Scope and Contents Prayer entitled 'An t altacha Leaba' [An t-Altachadh Leapa or Beannachadh Leapa or Bed Blessing] collected from Archibald Currie, shoemaker, aged forty-six, Àird na Monadh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Lai mis a noc le Muire le mac, Le mair mo Ri tha gam dhian o gach olc'. The accompanying note reads 'Said by most R[oman C[atholics] in lying down at night. Reciter said it since he was 15 y[ea]rs.' Text has been scored through in ink and written transversely across it is 'Transcribed...

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Prayer entitled 'An t Alt[achadh] Leapa' [Bed Blessing] beginning 'Lai mise noc, Le moire s le mac'. Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.

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Prayer entitled 'An Urnaigh Chadail' collected from Donald MacDonald, crofter, Griminish, Benbecula [Griminis, Beinn na Faoghla] beginning 'Tha mise noc/nis a dol a chadal'. The prayer is composed of nine lines. A number of additions have been made to the text in pencil and ink and the text has been scored through in pencil.

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Prayer entitled 'Bean Spridhe' [Ora Cuithe or Prayer of the Cattlefold] beginning 'Cuiram am mach, Air bharra nan speach'. The accompanying note states that this is said to cattle when they are put into the cattlefold at night. Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.

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Prayer entitled 'Smaladh An Teine' beginning 'Smalaidh mise noc an teine' collected from Donald Maccormaig [Donald MacCormick], crofter, Killpheadar, South Uist [Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, Uibhist a Deas]. The prayer is composed of twelve lines. The text has been scored through in pencil.

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Prayer for protection while sleeping collected from Peggie MacNeill, wife of Eoin Raoil, Glen, Barra [Gleann, Barraigh], beginning 'Laiem noc, Le Moir le mac, Le ailean mo Righ'. The prayer is composed of twenty-five lines. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

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Proverb which reads 'A mhoch eirich Luan, 'S an t-suan Mhart' [The Monday early-rising makes the Tuesday sleep].

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Proverb which reads 'Feumaidh fear nan cuar[an] eiridh uair romh fhear nam brog' [The man of the sock must rise an hour before the wearer of the shoes].

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Located in Poultry Research Centre Staff Papers 1972, Vol. 2, G-Z.

Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Laoi Dhuill Liosadair' [Laoidh Dùghaill Liosadair] collected from Cairistina nighean Duill (Nic Aonais) [Christine MacInnes] Creag-goiridh Beinnafaothla [Creag Ghoraidh/Creagorry, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] beginning 'Cluinn a dhuine bith na d fhaicil, Mu n tuit cadal ort na dusal'. The accompanying story states that the hymn was composed by Dughal Liosadair, who lived in Skye [An t-Eilean Sgitheanach] after he had fallen into a long trance. There is a single annotation to...