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

Found in 1040 Collections and/or Records:

Story entitled 'Mac Righ Sorach', January 1865

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/10
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Mac Righ Sorach' collected from Alasdair Mac Neil [Alexander MacNeil], Ceantangbhall [Ceanntangabhal/Kentagaval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]. The story tells of how Mac Rìgh Sorach wanted to build [stepping stones?] between Maol-donach and Bhatarsa [Maol Dòmhnaich and Bhatarsaigh/Vatersay]. He and his servant each took a stone but he noticed that his servants was much bigger than his. Realising that his servant was much stronger than he was he stopped the work. The two stones can...
Dates: January 1865
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Mac Shir Eoghan Lochial agus Mac Sir Lundrum an Eireann', 31 January 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/15
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Mac Shir Eoghan Lochial agus Mac Sir Lundrum an Eireann' [or 'Mac Shir Eothain Lochiall agus Mac Iarl Anntruim an Eirinn'] [The son of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and the son of the Earl of Antrim in Ireland] collected from Aoghnas [Aonghas] Peton [Angus Beaton] Bearnasdal, [Bearnasdail/Bernisdale, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. The story tells how Sir Ewen's son heard of a beautiful young woman who lived near Edinburgh and despite his father's warning that it would...
Dates: 31 January 1861
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Maighdean Mhara' about a mermaid in Lochbroom, 1891

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/145
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Maighdean Mhara' about a mermaid in Loch Bhraoin [Loch Broom, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] who appeared to a fishing crew and asked the helmsman for his leth-rann (half-stanza). He said, 'Long a thig sa theid an aithghearr, Sin mo leth-rann.' She said it was as well that was his reply and disappeared. A great storm occurred that day and many men were drowned. Consequently it is believed that when a mermaid like this one is seen, someone will drown soon after.

Dates: 1891
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Meteor', 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/85
Scope and Contents Story written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Meteor' describing the first time he saw a meteor. He states that it was in October 1872, and that the meteor 'came down at a very slow rate in a spirally sort of way and leaving a train of faint fire behind it. It was about two miles distant from where I was it fell. Others saw it also and predicted a death within a few days and strange to say a woman died very near the place it fell a few days afterwards.' He...
Dates: 1895
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Na Sithich A Treabhadh' about working with the fairies, 1891

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/138
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Na Sithich A Treabhadh' about the fairies helping a man with his agricultural work. The fairies take every sguab (sheaf of corn) as wages. A man sitting on a small sheaf (raoid) sees a fairy going past without a sheaf and throws his after him. The story is the origin of the saying 'Cho lion'ar ri muinntir Fhionnlaidh'.

Dates: 1891
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Nes' [neas or stoat], 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/6
Scope and Contents Story collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Tobar Mhoire/Tobermory, Muile/Isle of Mull, entitled 'Nes' [neas or stoat] telling how at Airi-miseig [Àridh Miseig], he took a spade to a stoat's den [còs] but found nothing. He had gone about a mile further on when he heard the stoat hissing at his heel and it followed him despite him throwing stones at it. He reached Bailiocar and was telling his story when the stoat was found at the door still hissing. He and Eon Carmichael went to...
Dates: 7 August 1886
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Niean an Ri', c1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/66
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Niean an Ri' [Nighean an Rìgh / The King's Daughter]. At the end of the story Carmichael notes 'As a parallelt (sic) to this see Gleann a Chait Chao'aich in Book No [-]'.

Dates: c1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Nighean Ri Bhaile an t-Sneac', 17 March 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/26
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Story entitled 'Nighean Ri Bhaile an t-Sneac', collected from Archi[bald] MacPherson or an Gille Bàn, pauper, aged 76 years, Trumsgearry [Trumaisgearraidh/Truimsgarry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. The story appears to be incomplete.

Dates: 17 March 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Prince Charlie', 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/78
Scope and Contents Story written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Prince Charlie' and telling the story of a blanket specially made for Bonnie Prince Charlie [Prince Charles Edward Stuart] after his defeat at Culloden, when he was staying Roisinish [Ròisinis/Rossinish]. An unmarried woman there by the name of MacMillan heard he had no bed clothes so persuaded her neighbours to make a blanket for him. They worked non-stop on the blankets and 'dried [them] on the face of the rocks...
Dates: 1895
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Prince Charlies Pipe', 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/68
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Princes Charlies Pipe' about a set of bagpipes which were believed to have been made for Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). The pipes were in the possession of Roderick MacLellan, Bahiarva, Barra [Bàgh Thiarabhagh, Barraigh/Barra] at the time the story was collected. The item appears to be a fair copy of the story.

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

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