Tales
Found in 1040 Collections and/or Records:
Story about a stoat in Ardnamurchan, 7 August 1886
Story about a storm which killed many birds, 4 June 1887
Story about a storm which killed many birds on Ìle/ Islay about 10 or 11 years previously [c1866-1867] noting that 'the cats gave up eating them', that wood-cocks were especially liked [by the cats] and that a small flock would consist of about 10-20 birds while a large flock would consist of about 60 or 80 birds. Also notes that the 'conas whins' [gocan or whin-chats] were all killed.
Story about a strong boy from Inverness [Inbhir Nis], June 1887
Story collected on Ìle/Islay about a strong boy from Inverness [Inbhir Nis] who was about twelve years old and could life two meal sacks weighing two hundred pounds. His father was Michael MacIllemhicheil [Michael Carmichael], a weaver.
Story about a tailor and fairy music, August 1883
Story about a tailor who hears beautiful fairy music and falls asleep and is turned into a child. When he discovered this he said 'Is mairg a leig uc ri tailear'.
Story about a trip made by mother and child, c1893
Story about a trip made by mother and child, which would appear to have been copied from another source, in which the mother 'burst a blood vessel of the stomach' while in London and although her condition was precarious at first she recovered, returned home and travelled with her adult child 'a good deal in Glencoe and various other places enjoying ourselves very much' returning home 'greatly refreshed' [Gleann Comhann, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Story about a trout in Tobar Dòmhnall nan Òrd, 27 September 1883
Story about a trout in Tobar Dòmhnall nan Òrd which was reportedly 140 years old collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years. The trout was taken out by a 'strange lad' who put it back again but the trout died.
Story about a very cold week before St Patrick's Day, 4 June 1887
Story about a very cold week before St Patrick's Day 'They had so little to do out that they [divot] to the taking out the tails'. Text has been scored through in pencil perhaps to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.
Story about a wall collapsing on a coffin in Teampull na Trionaid, 20 January 1871
Story about a wall seen at Poll Nan Crann, 1887
Story about a wall seen at low tide at Poll Nan Crann, Benbecula, by people from Griminish who were cutting sea ware and were amazed at what they saw [Pol nan Crann, Griminis/Griminish, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].