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

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1867

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing field and transcribed material. The notebook is inscribed on the front inside cover with the following: 'Scrap Book MS No1 Alex[ander] Carmichael (of Lismore) Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist] 1864'. On the recto side of the fly leaf is written 'Angus MacDonald Staoinebrig tale teller' and on the verso side of the fly leaf is written 'Bought at Drew's Saint columb Cornwall this 17 day of Nov[ember] 1864 A. A. Carmichael p2/3'....
Dates: 1864-1867
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Written on the inside front cover is '2/9 1870. Oban' and on the flyleaf is '[deleted: Twas] Friday 2 Sep[tember]. 1870. 12 noon from Ob[an]'. Folios 1-3r and 75r to 117v are blank. The text on folio 3v and 4r and 4v is written updside down and is later text (29 January 1875). The contents are in two distinct sections, the first being material collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore and the second being material collected in South Uist. Much of the...
Dates: 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing primarily songs and stories collected in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, Barraigh/Barra, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis. The main informants are Roderick MacNeil or Ruairidh an Rùma from Mingulay and Penelope MacLellan of Ormacleit/Ormaclete. The bulk of the material from MacNeil relates to the southernmost islands of the Hebrides and covers topics such as bird-fowling, the island way of life, place-names,...
Dates: c1868 to 16 June 1876
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1870 to 1872

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing the stories 'Rocabarrai' and 'Cugarbhad'; some songs and song fragments; customs relating to religious festivals, particularly on the Isle of Barra; stories about the MacNeil of Barra; stories and archaeological notes on Castle Beagram [Caisteal Bheagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]; cattle charms and stories about the Lochlannaich [Vikings]. As well as archaeological notes on chapels and cemeteries the majority of the notebook...
Dates: 1870 to 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael but also used by John Ewen MacRury. The front cover bears a sticker which reads 'Gaelic Notes 1894-5. (Collection of traditions, tales, etc. by Alexander Carmichael (?). Many pages cancelled, indicating publication.) [Carmichael Watson Collection]'. The flyleaf reads 'Gaelic Notes, 1894-5' and the rear flyleaf contains a jotting which reads 'Wishing Guidhe'. The beginning of the notebook contains field notes made by Carmichael in Uibhist a...
Dates: 12 September 1890 to 1895
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Song entitled 'Alain Airech Ainemeil' or 'Ailein Aighneach Ainmeil' and accompanying story, 12 March 1869 to 6 May 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/24
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Alain Airech Ainemeil' or 'Ailein Aighreach Ainmeil' collected from Mary Ghillis [Gilles], Nunton [Baile nan Chailleach, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula], age 60 from Barra [Barraigh]. A note states that it was composed by a woman in South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] to one of the Clanranalds. Text written transversely on folio 27v appears to be another verse for the song. Text has been scored out with a note which reads 'Trans[cribed] Thursday May 6 1869 A. A. C.'

Dates: 12 March 1869 to 6 May 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Calum Ban Macilleathain' and accompanying note, nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/15
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Calum Ban Macilleathain' beginning 'Na thaothail O Chaluim Bhain, Slan fallain gun rill thu'. The song is composed of thirty-seven lines arranged into eighteen verses of couplets. The note reads '"Tha righ ur air a Chomaraich" = Abercrosain Applecross. Whats the point?'.

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Cumha Cairistine', nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/6
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Cumha Cairistine' beginning 'Chairistine nach freagair thu mi, Cha fhreagair an nochd mo dhibhul mi'. The song is composed of thirty-eight lines, arranged into six verses of four lines each and a single line chorus. Annotations have been made to the text with alternative words or phrases, the annotation being separated from the main text with an oblique.

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Is Ann A Ghabh Mi Mo Chead' and accompanying note, 23 March 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/14
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Is Ann A Ghabh Mi Mo Chead' collected from Catrina Pearson [Catherine Pearson or MacPherson] pauper, Ceanntangbhal, Barrai [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] beginning ''S ann a ghabh mi mo chead dhiot, A cheist nam fear oga'. The song has seven verses. The accompanying note states that the song was composed by the daughter of Donald son of MacNeil of Barra to James MacDonald of Clanranald, who got Boisdale [Baghasdal, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] after the MacNeils...
Dates: 23 March 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Mac 'Ic ailean' and accompanying note, 2 December 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/9
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mac 'Ic ailean' collected from Mor Nic Neill nighean Alastair Mhic neill [Mor MacNeil], cottar, Ceanntangbhal, Barrai [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] beginning 'M' ulai 'us m uaill, Ho hi o ho horo ghealla'. The note states that the song was said to have been composed by Mac 'ic Ailean's wife, a daughter of MacLeod of Harris to Clanranald when they had become estranged.

Dates: 2 December 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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