Note about Captain Forrest and witches, 27 September 1883
Scope and Contents
Note probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about Captain Forrest, that he came from Spain [with the Spanish Armada] and had to swim across to Cru an eich [The Horse Shoe/Cru an Eich, Cearrara/Kerrera, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. The note also mentions witches in Mull [Am Muile/Isle of Mull] that it was the 'chief place' for witches and that Calum Cille [St Columba] said 'Bi pairt am Muile dhiu fhad sa bhios bo dhu na bhreac ann' and the witches took on the likeness of mice.
Dates
- Creation: 27 September 1883
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
English,Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 1 notebook ; 17.5 x 10.8 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 43v, line 21 to folio 44r, line 8
Bibliography
Cameron, Isabel A Highland Chapbook (Stirling, 1928).
Campbell, (Lord) Archibald, Records of Argyll: Legends, Traditions, and Recollections of Argyllshire Highlanders, (Edinburgh; London: W Blackwood & Sons, 1885).
Ferguson, Malcolm, 'The Spanish Princess (A Legend of Mull)', The Celtic Monthly, vol III, no 5, (February 1895), pp 91-93.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Argyllshire Scotland
- Kerrera Kilmore and Kilbride Argyllshire Scotland
- Spain
- The Horse Shoe Kerrera Argyllshire Scotland
Topical
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