Food
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
Fenian story about the 'Gille Glas', c1865
Fenian story collected from Alexander Urquhart, manager to Alexander MacRae, known as Fear Huisnis, probably at Abhainnsuidhe, Harris [Huisnis/Huishnish, Na Hearadh]. The story includes an aside about a type of pine candle once used throughout the Highlands and remembered by the reciter.
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1901
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887
Fragment of a story about a wrongfully imprisoned man, 1885
Fragment of a story about a wrongfully imprisoned man. The man is asked by the king to fight a bully, who has come into the kingdom challenging everyone, for which the man asks for particular food including a bannock, butter and eggs. On meeting the bully, he caught him by the hand 'and pulled it off from the shoulder' having previously beaten him at other feats of strength. A page has been removed from the note book (probably contemporaneously) before this entry.
Fragment of a story entitled 'An t-Each Uisge', March 1874
Fragment of a story entitled 'Nighean an Fhuilt Oir agus na Cir Airgiod', c1861
Fragment of a verse beginning 'A Sheath[ain] sa Sheath[ain]', 21 May 1869
Fragment of a verse [possibily a charm] collected from Donald MacPhee, blacksmith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra which reads 'A Sheath[ain] sa Sheath[ain], Toradh coirc Earraghoil toradh coirc Eara'ail' which was composed by Mor ni Dhiarmaid ic Sheathain ic Dhunachai ic Earraghoil [nian] Dhonuil Eoin am Bearnari [Beàrnaraigh/Berneray].
List of vocabulary probably from travelling people, 1901
List of vocabulary probably from travelling people (often known as 'tinkers' cant') containing words and expressions mostly for food and clothing probably collected on the Isle of Barra/Barraigh. Text has been scored out as if transcribed elsewhere.