Islay Argyllshire Scotland
Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:
Note about trout found in a cod stomach, June 1887
Note probably collected on Ìle/Islay about trout, both 'breac' and 'geallag' [gealag], found in a cod [trosg] stomach. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Note describing the 'Gearran cruacach', June 1887
Note probably collected on Ìle/Islay, describing the 'Gearran cruacach' as 'narrow tail large wide mouth some as large as trosg' [cod].
Note of a request for 'Mary of Callart', 15 August 1883
Note which reads 'Get Campbell of Islay to send Mary of Callart'.
Note that Donald MacMhuirich lives in Bailmeanach, June 1887
Note that Donald MacMhuirich [Donald Currie] lives in Bailmeanach, [Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Note which reads 'An cleireach mac crubag Dearc luachrach lotai and sin 3 siuil mhara', June 1887
Note collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'An cleireach mac crubag Dearc luachrach lotai[dh] [th]u sin 3 siuil mhara. His sister was stung & it last[ed] thus' indicating that his sister was stung by a lizard and the sting lasted three tides or eighteen hours. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Note which reads 'Calamor = Falmair H. Kake.', June 1887
Note collected on Ìle/Islay which reads 'Calamor = Falmair H. Kake.' Text has been scored through as if transcribed alsewhere.
Note which reads 'Glasag back dark clue in shell Gìmhseag thin feet as paper.', June 1887
Note collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Glasag back dark blue in shell Gìmhseag thin but as paper.' [This note possibly relates to birds.]
Note which reads 'Studied the easgan + the torranan from fly depost eggs', June 1887
Note collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Studied the easgan + the torranan from fly depost eggs'.
Notes about fish, June 1887
Notes about fish probably collected on Ìle/Islay, including that 'Bodach rua [is] son of Trosg' [cod]; lists of fish which are similar to each other; names for juvenile and adult types of fish; descriptions such as 'Braga 2 spots like had[dock] or S[malag]. P[iocach]. fish. 3 fins on S[malag]. P[iocach]. fish sun shape'; and comparisons of places to find particular types of fish.
Notes about fish, shellfish and crustaceans, June 1887
Notes about fish, shellfish and crustaceans collected on Ìle/Islay, including that 'Abhain Chul Davach Co[unty] Donegal [is] paved with siolag.' and listing differnt types of fish and their English name equivalent. Also notes that 'Long shells - fan-like got off Coll on one bank. On House Bank - 11 in[ches] long.' Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.