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Heisker North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Account of the preparation of seals for eating and accompanying proverb, c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/44
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Account of the preparation of seals for eating in Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist, including pressing blubber to extract oils. Carmichael recalls tasting the flesh of a young seal on Heisgeir [Heisker/Monach Isles] and that it was 'very agreeable.' and like venison. The accompanying proverb reads 'Bu mhath am biadh feamanaich aran seagail agus saill roin'.

Dates: c1875

Etymological note on Hasgeir [Heisker], c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/25
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Etymological note on Hasgeir [Theisgeir/Heisker] describing it as coming from the Norse for 'the ocean rock', describing how it is pronounced. Also a note that the Atlantic is called 'An Hàf' and the Minch 'An Cuan' giving an example of how 'An Hàf' is used.

Dates: c1875

Note about seal-hunting grounds under the heading 'Roin', c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/19
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Note about seal-hunting grounds under the heading 'Roin' describing how Haisgeir [Theisgeir/Heisker/Monach Isles] seals were divided into different grounds for the crew at sea, Griminnis and Chill-a-Pheadair [Griminis/Griminish and Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, both Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist].

Dates: c1875

Note about seals on Heisker, 1869 to 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/35
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Note about seals on Haisgeir [Theisgeir/Heisker] including their dispersal to various places in Uist [Uibhist] and the preparation of 'Cuilein Micheil' [roast seal] on Michaelmas night. Text has been scored through and a note reads 'Transcribed into No I p.181 Creagory [Creag Ghoraidh/Creagorry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] 7 October 1875'.

Dates: 1869 to 1875

Note entitled 'Run-rig at Hosta', 20 October 1884 to 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/61
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Note entitled 'Run-rig at Hosta' collected from Mr Angus Macquarrie, schoolmaster, Taighearry [Tigh Ghearraidh/Tigharry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] describing in detail the system of division of rigs between tenants at Hosta [Homhsta]. The system is noted as being in use at Caolas Paible and Heisgeir [Caolas Paibeil/Kyles Paible, Heisker/Monach Isles].

Dates: 20 October 1884 to 1886

Note under the heading 'Roin' about seal hunting and related customs, c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/22
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Note under the heading 'Roin' on how the Haisgeir [Theisgeir/Heisker/Monach Isles] seals were divided up between Peighinn-mhor, Griminish, Peign'nne-moire, Scolpaig and Cill-a Pheadair [Peighinn Mhòr, Griminis, Peighinn Mhoire, Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, all Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. Also how there would be about 37 pints of oil in some seals and that 'Cuilein Micheil' was a seal roasted on Lath-fheill-Micheil [Latha Feille Mìcheil or Michealmas].

Dates: c1875

Note under the heading 'Roin' entitled 'Cousmal', c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/21
Scope and Contents Note under the heading 'Roin' entitled 'Cousmal' [Causmal] collected from an unnamed old man in Scolpaig, Uist a Chinn Tuath [Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] in 1865, giving names for seals from Causmal according to who receives them so that the minister of Cille-mhoire's [Kilmuir] seals are 'cuilein Moire', the laird's 'cuilean maoirneac', the smith's 'cuilein goibhneac' and the Boidhreidh [Boraraigh/Boreray people] the 'biast Bhoireach' since Boreray is close to Haisgeir...
Dates: c1875

Poem beginning 'An Caolas ad Odrum' and accompanying note, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/220
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Poem beginning 'An Caolas ad Odrum, Far an caidil na roin' and accompanying note, which states that Caolas Odrum 'between the isle of Heisgeir and the isle of Sheilley, North Uist' [Theisgeir/Heisker and Siolaigh/Shillay, Uibhist a Tuath]. Carmichael also notes that 'Shielly' comes from 'Seal (roin) + ay' and 'Heisgeir from h-aoi isthmus and ey - an isle'.

Dates: June 1887

Song entitled 'An Capullan Gearr Gorm', c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/78
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Song entitled 'An Capullan Gearr Gorm' [The Short Blue Pony] collected from Ruaraidh Donnullach [Roderick MacDonald], crofter, Eilean Heisgeir [Theisgeir/Heisker/Monach Isles, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] on 23 March 1865 beginning 'An capullan gearr gorm, Thainig a aice (aire?) an druim'. The song is composed of twenty-three lines and has some annotations in pencil.

Dates: c1875

Song entitled 'An Capullan Gearr Gorm', 23 March 1865

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/15
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Song entitled 'An Capullan Gearr Gorm' [The Short Blue Pony] collected from Ruaraidh Donallach, Heiskeir [Theisgeir/Monach Isles] beginning 'An capullan gearr gorm, Thainig a' aice an duine'.

Dates: 23 March 1865