Sgeir a' Phobuil Argyllshire Scotland
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887
Note about bones found by Maor Coille at Sgeir a Phobuil, August 1883
Note about bones found by 'Maor Coille' [woodranger] at Sgeir a Phobuill [Sgeir a' Phobuil, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Note about Feill Churalain [St Cyril's Festival], 27 September 1883
Note about Feill Churalain [Fèill Churalain/St Cyril's Festival] collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73, that it was held at Sgeir a' Phobuill, that the girls of Glencreran would have 'babagan beithe' (tassles of birch) and that it was held on 16 March 'Cuiralain an diugh us Pàdruig am màireach' ('Curalan today and Patrick tomorrow'). Also notes that St Cyril's Church was built of clay.
Note about hearing music on Sgeir a Phoub[uil], August 1883
Note which reads 'Hear[in]g sounds on Sgeir a Phoub[uil] & music'. [Sgeir a' Phobuill, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Note about priests preaching on Sgeir a' Phobuil, 29 August 1883
Note about priests preaching on Sgeir a' Phobuil [An Apainn/Appin] and that Cill Mhodain in Ardchattan [Cille Mhaodain/Àird Chatain] was the oldest [priory] in Argyllshire, probably collected from Donald MacColl [foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Also notes that Sir Walter Scott was in Glencreran several times, while Donald was there.
Note about the island Eilean Mhunde, August 1883
Note about the island Eilean Mhunde [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] that it is connected to Saint Munn and that half of it belongs to Callart and half to Bailchaolais [Ballachulish]. Carmichael notes that 'They used to hear prayers on Sgeir a Phobiull at night ...& music of a beaut[iful] kind as of sweet voic[e]d saints'. There is a ruined fort on the top of the island.
Note about the oven of Curalain [Curalan/St Cyril], 27 September 1883
Note about the oven of Curalain [Curalan/St Cyril] collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, that he and his grandfather looked for it at the chapel [on Sgeir a' Phobuill] but could not find it. It was where Curalan baked his bread. The gables of the chapel were there.
Sketch of Sgeir a Phobuill, 27 September 1883
Pencil sketch of the outline of Sgeir a' Phobuill, Lochcrearan, Appin [Sgeir a' Phobuil, Loch Creran, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].