South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 356 Collections and/or Records:
Poem/Song entitled 'Tochra Na Mnatha' and accompanying story, 1885
Poem/Song entitled 'Tochra Na Mnatha' collected from Fionnladh nan Gobhar, cattleman, Grogearry, South Uist [Groigearraidh/Grogarry, Uibhist a Deas] beginning 'Nuair a theid mo bhean an bhuaile' and accompanying story which tells how the husband in the song was 'demurring as to the amount of tochar [dowry] he got with his wife'.
Prayer beginning 'Dhia bean[naich] an taigh san lar', 12 September 1890
Prayer collected from Cath[erine] Macintosh, aged 60, Staoligearry [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 16 September 1890 beginning 'Dhia bean[naich] an taigh san tam, Dhia bean[naich] an tigh san lair'. Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.
Prayer entitled 'An t altacha Leaba' and accompanying note, 28 October 1872
Prayer entitled 'Smal' [Beannachd Smàlaidh], 12 September 1890
Prayer entitled 'Smal' [Beannachd Smàlaidh] collected from Bean Raoil [Bean Raghnaill] Buaile Dhu, Iocar [Buail Dhubh, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Ma smal mac Moire, Cuimirig Dhea & Mhoire'. The text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.
Prayer entitled 'Smaladh An Teine', 21 December 1885
Prayer entitled 'Smaladh An Teine' beginning 'Smalaidh mise noc an teine' collected from Donald Maccormaig [Donald MacCormick], crofter, Killpheadar, South Uist [Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, Uibhist a Deas]. The prayer is composed of twelve lines. The text has been scored through in pencil.
Prayer entitled 'Urni smal an Teine', 28 October 1872
Prayer entitled 'Urni smal an Teine' [Ùrnaigh Smàladh An Teine or Smooring the Fire] collected from Archibald Currie, shoemaker, aged forty-six, Àird na Monadh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Smal mis noc an teine, Mar a smal mhac Moire'. Text has been scored through in ink and written transversely across it is 'Transcribed into B[ook] III p. 186 A[lexander] A[rchibald] Carmichael Creagorry 4 October 1875.' [Creag Ghoraidh, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].
Quotation on 'Uagan Mhic Màrr, 5 April 1872
Quotation collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] which reads 'Uagan Mhic Màrr Thoir fios gu Brodain mhor na h-airi gu bheil Mac Mharr a so a noc[hd]'.
Rhyme beginning 'Chulaig seo! challaig seo!' and accompanying note, 17 January 1874
Rhyme collected from Duncan MacLellan, clachair [mason], Càrnan/Carnan, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist, beginning 'Chulaig seo! challaig seo! chul[aig] Chul[aig] o cahl[aig] o air an to[bh]ta' noting that it was what the 'gillean cullaig' [Hogmanay boys] said as they came to the house.
'Righ Eirean' [The King of Ireland], 1866
Fragment of a tale beginning 'Phos Ri E. banrin aluin og sgiamhach. Rig i leanaibh mic dha.', recorded from Don Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee, patronymic Domhnall mac Aonghais ic Phroinsiais] at Iochdar, South Uist, on 21 February 1866.
View a transcription of 'Righ Eirean'.
Sheiling rhyme entitled 'Rann Airi', 30 March 1877
Sheiling rhyme entitled 'Rann Airi' [Rann Àirigh] beginning 'Cuiri mi n aire mach' collected from John MacInnes, Iain mac Phadruig, age 74, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas]. The poem is composed of eight lines. This text has been scored through perhaps indicating it has been transcribed elsewhere.