Two stories relating to the rocks and seaweed on Tarasaigh/Taransay, 8 July 1870
Scope and Contents
Two stories relating to the rocks and seaweed on Tarasaigh/Taransay, the first states that 'Clach-ultach at Mol-mircein [is] a long & per[pendicular] round granite pillar ...of old persons used to lift it' and describes how a young, strong lad from Caolas Scalpay [Caolas Scalpaigh/Kyles Scalpay, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] tried to lift it but let it fall and it broke. Noting that 'mircein' is 'a seaweed of the tangle kind', the second story tells how Capt[ain] [Kenneth] Campbell would walk from Paible to Aoi [Paibeil and Uidh] without putting his foot on grass and on the return journey would not put his foot on rock 'So full of flag rocks is Taransay.'
Dates
- Creation: 8 July 1870
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)
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 64 folios ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 7v line 1 to folio 7v, line 12
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Clach Ultach Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Kyles Scalpay Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Mol Mircein Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland
- Paibeil Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland
- Taransay Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Uidh Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland
Topical
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