Protection
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Notes = includes divine protection,Created For = CW
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Story entitled 'Donl Gorm Sleibhteach' [Dòmhnall Gorm Sleibhteach] and accompanying song
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/140
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Donl Gorm Sleibhteach' [Dòmhnall Gorm Slèibhteach, Donald Gorm MacDonald of Sleat] and accompanying song probably collected in Barraigh/Isle of Barra. The song begins 'Bha mi raoir an tul[lach] re[idh], 'S tha mi in thall a fhein a noc[hd]' and the story tells of how the ghosts of Donald Gorm and his sixteen kinsmen were due to visit Donald Gorm's son, who was a bad man. An old man advised him to turn all the chairs upside down and place pine candles around the table or he...
Dates:
1870 to 1872
Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing mainly Fenian songs and cattle charms. Most of the charms relate to cattle and working in the dairy and so are recited for the protection and healing of cattle, although there are some charms for protecting and healing people as well. A number of the charms include the use of medicinal plants, for which there is additional vocabulary. Carmichael also includes charms and customs for predicting marriage partners. Almost all of...
Dates:
1865-1886