Wells
Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:
Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century
Notes on Cnoc an Teampuil, Tobar Chriosd and Tobar Uc Roige., 1869
Notes on Cnoc an Teampuil, Tobar Chriosd [Tobar Chrìosd] and Tobar Uc Roige, a religious site and two wells on Vatersay [Bhatarsaigh]. Referring to Cnoc an Teampuil, Carmichael notes 'When the byre was built bones and coffins were dug up. Where the old temple and cladh [graveyard] stood'. Of Tobar Chrìosd he states that water would be taken from there for sick people.
Notes on rocks around Iona and Lismore; whether the rocks have been sculpted; and place-names connected to them, c1893
Notes on Tobar Bhi'it [Bridgit], Tobar Eachinn and Tota Chrissein, 1869
Notes on the wells Tobar Bhri'it [Bridgit], Sanntrai [Sanndraigh/Santray], Tobar Eachinn [Tobar Eachainn, Bhatarsaigh/Vatersay] and the graveyard Tota Chrissein at Cuir [Cuier/Cuidhir, Bhatarsaigh/Vatersay]. Tobar Eachainn is named after Eachin mac mhic ic Neil and noted as 'cover[ed] over with slats beyond Vatersay Ho[use]'. Tota Chrissein is noted as being used 'in Mr Alastair's time. He put his first child in it'.
Notes relating to Taransay, 7 July 1870
Possibly historical notes [writing smudged and illegible], c1872
The writing for this item is smudged and mostly illegible but it appears to contain historical notes relating to the Western Isles possibly including mentions of wells and boats.
Saying which reads 'Cha bhi fios math air tobar gun traigh e'., 23 September 1909
Saying which reads 'Cha bhi fios math air tobar gun traigh e'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Song beginning 'A sniamh mo chuigeil', October 1892
Song beginning 'A sniamh mo chuigeil, A sniamh mo chuigeil', collected from Duncan MacNiven, retired schoolmaster, Airds, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Song beginning 'Tobar nam buadh', June 1887
Song beginning 'Tobar nam buadh, Tha shuas sa gleannan' with a note which follows reading 'A schoolmaster in S Kilda in print' [Hiorta/St Kilda]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Story about a footmarked rock on the Isle of Barra, 24 September 1872
Story about a footmarked rock on the Isle of Barra [Barraigh] which says that it was creating from a leaping competition between Mac De [Jesus Christ] and the Donas [Devil]. Mac De won and hence the well near where his footmark landed is called 'Tobar na Buai[dh]'. Donas' footmark is described as 'splayed & ugly' while Mac De's is 'shapely & attractive'.