North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 238 Collections and/or Records:
Poem about two friends who were separated and accompanying story, 1877
Poem beginning 'Dàcheann a dh'fàg an t-earrachal', with a note on vocabulary and the background story of two good friends, Iain ic Fhearchair [John MacCodrum] and Mac Aonas Gheobha [Mac Aonghais Ghobha] who went out on the moor, lost each other, one ending up on 'moineach Ebhall' [Eabhal/Eaval, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] and the other on 'Cill-èirebhagh, Beinn am faothla' [Cill Eirebhagh/Kilerivagh, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula]. The poem is composed of four lines.
Poem beginning 'An Caolas ad Odrum' and accompanying note, June 1887
Poem beginning 'An Caolas ad Odrum, Far an caidil na roin' and accompanying note, which states that Caolas Odrum 'between the isle of Heisgeir and the isle of Sheilley, North Uist' [Theisgeir/Heisker and Siolaigh/Shillay, Uibhist a Tuath]. Carmichael also notes that 'Shielly' comes from 'Seal (roin) + ay' and 'Heisgeir from h-aoi isthmus and ey - an isle'.
Poem entitled 'Aoir Nan Rodan' and accompanying story, 14 September 1885
Poem entitled 'Duan na Dilionn', 10 April 1869
Proverb beginning 'A bean odhar odhar an dorust a soghail', 1877
Proverb beginning 'A bean odhar odhar an dorust a soghail' collected from Mary Stewart, age 76, Malacleit, [Malaclate, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist].
Proverb beginning 'Ugh aig eirig leanamh aig aimig is cla[?nn] aig sgalaig', 1877
Proverb beginning 'Ugh aig eirig leanamh aig aimig is cla[nn] aig sgalaig' collected from Mary Stewart, age 76, Malacleit, [Malaclate, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist].
Remarks on the collection of dog tax in North Uist, c1871
Riddle for a pregnant woman, 1877
Riddle for a pregnant woman beginning 'Craobh sa choille ud shios' probably collected from Mary Stewart, age 76, Malacleit [Malaclate, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] also known as Màiri Bhreac, sean bhanachaig [old dairywoman]. Text scored over with note saying 'Transcribed'.
Riddle for the seasons of the year, 1877
Riddle for the seasons of the year beginning 'Thainig 4 a nall gun taomain gun luing fear fada fionn fear slatara donn' probably collected from Mary Stewart, age 76, Malacleit [Malaclate, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] also known as Màiri Bhreac, sean bhanachaig [old dairywoman]. Text scored over as if transcribed elsewhere.
Saying, c1865
Saying, arising from a man asking his neighbour what was the greatest difficulty he ever suffered, the response being 'Crann gann ganadach an talla tana teann eich gun rian ga tharruin agus bean gun chiall nan ceann.'