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South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Charm beginning 'Cuir mise sian a bheatha bhuain', 10 April 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/91
Scope and Contents

Charm beginning 'Cuir mise sian a bheatha bhuain' [Sian a Bheatha bhuain or Charm of the Lasting Life] probably collected from Fionaghal MacLeod [Flora MacLeod], cottar, at Carnan, Iocar [Càrnan, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Written across the text in ink is 'Transcribed B[ook] III p[age] 180 and the text has been scored through.

Dates: 10 April 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Charm entitled 'Snaile', 10 April 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/89
Scope and Contents

Charm entitled 'Snaile' [Thread] collected from Fionaghal MacLeod [Flora MacLeod], cottar, at Carnan, Iocar [Càrnan, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The charm begins 'Ni mi air obair ri shul, A uc[hd] Phead[air] a uc[hd] Phoil'. Written across the text in ink is 'Transcribed B[ook] III p[age] 126.

Dates: 10 April 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Charm for healing, 10 April 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/90
Scope and Contents Charm for healing probably collected from Fionaghal MacLeod [Flora MacLeod], cottar, at Carnan, Iocar [Càrnan, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The charmer has to take water from a well at sunrise in a particular manner and three stones from the edge or bottom of the well. One stone is thrown over their shoulder with a phrase beginning 'Rosad [ag]us farmad na bhas deoi a bheo'aich (no'n) duine' and the other two are put in the water with silver or a brooch '6d is broken money & will...
Dates: 10 April 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111
Scope and Contents

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Of the ninety-three folios in the notebook, only twenty-two have been used.

Dates: 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

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