Horses
Found in 453 Collections and/or Records:
Story about a colt appearing amongst a farmer's horses, March 1874
Story about a colt appearing amongst a farmer's horses and frightening them. The farmer tried to chase the colt away and when he caught its mane he noticed it was full of 'rafagaich + sand' and so turned it around and the beast went towards and into the lake. His wife attributed their safety from beasts to the morning blessing.
Story about a lament [probably Cumha Mhic an Toisich], September 1872
Story about a lament [probably Cumha Mhic an Tòisich] probably collected from Marion MacNeil, Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, telling how it was composed by a lady whose husband was killed on his return from being married. His death by a black horse had been predicted so he struck the black horse with his pistol and took a white horse instead but he was careless and his feet got tangled in the stirrups and he was dragged along the ground by the horse and was killed.
Story about a man swallowed up by the ground on Bearnaray, September 1870
Story telling how a man who was ploughing with two horses on 'isle of Bearnaray' [Bernera Isle, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] was cursing when he and his horses were 'swall[ow]ed up by the opening of the earth. The hole is pointed out still'. Also noted is that there is a carn at the end of Teampall.
Story about a red horse and accompanying saying about Beinn Eadar, 1873
Story about a red horse set around Maruig [Màraig, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] and accompanying saying about Beinn Eadar which reads ''S fhada bhuam fhi[n] bonn Beinn eadar, Shada bhuam fhi[n] Beal a ghormail'. A note states that Beinn Eadar is now An Cliseam [An Cliseam/Clisham, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] and that Beal[ach] a Ghormail is east of the foot of An Cliseam near Maruig.
Story about crofter and the strength of his horses and the thatch on his kiln, c1870
Story about a crofter and the strength of his horses and the thatch on his kiln. The story has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere. It is possible that these are two separate tales.
Story about Mac a Chreachain, 1869
Story entitled 'An t-Each Ursunn' and accompanying song, 24 March 1869
Story entitled 'Droch Shuil' about the evil eye, 17 September 1909
Story entitled 'Droch Shuil' collected from William Macconnich [William MacKenzie], mason, An Anaid, Loch Tairbheartan [Annat, Loch Torridon] in which a mare collapses after a visitor from Corry buying oat seed from MacKenzie's father leaves. MacKenzie is sent after the man who returns and going around the mare reciting a charm brings it back to health and it gets up and keeps ploughing. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.