Note on 'Foineachun' [foinneachan], 28 October 1872
Scope and Contents
Note on 'Foineachun' [foinneachan or warts] probably collected from Archibald Currie, aged forty-six, shoemaker, Iocar [Ìochdar], Uibhist a Deas/South Uist describing how an old woman in Bornish [Bornais] cured her warts using straws and multiples of nine so that there were eighty-one [straws] for each wart. These were buried in a pit until they withered and the warts were gone. The text is unclear in its meaning.
Dates
- Creation: 28 October 1872
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 117 folios ; 20 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 33r, line 1 to folio 33r, line 8
Bibliography
Parman, Susan, 'Curing Beliefs and Practices in the Outer Hebrides', Folklore, vol 88 (1977), pp. 107-109.
http://carmichaelwatson.blogspot.com/2011/02/cures-for-black-warts.html
Subject
- Currie, Archibald, 1821-1896 (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
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk