabulary note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Sea weed', listing twenty one types of seaweed; describing their physical characteristics such as 'Craigean a small plant like the wide spread palm of a baby'; in many cases noting the proportions of potash and carbonate of lime; uses for the sea weed and in one instance a story to 'throw some light on its [seaweed's] use in the Outer Hebrid[e]s in this century'. The seaweeds described are 'Feamuinn-Dearg, Langadal, Roc, Liathag, Bar-dearg, Bragaira, Smot, Carragain, Cirin, Gruagain, Craigean, Geiminn-dubh, Glearach, Buidheagach, Builcean, Builcean-Mor, Gropach, Screagag, Duluag, Slochdan [and] Feiminn-Chirinn'.