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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Written on the inside front cover is '2/9 1870. Oban' and on the flyleaf is '[deleted: Twas] Friday 2 Sep[tember]. 1870. 12 noon from Ob[an]'. Folios 1-3r and 75r to 117v are blank. The text on folio 3v and 4r and 4v is written updside down and is later text (29 January 1875). The contents are in two distinct sections, the first being material collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore and the second being material collected in South Uist. Much of the...
Dates: 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

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

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing material collected mostly in An Apainn/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. A large proportion of the stories and biographical information about Appin was collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, who was known as Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair. Amongst the material collected from Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair are proverbs, sayings, customs, stories about local figures and families and historic anecdotes. The other main...
Dates: 1883 to 1887

Note about 'An Gorm Mòr' and 'Macanlea Mòr', August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/38
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire that 'An Gorm Mòr' and 'Macanlea Mòr' were one and the same person.

Dates: August 1883

Note about Druim na Bachuill, 15 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/12
Scope and Contents

Note collected from Donald MacGregor, Baile Garbh/Bailegarve, Lios Mòr/Lismore, that the [Baron's family] used to live at Druim na Bachuill but moved to Croc nan tri Chloich[an] opposite Taigh an Deora where Bailgarbh, Bailure and Bailuach[drach] [Baile Garbh, Baile Iubhair/Balure, Baile Uachdarach/Baileouchdarach, Lios Mòr/Lismore] meet.

Dates: 15 August 1883

Note about the Baron of Bachuil, 2 September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/9
Scope and Contents

Note about the Baron of Bachuil, that he was the bell-ringer at St Moluag's Cathedral [Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and that Cair Bharain [Cathair a' Bharain or The Baron's Chair] is a a seat in a rock in a ruin at Gara nan Cleireach [Garadh nan Clèireach].

Dates: 2 September 1870

Note on occupant of Ach-nan-Aird, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/15
Scope and Contents

Note that the last occupant of Ach-nan-Aird [Lios Mòre/Lismore] was 'Mac-an-lè-mòr a Chaist[eil]'.

Dates: August 1883