Airds Argyllshire Scotland
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The marjority of the notebook relates to material collected in Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire but there are a number of loose leaves at the end which contain an account of a journey from Uibhist/Uist through An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, during which time his wife, Mary is in Edinburgh and is pregnant. There are eight blank folios at the end of the notebook. Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan...
Dates:
c1872-1893
Story about Caman na Bachuil [the Bachuil staff], September 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/41
Scope and Contents
Story about Caman na Bachuil [the Bachuil staff] describing how it was found growing on the Crois [Crois Dubh Lios Mòr or Black Cross of Lismore, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] having grown within a night, just as the Baron of Bachuil had seen in a dream the night before. The Baron cut it off and it was sent to the Pope, who had it 'gilt with gold & gave it to the Baron as a symbol of office.' The caman is described as being in the possession of hte Duke of Argyll. The...
Dates:
September 1870
Story about the Baron of Bachuil being called for by a man on his deathbed, September 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/71
Scope and Contents
Story telling how Donl du tearn [Dòmhnall Dubh Tighearna or Sir Donald Campbell of Airds, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] sent for the Baron of Bachuil while he was on his deathbed but his wife never sent the messenger for him. It notes that Dòmhnall used to 'preach in the ag[e]s of episcopy.'
Dates:
September 1870