Diseases
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
Story about a woman's trip to a wise woman for a snaile, 5 Aug 1870
Story about An Gorm Mòr's daughter, September 1870
Story about An Gorm Mòr's daughter, that she died of plaigh [plague] at Laig uanach as she returned to Achnanduin from church at Clachan [Lag Uanach and Achadun, both Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Story about Mac an Leigh Mòr's daughter dying of plague, September 1870
Story about the effect of typhus and debt on the Campbell and Macintire families on Lismore, August 1883
Story about the plague which struck Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris, November 1873
Story about the plague which struck Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris during 'Linn Mh[ic] Aula' which 'carried away' many people. It tells how 'fear drove the people in floods to the church hold[in]g each others hands coming to church + sing[ing] songs. Only 3 persons came out on 3[rd] day. Church full of skulls.' The story notes how Angus, the son of Mr Aula [MacAulay] was buried opposite the pulpit on the north side of the wall alongside it.
Story about the population of Miulay [Miùghlaigh/Mingulay], 1867
Story entitled 'Christ', 11 September 1909
Story entitled 'Christ' probably collected from Catherine MacLean, crofter, Naast, Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty [Nàst, Geàrr Loch, Ros is Cromba]. The story tells of a woman who was suffering from a swollen breast and is healed by Christ. Catherine states that she healed ten or twelve similar cases in Gairloch and in Morayshire [Moireibh]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Story entitled 'Greim Mionnaich', 11 September 1909
Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1885
Vocabulary for 'Cioch-shlugain' and 'Glas-chiodhlan', September 1909
Vocabulary for 'Cioch-shlugain' [cìoch-shlugain or uvula] and 'Glas-chiodhlan' [glas-chìodhlan or lock-jaw]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.