Vocabulary

Vocabulary for 'Cioch-shlugain' and 'Glas-chiodhlan', September 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/128

Scope and Contents

Vocabulary for 'Cioch-shlugain' [cìoch-shlugain or uvula] and 'Glas-chiodhlan' [glas-chìodhlan or lock-jaw]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: September 1909

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

Vocabulary for different mammal placentas, 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/23

Scope and Contents

Vocabulary for different mammal placentas including 'Teana', 'Cruthach', 'Badhar' and 'Seile' for the placenta of a woman, mare, cow and hind or roe or sheep or goat respectively.

Dates: 1883

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

Vocabulary for 'faoileann' [a reef or bank] and accompanying saying, 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/334

Scope and Contents

Vocabulary for 'faoileann' [a reef or bank] and accompanying saying which reads 'Sinn in shuidhe air an fhaoil[eann] sinn gun fhaoilt gun fhurran'.

Dates: 1887

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

Vocabulary for 'fire' and 'wall recess', August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/39

Scope and Contents

Note on vocabulary that 'buthail' is a recess in a wall and 'aingeal' means a fire probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire.

Dates: August 1883

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

Vocabulary for 'hart', 29 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/74

Scope and Contents

Vocabulary for 'hart' given as 'dreamar-fiadh'.

Dates: 29 August 1883

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

Vocabulary for 'ioraltan', 18 September 1884

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/232

Scope and Contents

Vocabulary for 'ioralatan' described as 'droch phratan' or 'droch dheanadas'.

Dates: 18 September 1884

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

Vocabulary for making spoons, 23 March 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/26

Scope and Contents

List of vocabulary relating to making spoons collected from tinkers by the name of Chisholm at Baileshear [Baile Sear/Baleshare, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist].

Dates: 23 March 1869