Peat
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Charm entitled 'Eolas Pronnai' and accompanying story, 3 February 1874
Charm entitled 'Ora Criongain', 3 February 1874
Charm entitled 'Ora Criongaini' [Charm for a Bruise] collected from Ranald MacDonald, aged 81 years, Geàrraidh na Mònadh/Garrynamonie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist, beginning 'An ora chuir Calum-cille ris cois a ghille sa ghleann. Iocaidh an cnei[mhe] lium'. A note beside the title reads 'Ora Latin word'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Custom relating to La Fheill Brìde [St Bride's Day], 1887
Custom relating to La Fheill Brìde [St Bride's Day] describing how Mrs Major MacLeod also known as 'Major Ann', the daughter of Flora MacDonald, removed the stocking from her foot and pounded a piece of peat on the doorstep while reciting a verse beginning 'An diu[gh] la [Fhe]ill Bride, Thig nigh[ean] Imhair as an toll'. Text has been scored through in ink perhaps to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.
Description and sketch of an airi [àiridh], 17 October 1873
Drawings for Cuts, late 19th century
Set of illustrations of geological nature, including peat bogs, coral reefs, coastline, sand and gravel.
Fragment of a custom about the 'Biast Bhoireach', November 1873
Note about a 'Cuilein moine', 20 November 1873
Note about a 'Cuilein moine' [small lump of peat] that it was given to a minister for his light to compose his sermon.
Note about peats on Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, 1867
Note about peats from Roderick MacNeil, aged 88, crofter, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay stating that the peats are bad and scarce in Mingulay ''They are simp[ly] the surface soil cut off the rocks'. Stacks of peats at Biola Creag [Bual na Creige/Biulacraig] are mentioned though it is 'a dan[gerous] place for people to be working'. People from Bearnara [Beàrnaraigh/Berneray] cut their peats on Mingulay and Mingulay people build peat-stacks 'round with stones as they do on St Kilda [Hiorta]'.
Note about Sula Sgeir, August 1883
Note about Sula Sgeir [Sulisgeir, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] that peats would be taken by crews going there and when they got there they would pray the Lord's Prayer at the site of the old temple.
Note on peat-cutting, 31 May 1877
Note that peat-cutting is disliked on Fuday [Fuidheigh, An Caolas Barrach/Sound of Barra] as peats are burnt around a corpse there.