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Islay Argyllshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:

Note about the bird 'Ian-bollach a ghort', 4 June 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/14
Scope and Contents

Note about the bird 'Ian-bollach a ghort' [eun-ballach-a'-ghart or common bunting] that it nests in mid-summer in the corn and will stand on the top of a [fon-] unlike the reamhag [skylark]. Text has been scored through in pencil perhaps to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 4 June 1887

Note about the bird 'Luaireagan' and 'smeorach' [thrush], 4 June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/18
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Note about the bird 'Luaireagan' and 'smeorach' [thrush] that the former is a sea bird and that the latter builds its nests on land with material from the 'burach' which 'makes it water tight'. Text has been scored through in pencil perhaps to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 4 June 1887

Note about the bird 'Stearnal' [tern], 4 June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/9
Scope and Contents

Note about the bird 'Stearnal' [tern] describing whether it will appear or not according to the direction of the wind and how its voice can be heard through the fog. The note also states that 'The old take young out to sea for miles & coming back - training them to long flights'. Text has been scored through in pencil perhaps to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 4 June 1887

Note about the birds 'Corr-ghir bhreac' [corra-ghritheach breac or heron] and 'Caill-oiche' [cailleach oidhche or owl], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/40
Scope and Contents

Note about the bird 'Corr-ghir bhreac' [corra-ghritheach breac or heron] and 'Caill-oiche' [cailleach oidhche or owl] collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Corr-ghir bhreac Gold throat in winter snow - glittering - all the rest brioc [blue] Cail[leach]-oiche bheag sa C[ailleach oidhche] mhor.'

Dates: June 1887

Note about the birds 'croman fion', 'croman rua', 'corrghrieach' and 'crotach' [possibly snipes, heron and plover], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/35
Scope and Contents

Note about the birds 'croman fion', 'croman rua', 'corrghrieach' and 'crotach' [possibly red kite, hen harrier, heron and curlew] probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, regarding the best time to spot them.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the 'Cathrathain', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/66
Scope and Contents

Note about the 'Cathrathain', probably collected on Ìle/Islay, that it is like a small eel and sucks blood out of others.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the crosses at Kilchoman, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/56
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, that a criminal going between the three crosses at Kilchoman [Cille Chòmain] would be safe.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the etymology of Aird-bheala, 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/98
Scope and Contents

Note about the etymology of Aird-bheala which reads 'Aird-bheala or Aird-dheala west of Port-na-Haven Islay. Probably a corruption of Aird na h-Eala' [Àirdbheala, Port na h-Abhainne/Portnahaven, Ìle].

Dates: 1895

Note about the fish 'An t-iasg' [mullet], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/71
Scope and Contents

Note about the fish 'An t-iasg' [mullet] probably collected on Ìle/Islay, stating that it has a gullet like a duck's. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the fish 'bacach cearr' [sole], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/77
Scope and Contents

Note about the fish 'bacach cearr' [sole] collected on Ìle/Islay that '80 score [were] sent to market' having been caught on 'Bank an iar' [west bank]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed alsewhere.

Dates: June 1887