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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: External Id = sh 85135003,Created For = CW

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Charm entitled 'Eolas an t Sniamh', 7 April 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/87
Scope and Contents Charm entitled 'Eolas an t Sniamh' [EĆ²las an t-Sniamh or Charm of the Sprain] collected from Fionaghal ni[ghean] Chaluim or MacLeod [Flora MacLeod], Baileshear [Baile Shear/Baleshare, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. The charm begins 'Chai C[riosd] amach is fhuair e snai nan each air an cuar ma seach' and is repeated three times while a linen thread is twisted, a knot put on one end first, then the middle and then put around the affected joint. Across the text is written in ink 'Transcribed into...
Dates: 7 April 1875