Folklore
Subject
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Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
Various articles, tales and verse., 1880s-1900s
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW380
Scope and Contents
Series of articles, tales, and verse, written mainly by the hand of Alexander Carmichael. Includes various writings concerning seals and the MacCodrums. Also articles/tales headed ' Na Uisegaran', 'An Cochal' and 'Bodach Sgeir Róis.
Dates:
1880s-1900s
Various tales, verse and notes., c.1906
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW381
Scope and Contents
Series of tales, verse and notes written by Alexander Carmichael. The papers include, a tale headed 'An Righ' written 31 August 1906, a tale about Niall Glundubh MacNeill of Barra, notes on Ciosmal Castle, Barra, notes on the death on Donald Gillies in 1823 in St Kilda and a poem entitled 'Oran a Mart' . Also includes notes on agricultural tenure, tales and poetry by Dugald MacInnes and a lecture by Alexander Carmichael on 'literature and customes of the Scottish Gaels'. The...
Dates:
c.1906
Watercolour Drawing, late 19th-early 20th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW229
Scope and Contents
Coloured drawing of Alexander Carmichael beside a large ice boulder in Scalpay. Probably painted by his wife Mary Carmichael. Included are loose leaf sheets with the following printed inscription, 'Mary, Mo ghaol an diugh mar an de thu. My love to day as yesterday art thou. Alexander'. Also a poem headed, 'Soiridh, A Bhean-shith Agus An Sealgair', 'Farewell The Fairy and the Hunter'.
Dates:
late 19th-early 20th century