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Conon Ross and Cromarty Scotland

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Story about a charm for healing, July 1909

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/11
Scope and Contents

Story about a charm for healing collected from Alexander Campbell, Cannuin [Conon, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty]. His wife had a mote in her eye and he was told to visit Ceite Vic Rath Bean Mhic Connich [Kate MacRae] [Arcan, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] who provided him with 'eòlas' [a charm]. At the same time as he was told the eòlas she was healed. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: July 1909
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael