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Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:

Address for Mr Thomas Fraser, August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/51
Scope and Contents

Address for Mr Thomas Fraser, Crearag, Beaulay [A' Mhanachainn/Beauly, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: August 1909

Advertisement for July sailings between Glasgow and the Highlands on the steamers 'Dunara Castle' and 'Aros Castle', 21 June 1880

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/31
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Advertisement for July sailings between Glasgow and the Highlands on the steamers 'Dunara Castle' and 'Aros Castle' by Martin Orme, 20 Robertson Street, Glasgow.

Dates: 21 June 1880

Charm entitled 'Cronachdan Sùil', 12 August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/49
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Charm for counteracting the evil eye entitled 'Cronachdan Sùil' collected from Ceit Cameron, [Kate Cameron, cottar, Cill Taraghlain/Killtarlity, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] beginning 'Co thilleas an cron[achdan] sul?'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 12 August 1909

Charm entitled ['Sguacha Feithe'], 5 August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/39
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Charm entitled ['Sguacha Feithe'] [Charm for Bursting Vein]collected from Alexander Nicolson, shepherd, Beauly [A' Mhanachainn, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] beginning 'Thaining C[hriosda] thar bhar na h-asail'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 5 August 1909

Charm entitled 'Sguacha Feithe', August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/50
Scope and Contents

Charm entitled 'Sguacha Feithe' [Charm for Bursting Vein] collected from Ceit Chamsron, [Kate Cameron, cottar, Cill Taraghlain/Killtarlity, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] beginning 'Chai[dh] Ios[a] air nan each'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: August 1909

Charm entitled 'Sguchadh Tarbh', 20 August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/63
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Charm entitled 'Sguchadh Tarbh' collected from William MacLean, Achnangart [Achnagart, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] beginning 'Cha[idh] Ch[riosd] mach'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 20 August 1909

Charm for [healing], 17 August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/62
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Charm for healing collected from Alexander Cameron, Druim an Dorsair [Drumindorsair, Cill Mhòraig/Kilmorack, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] aged 81 beginning 'Paidir mhoire h aon'. Cameron states that he learned the charm from two 'good women' in Lochbroom in 1871. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 17 August 1909

Charm for motes, 20 August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/64
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Charm for motes entitled 'Eòlas A Chaimein' collected from William MacLean, Achnangart [Achnagart, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] beginning 'Ch[riosd] air an chrois'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 20 August 1909

Charm for stopping bleeding, August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/41
Scope and Contents

Charm for stopping bleeding probably collected from Mary Gordon, spinster, Crask of Aigas, Inverness-shire [Siorramachd Inbhir Nis] beginning 'Crasga fala'. A note states that she learnt it from a man in Strathspey [Srath Spè]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: August 1909

Charm for stopping bleeding 'Casga Fala', 21 August 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/65
Scope and Contents

Charm for stopping bleeding entitled 'Casga Fala' collected from Issie Munro née Ross [Isabel Munro], Airdchroie, Cinn Chardinn [Àird Chrònaidh/Ardchronie, Cinn Chardainn/Kincardine, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire]. Also notes that the sprain takes the same time healing as it took to make 'a few minutes or a few weeks'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 21 August 1909