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Warriors

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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 'Uistean mhic Illeaspa Chalum', 22 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/30
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Uistean mhic Illeaspa Chalum' probably collected from Mary MacDonald, aged about 28 years, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay beginning 'S Minig a thachra riut eir sheallach, Fraochan feirge eir a mhalai'. The song is composed of forty-one lines. The text contains some amendments and has been scored through in ink with 'B[ook] [-] P[age] [-] Trans[cribed] June 16 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]' written transversely across it.

Dates: 22 May 1869 and 16 June 1869