Kidnapping
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: External Id = sh 85072244,Created For = CW
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Story about a child abducted by an eagle, June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/51
Scope and Contents
Story about a child abducted by an eagle collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, which tells how a Colbhasa/Colonsay woman left her child rolled in a blanket on the ground while at the sheiling, but it was lifted by an eagle which carried it to Islay and laid it down on a hillock, which Donald's grandfather was hiding behind. The story concludes that 'The child screamed.'
Dates:
June 1887