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Folklore

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

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

'Chi mi sin is fuaighidh mi so', 20th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-98/3/1/9
Scope and Contents

'Chì mi seo is fuaighidh mi so', which translates to English as, 'I see this and I sew that', is a folk tale from Argyll about a tailor who does not believe in apparitions or supersticions. This may be a script for a lecture or a text for students of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of Professor Donald Mackinnon / Mackinnon's own notes and research material / Literature

'Cigean Cuaigean us Boc geal an Reubain', c late 19th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW441
Scope and Contents

Tale, 'Cigean Cuaigean us Boc geal an Reubain'.

Dates: c late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

'Clann Uisne' [The children of Uisne], c late 19th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW437
Scope and Contents

Fragments of the story 'Clann Uisne'.

Dates: c late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Class notes on 'Agallamh na Senorach', c. early 20th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW438
Scope and Contents

Class notes on 'Agallamh na Senorach'.

Dates: c. early 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Collection of Gaelic and English Words written by the Rev Alexander Cameron, late 19th century

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW378
Scope and Contents Collection of papers written by the Reverend Alexander Cameron, includes fragments of 'Clann Tuireann', 'Clan Calitin', and 'Tain Bo Cuailnge'. Also Laoidh Chlann Uisne, a transcription of a recording made 15 March 1867 from Donald MacPhee, smith, Breubhaig, Barra by Alexander Carmichael. There is a note at the end to 'the late John F. Campbell', implying that it was made when he was editing the Laoidh for the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness xv...
Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

'Connal Mac Righ Cruachan' [Connal the son of King Cruachan], c late 19th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW452
Scope and Contents

Tale headed 'Connal Mac Righ Cruachan'.

Dates: c late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

'Eamun Mac Ghuirm' [Eamonn the son of Gorm], 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW466
Scope and Contents

Gaelic prose tale headed 'Eamun Mac Ghuirm'.

Dates: 1861
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

'Fionnla Choinneachain Mac Na Bantraich' [Fionnlagh Choinneachain, the widow's son], c 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW422
Scope and Contents

Fragmentary piece (end) of the tale 'Fionnla Choinneachain Mac Na Bantraich'. Begins 'eir mo chois sin a mhic na bantraich.' Recorded from Donald MacQueen, Fernilea, Isle of Skye on 21 February 1861. Beginning of tale found at Coll-97/CW460.

Dates: c 1861
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

'Fionnlagh Choinneachain Mac na Bantraich' [Fionnlagh Choinneachain, the widow's son], c 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW460
Scope and Contents

Two versions of tale headed 'Fionnlagh Choinneachain Mac na Bantraich'. Both recorded from Donull MacCuithein [Donald MacQueen], 'Fearann-an-lea' [Fernilea], Isle of Skye. Pages numbered 1-22 and 37-50 combine to form one version, recorded on 1 June 1861. Note on p. 50 states that the reciter heard the story from a miller (Donald MacPhee] in Talisker, Isle of Skye. Pages numbered 23-36 are a version recorded on 21 February 1861, the end of which is found at Coll-97/CW422.

Dates: c 1861
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

'Gocan Feinne', c 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW440
Scope and Contents

Tale Gocan Feinne, first line 'Bha righ mor an uair agus phos e. Rug a bhean mac agus chaochail mair a ghille', told by Anne NicNeacail, [Anne Nicolson], Carbost, Isle of Skye on 25 December 1861.

Dates: c 1861
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

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