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South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 356 Collections and/or Records:

Vocabulary note for 'Foiriche', March 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/68
Scope and Contents

Vocabulary note for 'Foiriche' that it is a 'mallet [supralinear: handle] for pounding barley for broth'.

Dates: March 1874

Vocabulary note for 'Taruin-mhor' or 'stocks' and 'Piollaid' or 'pillory', 5 April 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/41
Scope and Contents

Vocabulary note for 'Taruin-mhor' or 'stocks' and 'Piollaid' or 'pillory' collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Ìochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Written over the text in pancils is 'Hector Mac Iosaig Kean Langabhat Ioc[hdar] 5 Apr[il] 1872 Friday See no.13 B[ook] p[age] 138.'

Dates: 5 April 1871

Vocabulary note which reads 'An t-searbhag = Bitters', February 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/53
Scope and Contents

Vocabulary note which reads 'An t-searbhag = Bitters'.

Dates: February 1874

Waulking song beginning 'B'e sid an leana ainmeil', 30 March 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/40
Scope and Contents

Waulking song beginning 'B'e sid an leana ainmeil, Hu ri hill hi riun' collected from John Macinnes, Iain mac Phadruig, age 74, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas]. The song is composed of thirty-seven lines. A couple of words have been inserted using a different pencil. This text has been scored through perhaps indicating it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 30 March 1877

Waulking song beginning 'Heillean us ho ro', October 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/3
Scope and Contents

Waulking song collected from Peigi Ròbastan [Peggy or Margaret Robertson], Howmore [Tobha Mòr, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Heillean us ho ro A Phiuar nan run, a bha tin'. The song has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: October 1870

Work song entitled 'Beil a Chailleach Bhra', 7 April 1869 to 30 September 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/44
Scope and Contents

Work song entitled 'Beil a Chailleach Bhra' [or Òran na Bràth], beginning 'Beil a chaoil[leach] a bhrath'. The text has been scored through and a note reads 'Transcribed into Book No III page 53 30 Sept[ember] 1875 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.

Dates: 7 April 1869 to 30 September 1875