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Diseases

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

5 Lectures on geology, c1879

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Identifier: Coll-74/6/18
Scope and Contents

Notes and text for five lectures on geology. Sir Archibald Geikie placed civilisation, religion and mythology in the context of geological development, looking at geolgical formations and the processes and materials involved in their creation.

Dates: c1879

80th Anniversary of Unveiling Pasteur Institute, Pasteur for Pity, 1969

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/4/1/33
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A magazine suppliment "Live" from the youth supplement of the Christian Recorder, October 1969. The article titled "80th Anniversary of Unveiling Pasteur Institute, Pateur for Pity", by Maurice Moyal

The article concerns the work of the Pasteur Institute in resaerching cures for diseases such as tuberculosis and polio in humans, along with a host of diseases in animals.

A handwritten note on the second page states "the other point of view"

Dates: 1969

A list of ailments and cures for animal diseases, 1885

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/63
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A list of ailments and cures for animal diseases including 'An Teas Broillein', 'An Fhearnach Fhirionn' 'An Fhearnach Bhoirionn', 'Bun Dearg', 'An Galar Tarsuinn', 'A Mhareac Shìth' and 'A Chairt Malamhant'.

Dates: 1885

Account of the 'Liasic district of Skye', 1853

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Identifier: Coll-74/2/2
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An account of geolocical and natural history aspects of the Isle of Skye made by Sir Archibald Geikie, who visited there in 1853. References are made to the scenery, shale, limestone, coral and glacial formations amongst others.

Dates: 1853

Charm entitled 'An Tairbhe', 22 September 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/150
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Charm entitled 'An Tairbhe' collected from Ealasaid MacLellan [Elizabeth MacLellan], crofter, Duirinish, Lochalsh [Duirinnis, Lochaillse, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] beginning 'An t-eol[as] Cal[um] Cill[e], Dh'aon bho na caillc[h]'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 22 September 1909

Charm entitled 'Eola[s] Na Bui', 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/15
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Charm entitled 'Eola[s] Na Bui' for jaundice collected from Catherine MacIntosh, pauper, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas] on 20 May 1875, beginning 'Eir bhui'eadh eir dhui'eadh 's air dhubh earannan'. Text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: 1883

Charm entitled 'Eolas Na Bui Buidhe[ach]', 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/12
Scope and Contents Charm entitled 'Eolas Na Bui Buidhe[ach]' for healing jaundice collected from Angus MacEachain [MacEachen], herd, Stainabirg [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] including the story of a case in which the charm was used. Angus was called to treat the daughter of Roderick MacMillan, farmer, Peinnan aorain [Peighinn nan Aoireann/Peninerine, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] 'a stout portly good looking girl' aged 18 or 19. Angus made a great show of heating a red hot poker, asked her...
Dates: 1883

Charm entitled 'Eolas Nam Mam', 24 June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/132
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Charm entitled 'Eolas Nam Mam' [Charm of the Swellings] collected from John MacAulay from Gearrloch [Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] but living in Edinburgh [Dùn Èideann in which an axe is dipped in a pitcher of water and its edge put to the afflicted person reciting a charm beginning 'Bi si[u]d air Mam Chluaini, Bi so air Mam Ratagain'. Carmichael notes 'There must be seven mams.'

Dates: 24 June 1887

Charm entitled 'Galar Fual' and accompanying note, 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/19
Scope and Contents Charm entitled 'Galar Fual' [Gravel Charm] collected from Catrina Nicantoisich/Thoiseach Staolagearruidh, S[outh] Uist [Catherine MacIntosh, pauper, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas] on 13 October 1875, beginning 'Tha eolas agam eir a ghalar fhual, S eir a ghalas a ta buan'. The note states that the charm is repeated three times and that the 'the operator strikes with the palm of the hand the way of the water - that is slighe an uisge'. Text has been scored through in pencil and...
Dates: 1883

Charm entitled 'Gearradh an tocaidh', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/217
Scope and Contents

Charm entitled 'Gearradh an tocaidh' in which 'toc', an inflammation of a cow or horses' eye is cut with a needle.

Dates: June 1887