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Cattle

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

Found in 914 Collections and/or Records:

Channel Islands Cross-Bred Cow, "Doctor" at 24 years old, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/899
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Photograph of the Channel Islands cross-bred cow, "Doctor" at 24 years old that won many prizes, such as the Lord Mayor's Cup in 1905 at the London Dairy Show and owned by Captain J Smith Neill, Wendover Lodge, Wendover, S.O. in the early/mid 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Characterisation and function of the bovine MHC, 1988

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Identifier: Coll-1362/2/408
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Located in I.A.P.G.R-E.R.S. Staff Papers 1988. Part 2.

Dates: 1988

Charm beginning 'Cuir mise sian a bheatha bhuain', 10 April 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/91
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Charm beginning 'Cuir mise sian a bheatha bhuain' [Sian a Bheatha bhuain or Charm of the Lasting Life] probably collected from Fionaghal MacLeod [Flora MacLeod], cottar, at Carnan, Iocar [Càrnan, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Written across the text in ink is 'Transcribed B[ook] III p[age] 180 and the text has been scored through.

Dates: 10 April 1874

Charm beginning 'La dhomh 's mi dol dha'n Roimh' and accompanying note, c1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/27
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Charm beginning 'La dhomh 's mi dol dha'n Roimh, Thachair orm Calumcille (steaphain?) Peadair agus Pol'. The accompanying note describes how the charm is used with a rod 'starag', hoop 'cuach', sprigs of ivy, broken horseshoe nails and linen to protect cows and their milk.

Dates: c1870

Charm beginning 'Mar a dh-orduich Mac an Luin' and accompanying note, c1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/44
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Charm beginning 'Mar a dh-orduich Mac an Luin' which is used on cattle. The note describes how the operator places their elbow to the tail of the animal measuring 'lamh-choille' [a cubit] along the spine until she gets to the mouth.

Dates: c1870

Charm entitled 'A Chloimh Chat', c1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/22
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Charm entitled 'A Chloimh Chat' [The Catkin Wool] collected from John Paton or Beaton or Bethune, shepherd, Àird-nan-Laogh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Buainidh mise Chloimh-chat, An lion a bhuain Bride o (romh?) 'glaic'. Additions have been made to it in ink and a tick indicates it has been transcribed elsewhere. A note also reads 'See p[age] 78'.

Dates: c1870

Charm entitled 'An Eitheann Mu Chrann', c1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/26
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Charm entitled 'An Eitheann Mu Chrann' [The Tree-Entwining Ivy] beginning 'Buainidh mis an Eitheann mu chrann, Mar a bhuain Moire le h-aon laimh'. The charm is noted as being called 'Leum mu-chrann' in Harris [Na Hearadh] and also as having been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: c1870

Charm entitled 'An Rua - Rose', 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/16
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Charm entitled 'An Rua - Rose' for healing a reddened udder collected from Catherine MacIntosh, pauper, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas] on 20 May 1875, beginning 'Seall a Chriost a bhean s a cioch air at'. Text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: 1883