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Perthshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Remedy for rheumatism, 27 July 1904

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/34
Scope and Contents

Remedy for rheumatism, probably collected from Margaret Stewart or Campbell, Bohespic, Rannoch, Siorrachd Pheairt/Perthshire which reads 'Black snail = Black pudding. Put in in (sic) pigin rua and put on top of oven and the oil rubbed to the pain for rheumatis[m]'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 27 July 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Riddle entitled 'Puzzle' beginning 'Roughly sits on rocky', 27 July 1904

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/36
Scope and Contents

Riddle entitled 'Puzzle' probably collected from Andrew Campbell, tinker, Easter Bohespic or Over Bohespic, Siorrachd Pheairt/Perthshire, beginning 'Roughly sits on rocky [Glorum] saw it' ending 'And put it in your pocket'. There are eight lines to the riddle. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 27 July 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Satirical saying about Invergarry people beginning 'Bean a strath eirionn', August 1909

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/47
Scope and Contents

Satirical saying about Invergarry [Inbhir Gharadh, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] people beginning 'Bean a strath eirionn' [Srath Èireann/Strathearn, Siorramachd Pheairt/Perthshire]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: August 1909
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song beginning 'A drum a du a du a de' [A Diddle for a Tinker's Wedding] and accompanying note, 27 July 1904

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/35
Scope and Contents Song beginning 'A drum a du a du a de' [A Diddle for a Tinker's Wedding] and accompanying note probably collected from Margaret Campbell nee Stewart or her husband Andrew Campbell, Easter Bohespic or Over Bohespic, Siorrachd Pheairt/Perthshire. The song is composed of a four line chorus and four verses of four lines each. A vocabulary note explains the final line of the chorus 'Hurra the naikains waddin O' as 'Naikin = Tinker'. The additional note states that Andrew Campbell is a grandson of...
Dates: 27 July 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story about Glenlyon and Gobhainn Innerùidh and accompanying song, 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/166
Scope and Contents Story probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about [Robert Campbell of] Glenlyon and Gobhainn Innerùidh [the smith of Inverewe] in which the smith fires a shot at Glenlyon, who asks who he is to which the response is that the bullet comes with the blessing of the 'smith of Innar mhuic' [Innerwick/Inbhir Mhuice, Siorrachd Peairt/Perthshire]. The smith is killed and a battle ensues. The song which accompanies the song is 'Bodaich nam...
Dates: 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story about the MacLeods and Stewarts as proprietors of Harris, 10 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/53
Scope and Contents Story about the MacLeods and Stewarts as proprietors of Harris [Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris], telling how the last MacLeod was 'simple' and 'easily advised' and was persuaded by Donald Stewart a shepherd from Perthshire living in Pairc/Park, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis to make him the factor. From there he got Loscintir and 'soon extend[ed] his pos[session]' clearing 'Sheilebost, Nisebost and the Borves - Na Buiridh' [Losgaintir/Luskentyre, Seilebost, Niosabost and Na Buirgh]. 'Even the...
Dates: 10 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Gleann Li-un', October 1890

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/38
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Gleann Li-un' [Gleann Lìomhann/Glen Lyon, Siorrachd Pheairt/Perthshire] collected from an unnamed informant about a battle that took place between the 'Robertson Campbells & MacGregor & the Clann Imhear' [MacIver], the MacIvers being killed. The MacGregors came down from Bunrainich [Raineach/Rannoch], battled at Lagan a chatha and stopped at Camus nan Cam [Camus nan Càrn] to wash. At a ford in the River Lyon 'the river ran red with blood' and it is said that the river...
Dates: October 1890
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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