Proverbs

Poem beginning 'Thig am bui eir this am bea'ain', 1873

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW105/40

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Poem beginning 'Thig am bui eir this am bea'ain' and continuing 'Thig Fiar a churraig bhui, Chuireadh na shiu al an t-im'.

Dates: 1873

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Poem entitled 'Comhairle A Aoide do Mhac an Toisich', 25 May 1865

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/20

Scope and Contents Poem entitled 'Comhairle A Aoide do Mhac an Toisich' collected from Coinneach Mac Calaman [Kenneth Murchison] Lochcarnan at Uisgebha, Uist [Loch a' Charnain/Loch Carnan, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and Uisgeabhagh/Uiskevagh, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula]. The poem is a list of advice on how to live a good life given by Mac an Toisich to Aoide, in a manner similar to a list of proverbs. Aoide asks Mac an Toisich if he followed the advice to which the answer is no but that if he had the advice he...

Dates: 25 May 1865

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Poem entitled 'Comhairle Aoide do Mhac-an-Toisich', c1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/51

Scope and Contents Poem entitled 'Comhairle Aoide do Mhac-an-Toisich' collected from Coinneach Mac Calman or Murchison [Kenneth MacCalman or Murchison], Lochcarron, on 25 May 1865 at Uisge-bhagh [Loch Ros is Cromba and Uisgebhagh/Uiskevagh, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula]. The poem is a list of advice on how to live a good life given by Mac an Toisich to Aoide, in a manner similar to a list of proverbs. Aoide asks Mac an Toisich if he followed the advice to which the answer is no but that if he had the advice he...

Dates: c1875

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Prayer beginning 'A Righ gach ros, Sa chas nach crion' and proverb, 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/27

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Prayer beginning 'A Righ gach ros, Sa chas nach crion' probably collected from Mary Cameron, cottar, Borgh/Borve, Barraigh/Isle of Barra. Also, proverb written adjacent to the first three lines of the prayers which reads 'Cha'n fhacas muir nach robh tur cabhag oirre.'

Dates: 1901

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Proverb about death, 7 April 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/49

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Proverb about death beginning 'Nead eir Bhr'it ugh eir innid'. Text has been scored through as if to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 7 April 1869

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Proverb about envy and accomapnying story about Calum Cille's sister, 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/94

Scope and Contents Proverb about envy which reads 'Sgoiltidh am farmad a chlach - Envy will rend the stone' and accomapnying story about Calum Cille's [St Columba's] sister. The story tells how Columba's sister was going to the sheiling with another woman. Calum Cille told her to put a stone in her sack and when the woman asked her what she had in her sack to tell her that it was cheese. The woman wondered why the cheese was so big and Columba's sister said that she would not make a small cheese without making...

Dates: 1901

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Proverb about snakes, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/24

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Proverb about snakes which reads 'La Fheil Bri [Fheill Brìde] thig nibhir as an toll, Cha bhoin mi fhein do nibhir' [On St Bride's day the snake will come out of the hole, I won't touch her and she won't touch me]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: June 1887