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Women

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

Found in 83 Collections and/or Records:

Story about Pearsan Mòr, 24 September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/111
Scope and Contents Story about Pearsan Mòr, chaplain and son to MacNeil of Barra, who lived at Ciolla [Chiall, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] that his wife, concerned that he might be interested in a woman who lived at Cliat [Cliaid], arranged for him to be ambushed by the other woman's servants on his return from hunting on Àird Ghrèin at Ciste nan Cli'eann. Pearsan Mòr killed ten of the twelve men although two of them lived until the morning. He fought them until he fell at Meallach where he was buried and a chapel...
Dates: 24 September 1872

Story about Ruai Mhor, daughter of Rìgh Lochlann, and duns on the Isle of Barra, 24 September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/104
Scope and Contents Story about Ruai Mhor, daughter of Rìgh Lochlann, that Dun Loch Nic an Ruaidh [Dùn Loch nic Ruaidhe, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] was built for her as she was sought by many Lochlann heroes: 'They would come to the slope opposite & look on & wi[th] great delight to get a look at her even at a distance. They lived at Dun a' Bhairp [Dùn Bharpa]'. Carmichael also notes down Dun a ghlinne, Auin an Duin and Lamruig an Duin, [Dùn a' Ghlinne, Abhainn an Dùin and Lamraig an Dùin, all...
Dates: 24 September 1872

Story about the 'bean chaol chota uaine' [thin [fairy] woman in the green coat], September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/89
Scope and Contents Story about the 'bean chaol chota uaine' [thin [fairy] woman in the green coat] collected in Uibhist a Deas/South Uist telling how two men were working in a field near the fairy hill and began to feel thirsty. One of them said they wished they could have a drink of what the woman was drinking. She offered the drink to him but he refused and she said '...galar an te chuir a chìr Chiad-aoine na ceann orst', essentially saying that whoever asked for her drink but would not accept it would be...
Dates: September 1872

Story about the Cailleachag bheag bhiara an fhasaich, 27 May 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/58
Scope and Contents

Story about the Cailleach bheag bhiara an fhasach [Cailleach Bheur or nature goddess] collected from Mary MacMillan, Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The story is based on asking the little old woman questions the answers to which describe her connection between birds, plants, fish and animals and specific places. The text contains annotations and amendments and has been scored through in pencil and in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 27 May 1869

Story about the custom of throwing a ball of thread into a kiln to find out the name of one's husband, c1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/34
Scope and Contents Story about the custom of throwing a ball of thread into a kiln at night to find out the name of one's husband. On one occasion, young men got into the kiln without the young women knowing. As each girl threw her ball of thread into kiln asking 'Co sid shuas air ceann mo ropain?' [Who is at the end of my thread?] a young man would put on a false voice and give her the answer she wanted to hear. When the third girl asked, the young man joked that he was the devil 'come to take you away for...
Dates: c1870

Story about the MacLachlans of Fiart, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/29
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Story about the MacLachlans of Fiart telling how they took the lady off Lady's Rock and brought her to Lismore and then sent her to the main land [Fiart, Lady's Rock both Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. A Dr MacLachlan in Edinburgh [probably Dr Thomas MacLauchlan] is said to be descended from these MacLachlans.

Dates: September 1870

Story about the Nic Gillemhicheil [Carmichael] ghost, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/44
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Story about the Nic Gillemhicheil [NicGilleMhìcheil/Carmichael] ghost that she haunted the Glen faochan family by walking to and fro between her two tolamain [tolmain or burial mounds] wailing. When her voice was heard it was thought to herald the death of a member of the family who would say 'O its only NicGillmh[ìcheil] bhoc[d].'

Dates: September 1870

Story about three women being turned to stone, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/145
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Story about three women who are turned to stone by Cuiralainn's [Curalan/St Cyril] servant, who was chasing them for stealing from Cuiralainn. Curalan is said to have given the servant his own wand, with which the servant struck each woman.

Dates: August 1883

Story entitled 'Christ', 11 September 1909

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/102
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Story entitled 'Christ' probably collected from Catherine MacLean, crofter, Naast, Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty [Nàst, Geàrr Loch, Ros is Cromba]. The story tells of a woman who was suffering from a swollen breast and is healed by Christ. Catherine states that she healed ten or twelve similar cases in Gairloch and in Morayshire [Moireibh]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 11 September 1909

Story entitled 'Fionladh Choinnachain', c1860

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/7
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Fionladh Choinnachain' continued from folio 14r collected from Donull Mac Cuieag [Donald MacCaig], Fearan an lea, who learnt it more that twenty years before from Donull Mac a Phee [Donald MacPhee], Talamsgeir [Fearann an Leagha/Fernilea and Talaisgeir/Talisker, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. The story is about what happens to the giant killer after the old woman who helped him and his wife die. He loses everything and goes to the king for help. He is recognised as...
Dates: c1860