Poems
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
Story entitled 'Do'ull Gearr no Cearr' including a short verse, 24 January or February 1865
Story entitled 'L[aoidh] Amadan mhoir', c1872
Story entitled 'L[aoidh] Amadan mhoir' [The Story of the Lay of the Great Fool] in which the king's son is under a spell and cannot be brought out of it. Anyone who tries to cure him is required to stay three nights, but each person is found dead except for the Amadan Mor [the great fool] 'because he was true to his trust'.
Story entitled 'Leabhar Dearg Chlann Mhuirich', c1865
Story entitled 'Leabhar Dearg Clann Muirich', 24 January or February 1865
Story entitled 'Maighdean Mhara' about a mermaid in Lochbroom, 1891
Story entitled 'Maighdean Mhara' about a mermaid in Loch Bhraoin [Loch Broom, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] who appeared to a fishing crew and asked the helmsman for his leth-rann (half-stanza). He said, 'Long a thig sa theid an aithghearr, Sin mo leth-rann.' She said it was as well that was his reply and disappeared. A great storm occurred that day and many men were drowned. Consequently it is believed that when a mermaid like this one is seen, someone will drown soon after.
Story entitled 'Ron', 29 January 1875 and 7 October 1875
Story relating to George Munro, John Munro, Hugh MacEachen and Father Ranald MacEachen and accompanying poem, 1892
Story under the heading 'Roin' about MacIogain and accompanying verse, 7 October 1875
Story under the headings 'Roin' and 'Mythology' about seals, 7 October 1875
'[The story of] Rob Donn', 20th century
A script or draft article about the Scottish Gaelic poet from Sutherland, Rob Donn. Included with the notebook is a journal extract about Rob Donn, published on 20 June 1878, though there are no notes to indicate in which journal the article was published. The article is folded, and kept with the notebook by means of a modern paperclip.