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South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Notes on a barrow entitled 'Treas Bruth na h-Alba', 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/34
Scope and Contents

Notes entitled 'Treas Bruth na h-Alba' on a barrow at/called 'An Crí mcleit' or 'Sithean a Chrimcleit', Gearruith-heille [Geàrraidh Sheilidh/Garryhellie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] Carmichael notes that 'close to this is [Cross - scored out] Altar an t-Sagairt with a cross cut in the stone'.

Dates: 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on a copper brooch and accompanying sketch, 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/24
Scope and Contents Notes on a copper brooch given by Flora MacDonald to Isobel Macdonald who lived at Airi vulin [Airigh-mhuilinn/Milton, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Isobel [Isobal nian Raoil] was one of three orphans taken in by Flora MacDonald, she married Eown Ross or Eoin mac Fhionnlai and had a son Donl mac Eown mac Fhionnlai [Donald Ross]. She died in 1863 or 1864 and her son died in 1866 aged 80 years. It is stated that Isobel used to tell of the many things she heard while she lived at Airigh-mhuilinn...
Dates: 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Notes on a fairy hill, 8 May 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/59
Scope and Contents

Notes on the fairy hill called [Sithein a' Chrì mcleit], Gearyheille [Geàrraidh Sheilidh/Garryhellie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: 8 May 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on Caibeal Mhic Ceallaich [Chapel MacCeallach], 8 May 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/62
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Notes on Caibeal Mhic Ceallaich [Chapel MacCeallach] at Laig an t Saile [Lag an t-Sà ile] from Alexander Walker, Gearyhille [Geàrraidh Sheilidh/Garryhellie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] that he saw 7 to 8 feet of walls still up about 28 years ago [c1849] 'but much of the place was a heap of seaweed...only the top of the wall visible during spring tide'.

Dates: 8 May 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on Crois an t-Sagairt, Garryhellie, South Uist, 8 May 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/60
Scope and Contents Notes on the cross called Crois an t-Sagairt, [Geàrraidh Sheilidh/Garryhellie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], its appearance and where the priest lived in relation to it. He adds that when Sì ne ni[ghean] MhicNeill Barra [Jean MacNeil, daughter of MacNeil of Barra] came to Garryhellie the priest left and that the land was so fertile that every sheep had 3 lambs and each of these lambs had 3 lambs the following year. Opposite the cross is Rudh Hallan [Rubha Hallan] and Dun Ru Hallan [Dùn Rubha...
Dates: 8 May 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on Dun Buie and Dun 'ic Mhathain and accompanying story, 26 March 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/27
Scope and Contents Note on Dun Buie [Dùn Buidhe, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] describing its situation and accompanying story possibly collected from Donald MacInnes aged 73 of Buail-uacrach, Iocar [Buail'-uachdrach/Bualuachrach, Ìochdar] which tells of the witch who lived in Uamh Nic Amhais and who was seen by a young lad spinning 'driamlach' [fishing line] into a web. Although she asked him not to tell anyone about it, he did and consequently drowned. She also cursed five brothers who were out fishing, four of...
Dates: 26 March 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on Dun Dallabrig, 8 May 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/61
Scope and Contents

Notes on Dun Dallabrig [Dù n Dalabrog, Dalabrog/Daliburgh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and that it was a large dun and was where the Catholic chapel stood.

Dates: 8 May 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on Dun-nan-Torr, 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/26
Scope and Contents

Notes on the composition of Dun-nan-Torr, Killepheadar [Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on Flora MacDonald, 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/56
Scope and Contents

Notes on 'Flora MacDonald saying she lived at Kildonan [Cill Donnain, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], and querying if it was at Roisnis [Ròisinis/Rossinish, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] that she left with Prince Charlie or if it was Loch Aoineart [Loch Aineort, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes on rooks in South Uist, 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/27
Scope and Contents

Notes on how rooks arrive and leave South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] on the autumn and spring winds.

Dates: 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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