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South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 356 Collections and/or Records:

Song entitled 'Duan Callaig', 19 October 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/117
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Duan Callaig' [The Song of Hogmanay or Heire Bannag or Hey The Gift] collected from Gilleaspa Moriston [Archibald Morrison], Staonabrig [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Triuir a noc[hd] mar oi[dh]che chasga, Mar oi[dh]che bhuchain bhachain sgrios'. The song is composed of twenty-two lines and has been scored through in ink. Written transversely across the first page of text is 'Transcribed into Book No 3 page 98 A[lexander] A[rchibald]...
Dates: 19 October 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Duan Fir Baoghasdail' and accompanying story, 3 February 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/45
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Duan Fir Baoghasdail' and accompanying story collected from Raol Donnullach [Raghnall Dòmhnallach or Ranald MacDonald], aged 81 years, Geary mone [Geàrraidh na Mònadh/Garrynamonie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Ranald tells how a woman from Coll [Cola, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] 'had been in at Boisdale + she told of a duan [song] that a Coll man comp[osed] to the Laird of Coll'. [Baghasdal, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and MacLean of Coll]. When Mor Leanach [Mòr Maclean,...
Dates: 3 February 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Duan Na Muthairne', 17 January 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/39
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Duan Na Muthairne' collected from Dun[can] MacLellan, clachair [mason], Carnan [Càrnan, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Dunan na Muthairne a Ri[gh] na Greine, S Aluin Do Ghnuis da lub iarain'. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 17 January 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Duan Na Muthairne', 17 January 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/35
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Duan Na Muthairne' [Rune of the 'Muthairn'] collected from Duncan MacLellan, crofter, Càrnan/Carnan, South Uist [Càrnan, Uibhist a Deas] beginning 'A Righ na greine, Is aluinn do ghnuis'.

Dates: 17 January 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Euology on Mrs Drevir' and accompanying note, 25 December 1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/119
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Euology on Mrs Drevir' collected from Catherine Macintosh, Staoligeary [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Failte dhuibh a cho[mh]lain thainig, Dh faisg a chonai'. The note states that Catherine is forty years old and 'at poetry all that time & she is greatly obl[ige]d to Mrs Dre[ver] for her munificence & kindness.'

Dates: 25 December 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Fail in ocha - Iomarbhaigh' and accompanying story, 19 October 1870 and 12 December 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/118
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Fail in ocha - Iomarbhaigh' [A Spaidearachd Bharrach] collected from Seonaid Churrai [Janet Currie], Staonabrig [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist A Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Dhia s gaolach liom an gille, Gha bheil deiread agus gill-dhuinnead'. The song is composed of twenty six lines and has been scored through in ink with a transverse note reading 'Transcribed 12/12 1883 Book III 241 page A[lexander] C[armichael].' The accompanying story tells how MacNeill of Barra,...
Dates: 19 October 1870 and 12 December 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Glen Liadail' and accompanying note, 16 September 1890

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/17
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Glen Liadail' [Gleann Liathdail, Uibhist a Tuath/South Uist] beginning 'Challa hi hura bho, Chall hi o ho, Leanabain a leanabain, Dean cadal dhomh'. The song is composed of seventeen lines. The accompanying note reads, ' If praised the big man allowed strangers to pass. A wom[an] was run[nin]g & she fell. The house which was dark brimming filling up with sluagh. She then began to praise them.' Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 16 September 1890
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Hi Bholigan', 22 October 1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/46
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Hi Bholigan' collected from Mor Macphie or Mor Vic Fhraiseas (Francis) [Mor MacPhie] crofter, Bailegharbhath, Iocar, South Uist [Baile Gharbhaidh/Balgarva, Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas] beginning 'Hi bholigan bo nan aighean'.

Dates: 22 October 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Is Ann A Ghabh Mi Mo Chead' and accompanying note, 23 March 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/14
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Is Ann A Ghabh Mi Mo Chead' collected from Catrina Pearson [Catherine Pearson or MacPherson] pauper, Ceanntangbhal, Barrai [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] beginning ''S ann a ghabh mi mo chead dhiot, A cheist nam fear oga'. The song has seven verses. The accompanying note states that the song was composed by the daughter of Donald son of MacNeil of Barra to James MacDonald of Clanranald, who got Boisdale [Baghasdal, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] after the MacNeils...
Dates: 23 March 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Laoi Alast Dhuinn' and accompanying notes, 28 October 1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/95
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Laoi Alast Dhuinn' [Laoidh Alasdair Dhuinn] collected from Arch[ibald] Currie, aged forty-six years, Airdnamona Ioca[r] [Àird na Monadh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Duisg a cholan as do chadal, S fhada n oiche noc gu suan duit'. The song is composed of eighty-six lines. The accompanying notes tell how Alasdair Donn was a Boisdale MacDonald [Baghasdal], who lived about five hundred years before and who was dead for twenty-four hourse, then rose, sang the song and then...
Dates: 28 October 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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