Story about a charm for healing, July 1909
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/9
Scope and Contents
Story about a charm for healing collected from Kate MacPhail née Ross, from Bishop Kinkell [Ceann a' Choille, Siorramachd Ros agus Cromba/Ross and Cromarty]. Kate's brother had a barley awn in his eye and went to Donald MacKinnon in Arcan, Urray who put an awn in his mouth and in doing so healed her brother. There is an address for a [-] Fraser, esquire in Strathpeffer attached to the story. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: July 1909
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 39 folios ; 20.2 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 2r, line 4 to folio 2r, line 17
Subject
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
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk