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North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1893

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael and used by both him and another user, probably a family member. The most notable item relates to his son Eoghan leaving home for Africa. Items written by the other user appear to be quotations in preparation for a piece of written work. There are a number of quotations and sayings copied by Carmichael himself and a good number of names and addresses of people, probably all Gaels, living in Glasgow or Edinburgh, some of whom are noted as having...
Dates: 1893
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1856-1880

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW109
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael made up of three excise notebooks marked 'Journal', 'Account Current' and 'Bills Receivable'/'Bills Payable' and a single folio. The first book is marked on the front with 'Carbost June 13 1861 Alexander Carmichael' [Càrabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye].The second book is inscribed with the same text on the front cover and the inside front covers reads 'Alasdair A Mac 'Illemhicheil Cillendraisd, Liosmor' [Cill Anndrais/Killandrist, Lios...
Dates: 1856-1880
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Notes about John Stewart, Baleshare, North Uist, 23 March 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/29
Scope and Contents

Notes about John Stewart, Baleshare [Baile Sear, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] who had heard that Carmichael was searching for 'old things' and wanted to 'unburd[en] his mind' to Carmichael but never did although as Carmichael states 'I so often wished'.

Dates: 23 March 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes about religious sites in North Uist and Benbecula, 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/39
Scope and Contents

Notes about religious sites at Keallin and Croc an Torrain [Ceallan/Kallin and Cnoc an Torrain/Knockintorran, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist], Nunton [Baille nan Cailleach, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].

Dates: 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on Langass, 21 May 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/71
Scope and Contents

Notes on Leac-Ba-Sionna and Bairp Langais, [Langais/Langass, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] their physical appearance, composition and connection to Rìigh Lochlann [King of Norway].

Dates: 21 May 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on the ancestry of Lord MacDonald, 14 July 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/101
Scope and Contents

Notes on the ancestry of Lord [Alexander] MacDonald probably collected from Margaret MacDonald, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist stating that he is the '6 glun' [generation] from Sir Seumas Ruadh noting that Raol Mac Shir Seumas [Raghnaill mac Shir Seumas] was a celebrated swordsman. Lachlan Monc [Monk or Mac a Mhanaich] 'says mort an Udail was before Bann[ock]burn'.

Dates: 14 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on the family of Uistean Ban Chillepheadar, 8 May 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/65
Scope and Contents

Notes on the family of Uistean Ban Chillepheadar [Ùisdean Bàn Chille Pheadair or Hugh Macdonald of Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and that he came from North Uist [Uibhist a Tuath], his son was Donald who lived at Daliburgh [Dalabrog] and 'was the father of the late Bean Ormicleit' [Penelope MacLellan].

Dates: 8 May 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on the family of Uistean Mor Mac Onail, 14 July 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/102
Scope and Contents

Notes on the family of Uistean Mor Mac Onail [Uisdean Mòr MacDonald] probably collected from Margaret MacDonald, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist listing his illegitimate children and their mothers and noting the burial place of one of them.

Dates: 14 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on the illegitimacy of MacDonalds, 14 July 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/100
Scope and Contents Notes on the illegitimacy of MacDonalds probably collected from Margaret MacDonald, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist stating that Donull Gruamach [Domhnall Gruamach] was the first of the MacDonalds to have inherited through marriage law as all previous incumbents had been illegitimate. Donl Gorm [Domhnall Gorm] and Murdoch were brothers while Goraidh was said to have been castrated and so had no children. Sìol Ghoraidh's response to that was that Sìol Mhurchaidh who were...
Dates: 14 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Placename note for Dun-na-dise and Ath na dise, 20 January 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/166
Scope and Contents

Placename note for Dun-na-dise and Ath na dise [Dùn na Dìse and Ath na Dìse, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] that they are between Carnish and Baileshear [Cairinis, Baile Shear/Baleshare]. Also that Fionn leaped from Beinn na coille to Fíe'leum [Beinn na Coille and Filleam].

Dates: 20 January 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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