Fairies
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Song entitled 'Rinn mi n Cadal' and accompanying note, 21 May 1869 and 16 June 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/19
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Rinn mi n Cadal' collected from Marion MacNeil, Gleann/Glen, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, beginning 'Rinn mi n cadal an cadal, Rinn mi n cadal trom dlu leat'. The song is composed of twenty three lines and is described as 'Oran Si[th] te ga lean[nan] Si[th]'. The text has been scored through in ink and a note written transversely in ink across it reads, 'Trans[cribed] June 16 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.
Dates:
21 May 1869 and 16 June 1869